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Hochul to select man she granted clemency to help oversee state prisons

Alexander Dockery’s nomination is one of a number the state Senate will need to vote on before session ends.

New York City

Mamdani’s Charter Revision Commission schedules a flurry of meetings

With three back-to-back rendezvous, the Committee on Government Efficiency is committing to govern efficiently.

News & Politics

Mamdani and AOC endorse DSA legislative candidates – but not the same ones

The two popular socialists's complementary endorsements let (almost) everyone put a famous face on their flyers.

Commentary

Who else might Mamdani endorse?

After endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier for Congress, the mayor could turn attention to legislative races.

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Policy

State leaders stand ready for a redistricting rumble

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris said lawmakers could vote on the amendment as soon as Wednesday.

Policy

Will a remedy bill for sex-abuse cases stall in the Assembly again?

State senators have passed a legislative fix to prevent cases filed under the Child Victims and Adult Survivors acts from getting tossed on technicalities for two years in a row.

Budget

Mamdani has placed DCWP front and center. Menin wants him to give it $32M more

The City Council will call for a big increase in the consumer and worker protection department’s budget at a hearing on Friday.

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Budget

Here’s what’s in the FY 27 New York state budget

Months late, packed with policy, an election-year special.

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New York City Council

Every borough is represented in the City Council’s queer caucus

With a new executive director and a citywide mandate, the bipartisan (!) group is getting to work.

Personality

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

Interviews & Profiles

“Significant progress” made with Tier 6 reforms in state budget

In a Q&A, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew talks about the new, lower retirement age for educators.

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Publisher's Section

The 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education

Leaders of postsecondary education in New York

Publisher's Section

The 2026 Nonprofit Trailblazers

Visionaries and innovators on a mission to serve New Yorkers.

Publisher's Section

Tomorrow’s Leaders

New Yorkers to watch in the coming decades

OpinionShow All

Opinion

Opinion: Don’t let the late budget block priorities like banning ‘excited delirium’

There are only a few days left in the legislative session to ban this racist pseudoscience.

Opinion

Editor’s note: Goodbye to Al Sharpton’s House of Justice

He’s moving into a converted firehouse on West 124th Street.

Opinion

Opinion: New York City is drowning in packaging. A bill in Albany can help.

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would reduce single-use packaging by 30% and make companies, not taxpayers, cover the cost of managing packaging.

Opinion

Opinion: Make the Charter Revision Commission count

Whether it’s reforming civil service or better utilizing AI, Mamdani’s appointees should go big.

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NYN Media

Opinion: New York is leaving its most vulnerable youth in limbo

The legislature needs to pass a bill to help the Council on Children and Families better deal with young people with complex needs.

Opinion

Opinion: Mamdani must act and expand CityFHEPS, after three years of delays

The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.

NYN Media

Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect

The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates

NYN Media

Opinion: Stop treating aging New Yorkers like an afterthought

Millions of New Yorkers rely on family caregivers, and they deserve more than a delayed budget.