Rep. Chris Collins leaves Federal Court in Manhattan following his arraignment on insider trading charges.
Campaigns & Elections
Collins’ arrest creates an opening for Democrat Nate McMurray
The chance of flipping NY-27 goes from nothing to something.
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News & Politics
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Rep. Chris Collins
Rep. Chris Collins arrested for insider trading
A federal indictment alleges Collins leaked details to his son about a company he was invested in.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio surrounded by corrections officers during a news conference on Rikers Island in 2015
Rikers inmates debate policies including pretrial detention
Debate program might help incarcerated people re-enter society.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
A client exits a Brooklyn-based food bank.
Low-income New Yorkers are getting more economically hopeful
A report finds the first such gain in four years, but many still feel stuck.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio and then-Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion hosted a press conference to update New Yorkers on the Zymere Perkins case in 2016.
Dramatic spike in emergency removals of children by NYC agency
An abundance of ‘anxiety and caution’ is behind ACS actions, report finds.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Commissioner Steve Banks testifies at a hearing.
New York City
Homelessness takes center stage at NYC budget hearing
Funding levels and hotel shelters come under renewed scrutiny.
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News & Politics
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Mayor Bill de Blasio appointing Gabrielle Fialkoff as senior advisor and director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships in 2014.
How the de Blasio administration raised $417 million for charity
Where did NYC get the money? And what is it being spent on?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
childrens community services in jamaica queens
How an obscure nonprofit became one of NYC's largest contractors
Four years was all it took for Childrens Community Services to become one of the biggest nonprofit social services providers in the city.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Andrew Cuomo announces the 2018-19 New York State budget
How the 2018-19 state budget affects the nonprofit sector
New York nonprofits scored some funding wins, but the victory was not shared across the board.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Women marching against Donald Trump
New York City
A year into Trump presidency, New Yorkers resist through nonprofits
Nonprofits have been a beneficiary of the political reawakening of women.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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