Zohran Mamdani
Policy
City Hall cut references to ‘DEI’ from NYC racial equity plan
The Mamdani administration is worried about the Trump administration’s reaction to its legally mandated report.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly
There’s an open seat on the Upper East Side, and only one Democrat is even trying to run.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Will Waymo go the way of the Segway?
Reminiscing on some surreal San Francisco trips in autonomous vehicles.
NYN Media
NYN Media
Jewish nonprofit sends Mamdani 3,000 letters for security perimeter bill
UJA-Federation of New York doesn’t want the New York City mayor to issue his first vetoes.
Personality
Personality
5 things to know about Lee Zeldin as he tops Trump’s list for AG
It’s unclear if the 2022 New York gubernatorial candidate and current EPA administrator will be picked to be the nation’s top prosecutor, but just in case …
Education
Policy
Report: Absenteeism, lagging test scores, school transfers soar for homeless NYC students
Advocates for Children found that more than 154,000 public school students were homeless last year.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
Reynoso quietly secures Queens Dems endorsement for NY-7
The party backed the Brooklyn BP over two Queens candidates – but they said they didn’t want county support.
Technology
Policy
Where does Waymo operate now?
The self-driving car company has an eye on New York City, but its cars are already ferrying people in other cities.
Technology
Policy
Across NY, debate about the inevitability of driverless cars begins
Waymo is crouched at the gates, and labor and worker advocates are hell bent on keeping them out.
Trailblazers
Power Lists
The 2026 Trailblazers in Transportation
Influential leaders keeping New York on the move
Economic Development
Politics
Queens pols chat about Mamdani’s Trump Sunnyside Yard pitch
The mayor said he got the president interested in building thousands of homes over the rail yard, but there are questions about how real the project is.
Budget
Policy
The astroturf war in New York over car insurance reform
The fight over the incredibly technical topic is pitting two powerhouse industry lobbies against one another.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: To keep New York safe, Albany must protect victims and witnesses from ICE
Local law enforcement should never enforce civil immigration law or allow victims and witnesses to be turned into targets for ICE.
Health Care
Policy
Lawmakers, state officials scramble to help 450,000 New Yorkers set to lose health insurance
New Yorkers making between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty line on the Essential Plan will lose their health benefits on July 1 unless state leaders act.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York must protect cancer patients’ access to biomarker testing
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget would weaken the evidence-based standards in New York’s biomarker testing law, putting patient access at risk.
New York City
Policy
NYC Council’s preliminary budget response doesn’t include CityFHEPS expansion in its priorities
The eligibility expansion would cost the city billions of dollars and is currently tied up in court.
Budget
Politics
The council released its budget rebuttal. Mamdani slammed Menin personally.
Jarring some council members, the condemnation came swiftly and straight from the mayor.
Health Care
Policy
