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Yonkers City Council Member Shanae Williams

Campaign Confidential

Why the Westchester County clerk race has gotten so heated

A young, Black Yonkers City Council member is challenging a 16-year white incumbent.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA's first all-agency Chief Accessibility Officer.

Interviews & Profiles

Tackling the MTA’s accessibility problems

The largest public transit system in the nation believes Quemuel Arroyo can bring about much-needed improvements, but some advocates fear it will be business as usual.

By KAY DERVISHI

Personality

personality

NYC’s former census czar Julie Menin.

NYC’s former census czar on the narrow loss of a House seat

Julie Menin shared her frustrations with the state’s census efforts.

By KAY DERVISHI

Personality

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A join session of Congress.

New York to lose one congressional seat

But the state only needed 89 more people to fill out the census to keep all 27 of its House seats.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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New legislation would require future NYPD officers to live in New York City. The police union argues the cost of living is too high and salaries are too low.

Criminal Justice

Should cops have to live in NYC?

It could improve community relations, but unions object and even some reform advocates are unenthused.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

State Sen. Rachel May unseated an aisle-crossing moderate in 2018. Since then, she’s helped to galvanize the progressive upstate left.

Interviews & Profiles

Rachel May, a different kind of upstate Democrat

The IDC-slaying state senator is showing that you don’t have to be a moderate to win.

By KAY DERVISHI

Personality

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The NYS budget includes $10 million in support for Asian American organizations.

What’s in store for New York nonprofits in the state budget

Boosted pay for human services workers, support for Asian American organizations and more.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

Bill de Blasio at the Campaign Against Hunger Food Pantry

NYC’s initiative covering nonprofit overhead will fund less this year

Reimbursement will be even lower than it was last year, when the initiative’s funding was cut.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

Dianne Morales is running an optimistic campaign for mayor of New York City.

Campaigns & Elections

A nonprofit leader runs for mayor

Former staff and fellow nonprofit executives knew Dianne Morales, the progressive mayoral candidate, as a leader with big plans.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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Joon Kim

3 things to know about the lawyers investigating Cuomo’s sexual harassment allegations

These investigators know how to deal with high-profile cases – and corruption in Albany.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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