Albany Agenda
Policy
Lawmakers and activists say Westchester prison for women is in crisis
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, the only maximum security prison for women in the state, has had two suspected suicides by inmates since the start of the year.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Pregnant patients need informed care, not criminalization
The Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act would require health care providers to obtain informed consent from pregnant patients before conducting drug testing and screening.
Zohran Mamdani
Politics
Zohran Mamdani may not like Eric Adams, but he’s making many of the same choices
The mayor changes. The complex problems facing the city do not.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Rajkumar challenger sues to kick her off ballot, alleging petition fraud
DSA-backed David Orkin said he started digging after finding his own campaign volunteer’s signature on the Queens Democrat’s petitions.
Budget
Policy
Immigration budget deal within reach as lawmakers pass fourth extender
Budget negotiations are in full swing with no end in sight as the Legislature circles a deal to bar local police from working with ICE.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Zohran Mamdani releases his first mayoral tax returns
The mayor actually overpaid his taxes last year. Meanwhile, Council Speaker Julie Menin refused to share her tax return.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York should not force sick workers into poverty
Thanks to a 40-year-old law, workers who receive temporary disability benefits are limited to $170/week, well under minimum wage.
Heard Around Town
Politics
1199 backs Reynoso, three others running against DSA
Big labor is lining up behind the Brooklyn borough president in his congressional race.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams’ Charter Revision Commission to meet in Randy Mastro’s office on 4/20
The ex-mayor’s loyalists are going to try to open up city primaries, Mamdani be darned!
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Warshaw seeks to bump comptroller race opponents from the ballot
Three candidates are dreaming of unseating Tom DiNapoli – but Raj Goyle and Adem Bunkedekko might not get the chance.
New York City Council
Politics
Julie Menin touts fiscal responsibility while backing some very pricey bills
The council speaker hasn’t figured out how to pay for expanded rental voucher eligibility or teacher’s aide bonuses, as she criticized the mayor’s budget proposal.
Budget
Policy
Hochul wants to tax the rich … if they don’t live in NYC
Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced an entirely new tax proposal on ritzy second homes in New York City – two weeks after the state budget was due.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Council bills would seek bathrooms, maps ahead of World Cup
Preparing for an influx of a million spectators who need to know where to hang out and where to pee.
Budget
Policy
Hochul blames activists’ lawsuit for climate budget standstill
The governor is set on amending the 2019 Climate Act in wake of a lawsuit filed by environmental activists, and says the need for change is their fault.
Budget
Opinion
Opinion: I’m not a millionaire, but I am against more taxes on the rich
And here’s why you should be too!
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Building a stronger New York starts with a fairer tax system
If we increase taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, we can build a state that working-class people can actually afford.
New York City Council
Politics
Paladino presents her case
At a hearing Tuesday, the Republican council member will try to convince a judge she’s being discriminated against for conservative beliefs after the City Council tried to initiate an ethics committee process.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: Zohran’s Mamdoppelgänger
Being confused for the mayor can happen when you play him on stage.
Heard Around Town
Politics