Nonprofits
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Make more access and opportunity for disabled workers a year-round priority
It begins with removing barriers that have kept many from gainful employment.
Personality
Personality
COIB’s X account: Possibly gone, but not forgotten
Did New York City just lose its best government social media account?
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Alison Esposito calls Pat Ryan a “force for evil” in congressional campaign kickoff
She claimed he wasn’t a moderate representative for this swing district.
Policy
Policy
City Council hearing features fiery discussion of migrant shelters
A lack of fire alarms and fire suppression systems has prevented some shelters from housing asylum-seekers, frustrating City Hall and council members.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Velázquez on the viral ‘bye bye!’
The New York City lawmaker yelled out when swing district Republican Mike Lawler voted for the far-right speaker candidate.
Nonprofits
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YAI and FedEx partner to support employment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The effort coincides with National Disability Employment Awareness Month
New York City
Policy
Congestion pricing sensors excluded from Lincoln Tunnel property, draws outcry from electeds
Officials representing Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen alleged gantries used for the upcoming toll program were deliberately kept off land owned by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Vegan Mayor Eric Adams cuts the ribbon on Midtown steakhouse
The Theater District location was the third opening for the three brothers who run the chain of restaurants.
Politics
Politics
Will the red wave wash away the last Democratic seat on Long Island?
The Suffolk County executive race – which pits Republican official Ed Romaine against little-known Democratic businessman Dave Calone – highlights Democrats’ challenges in the suburbs.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Rick Cotton on LaGuardia, World Trade Center, Port Authority Bus Terminal projects
The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has learned a thing or two about getting massive projects to the finish line.
Energy & Environment
Opinion
Opinion: New York must require companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions
California just passed the most sweeping environmental accountability bill to date. New York should be next.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Who’s running in NY-19?
The upstate swing district will be host to a rematch come next November
Personality
Personality
Halloween costume inspiration from New York government mascots
Only real government insiders will get your costume.
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United Way of New York City warns against changes to SNAP
The organization expressed concern over Congress’ decision to impose work requirements on adults between the ages of 51 and 55 to receive full benefits.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
DeRosa: ‘Hochul’s a sideshow’
The Cuomo administration was so desperate to get then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul off the ticket that they tried to find positions for her at Planned Parenthood and in the federal government, according to the former governor’s top aide.
Nonprofits
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Bronx Parent Housing Network rebrands to Housing Solutions of New York
The new name stems from the tremendous growth the organization has experienced over the past year.
Policy
Poll: Majority of New Yorkers support aid to Israel
Most Democrats and a vast majority of New York Jews said the U.S. should share economic and military aid with Israel, while half of those polled said a large-scale invasion would be unwise.
Policy
Policy
Adams admin questioned on “perplexing” migrant costs
City Council members honed in on ballooning “per diem” costs of sheltering asylum-seekers in New York City at an oversight hearing Monday.
Policy
Policy