Budget
Policy
Can the state keep 450K Essential Plan enrollees insured after July? It’s not looking great.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the situation is “heartbreaking,” but expressed doubt about whether the state has the money right now.
Budget
Politics
Mamdani’s counting on pension restructuring to balance the budget. Will the unions let that happen?
The city’s five municipal pension funds are partly controlled by union representatives who aren’t jumping for joy at the idea of delaying payments.
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Policy
Unions urge City Council not to override Mamdani’s ‘buffer zone’ veto
UAW, 1199SEIU and NYSNA are among the signees to a letter reiterating their opposition to the vetoed bill establishing “security perimeters” outside educational facilities.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Meng challenger Chuck Park four months late on financial disclosure
The former council staffer is making a rare challenge to the Queens Democrat.
News & Politics
Politics
Julie Su: deputy mayor for economic justice – and damage control
A self-described “new New Yorker,” Mamdani’s partner in job creation and worker protection is setting up meetings with the oligarchs, and they’re going well!
Read First
Politics
DSA Assembly candidate changes his defense of Bondi internship
Defending against a super PAC attack, Conrad Blackburn tried to spin the work he was doing for the ex-Trump AG.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Can Mamdani confront the NYPD’s ‘Blue Power’?
Since the 1960s, the police department and police unions have constituted a powerful, at times implacable, force in city and state politics.
Energy & Environment
Policy
With CLCPA rollbacks imminent, lawmakers continue push for packaging bill
Sponsors recently introduced new concessions to the legislation, but opponents still aren’t on board.
Read First
Politics
FanDuel super PAC enters UWS Assembly duel
Stephanie Ruskay and Eli Northrup have both been boosted by outside spending in the race to replace Assembly Member Micah Lasher.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Big Pharma is lying about 340B, and New Yorkers are the ones who will pay
The 340B Prescription Drug Anti-Discrimination Act protects one of the few tools we have that helps keep healthcare accessible and affordable in New York, at no cost to taxpayers.
News & Politics
Politics
Mamdani proposes $124.7B executive budget - without raiding reserves
The proposal – $3 billion less than the preliminary version – focuses on fully funding existing city programs and avoids raising property taxes as Mamdani had previously suggested.
Budget
Politics
Legislative leaders still don’t have pied-à-terre details days after Hochul announces budget ‘deal’
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said details about state aid for New York City are scarce, but lawmakers will vote for the budget anyway.
New York City
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The next generation in New York politics is ushering in a new dawn
They’re younger than City & State, but they’re already making an impact.
New York City
20th Anniversary
Ask the experts: Predicting the next 20 years in New York politics
Do Republicans have a chance to win statewide and which members of Congress will have staying power?
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Goldman trails Lander by 5 points in supportive super PAC poll
The incumbent held a rally with unions and Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A well-intentioned bill could collapse NYC’s home care system
Intro. 303 does not solve the inequities in home care; it destabilizes the entire system and puts both workers and the New Yorkers who rely on them at risk
NYN Media
NYN Media
Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect
The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates
News & Politics
Politics
Paladino, NYC Council settle ethics dispute over Islamophobic tweets
The Republican council member will be required to delete the tweets, make a public statement and the City Council will withdraw the disciplinary charge against her.
Budget
Politics
Hochul stands firm on her policy-first approach to budget negotiations
The governor suggested that average New Yorkers are more “excited” about her policy proposals rather than specific funds for school aid.
Editor's Note
Opinion