Rebecca C. Lewis

The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Energy & Environment
Dust to dust
A bill would legalize “natural organic reduction” of human bodies.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer
This Week’s Headlines
Stringer accused of sexual assault and COVID-19 restrictions lifted
Rounding up the week’s political news.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley with Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014.
Campaigns & Elections
Maya Wiley’s long crusade
The veteran civil rights activist and attorney has always prioritized racial equity, but hasn’t always produced tangible results.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
Mayor Bill de Blasio during the budget announcement on April 26.
Budget
De Blasio proposes expanded “recovery budget”
New York City’s fiscal outlook was improved by the federal pandemic relief package.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
New Yorkers take to the streets on April 20
This Week’s Headlines
A guilty verdict in Chauvin trial and Cuomo impeachment probe continues
Rounding up the week’s political news.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin
News & Politics
Chauvin guilty on all counts
New York lawmakers react after a jury convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of murdering George Floyd.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
NYS Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris
New York State
How will New York convert unused buildings into housing?
Lawmakers are ironing out the details on a plan to renovate office buildings and hotels. It’ll cost much more than what they’ve set aside.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a budget briefing
This Week’s Headlines
Questions over Cuomo’s scandals continue and the mayoral race heats up
Rounding up the week’s political news
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
NYPD officers made a violent arrest of a black man, but will they face any consequences?
Criminal Justice
How New York City mayoral candidates want to reform the NYPD
The Democratic candidates all have proposals, some with many common features.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
Excluded workers rally on April 4.
Albany Agenda
Correcting disinformation about the excluded workers fund
Republicans have wasted no time in taking political advantage of New York’s plan to provide pandemic aid to undocumented people. Here are the facts.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
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