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This week taxi medallion owners demanded action on a plea they’ve been making for months.

New York City

Taxi medallion owners are still drowning under bad loans

They’re hoping a debt relief program is still on the table during the pandemic.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

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Skyscrapers in the section of Manhattan known as Billionaire's Row.

Policy

How New York could raise taxes on the rich

Income taxes, pieds-à-terre and stock buybacks all could be targeted by the state Legislature.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Technology

Can New York lead the nation on antitrust enforcement?

State Sen. Michael Gianaris defeated Amazon once. Can he do it again?

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Will workers who contracted COVID-19 on the job receive disability benefits the 9/11 first responders do.

Health Care

Can NY learn from 9/11 on COVID-19 disability benefits?

The state may expand disability benefits and workers compensation to those still suffering from COVID-19.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Protestors in Rochester on September 5th following the death of Daniel Prude at the hands of the Rochester Police Department.

Health Care

Should police respond to mental health calls?

The death of Daniel Prude in Rochester has prompted calls to reimagine mental health crisis response.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Activists hang a cancel rent sign in New York City on August 6, 2020.

Housing

Federal eviction order prompts calls for further state action

The Trump administration paused evictions until the end of the year, but it won’t cover all New Yorkers.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance.

Interviews & Profiles

NYC restaurateurs plead for indoor dining

An industry leader asks why city restaurants can’t follow the same rules as upstate eateries.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Personality

personality

A bike delivery worker in NYC in March of this year.

Labor

Will gig workers be classified as employees?

Gig workers have been on the frontlines during the pandemic, but their fight for more employment benefits still continues.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Transportation

How the MTA’s doomsday cuts threaten riders with disabilities

Along with massive service and workforce cuts, elevator installations and on-demand paratransit is on the MTA’s chopping block if federal funding doesn’t come through.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

As the school year starts up New York struggles to implement remote learning equitably.

Education

Remote learning challenges will likely continue in New York

Students left behind in the spring face the same technology issues this fall.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Annie McDonough