Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
Personality
The hardest names to pronounce in NY politics
How to say “Oxiris,” “Gjonaj,” “Constantinides” and more
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Personality
personality
The abandoned City Hall subway station in Manhattan. Lobbyists are known to have influence in places of power, but who are they really?
News & Politics
Who exactly is a lobbyist?
According to New York regulations, they’re not just cutting backroom deals.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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Local election officials will have to overcome many hurdles, often unprecedented ones, for the June 23 primary election.
Campaigns & Elections
How local boards of elections are preparing for the pandemic primary
The obstacles are many and often unprecedented. Here’s how they’ll try to manage.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
article
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made everyone in New York eligible for an absentee ballot in the upcoming June 23 primary.
Ask the Experts
What will absentee voting mean for the June primaries?
The pandemic has created an unprecedented election landscape, so we asked the experts to guide us through it.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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Governor Cumo in Irondquoit on May 11, 2020.
Budget
What to expect in the state’s first round of spending cuts
The details are slim, but the state has options as it waits on the feds.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
After New York schools closed due to COVID-19 the United Federation of Teachers had just a week to negotiate fair working conditions for its members who would now be working from home.
Education
Remote teaching is hard. Will teachers get paid accordingly?
Unions want to make sure teachers’ extra time and effort isn’t forgotten.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
Subway cars being disinfected overnight on May 5, 2020.
This Week’s Headlines
The phases of reopening and overnight subway suspension begins
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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News & Politics
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Senator Bernie Sanders earlier this year.
Campaigns & Elections
New York’s Democratic presidential primary is back on
A federal judge sided with Andrew Yang, although an appeal is likely.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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Shuttered storefronts in NYC during COVID-19.
Small Business
Should insurance companies have to cover small businesses’ pandemic losses?
New legislation would require insurers to pay out due to the coronavirus – regardless of what their policies say.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
policy
Cuomo often shoots de Blasio down, and then implements the policy himself.
New York State
Cuomo keeps coopting de Blasio’s ideas
The governor has a tendency to dismiss the NYC mayor's suggestions, and then implement them himself.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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