City Hall cut references to ‘DEI’ from NYC racial equity plan
City Hall cut references to ‘DEI’ from NYC racial equity plan
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Heard Around Town
Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly
There’s an open seat on the Upper East Side, and only one Democrat is even trying to run.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Reynoso quietly secures Queens Dems endorsement for NY-7
The party backed the Brooklyn BP over two Queens candidates – but they said they didn’t want county support.
Economic Development
Queens pols chat about Mamdani’s Trump Sunnyside Yard pitch
The mayor said he got the president interested in building thousands of homes over the rail yard, but there are questions about how real the project is.
Budget
The council released its budget rebuttal. Mamdani slammed Menin personally.
Jarring some council members, the condemnation came swiftly and straight from the mayor.
PolicyShow All
Budget
Business as usual: Lawmakers pass 2nd one-week budget extender
Lawmakers popped back to Albany for a few hours to pass a bill to fund state government for another week as talks drag on.
Education
Report: Absenteeism, lagging test scores, school transfers soar for homeless NYC students
Advocates for Children found that more than 154,000 public school students were homeless last year.
Technology
Where does Waymo operate now?
The self-driving car company has an eye on New York City, but its cars are already ferrying people in other cities.
Technology
Across NY, debate about the inevitability of driverless cars begins
Waymo is crouched at the gates, and labor and worker advocates are hell bent on keeping them out.
PersonalityShow All
Personality
5 things to know about Lee Zeldin as he tops Trump’s list for AG
It’s unclear if the 2022 New York gubernatorial candidate and current EPA administrator will be picked to be the nation’s top prosecutor, but just in case …
Heard Around Town
We got fooled today. Did you?
The best April Fools’ Day pranks in New York politics.
Personality
PR pro George Arzt can finally enjoy the fresh air
A Q&A with the reporter-turned-political consultant, who’s retiring after six decades.
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Trailblazers
The 2026 Trailblazers in Transportation
Influential leaders keeping New York on the move
OpinionShow All
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Will Waymo go the way of the Segway?
Reminiscing on some surreal San Francisco trips in autonomous vehicles.
Opinion
Opinion: To keep New York safe, Albany must protect victims and witnesses from ICE
Local law enforcement should never enforce civil immigration law or allow victims and witnesses to be turned into targets for ICE.
Opinion
Opinion: New York must protect cancer patients’ access to biomarker testing
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget would weaken the evidence-based standards in New York’s biomarker testing law, putting patient access at risk.
Budget
Opinion: How we save our Black communities
Savings accounts, community land trusts are ways to keep Black New Yorkers from getting priced out of the city.
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NYN Media
Jewish nonprofit sends Mamdani 3,000 letters for security perimeter bill
UJA-Federation of New York doesn’t want the New York City mayor to issue his first vetoes.
Opinion
Opinion: Why New York’s nurses walked out, what we won and why it matters
NYSNA’s winter strike was an example of workers across industries refusing to accept degraded or dangerous working conditions.
NYN Media
Despite Trump cuts to HIV programs, private funders stay determined to find cure
A Q&A with Kyle Clifford, the first H.I.V. positive CEO of AIDS research organization amfAR.
NYN Media
Opinion: Domestic violence isn’t a one-size-fits-all problem
The solution is clear: New York must designate funding for culturally specific organizations for domestic violence survivors.
