New York State
Opinion
Editor’s note: If someone’s choosing not to vote, call them out, even if they are one of your kids
This year’s presidential election has left young people, including my own adult children, frustrated and questioning why they should bother with the electoral process.
Policy
Policy
A critical federal agency that helps prepare for flooding could be at risk
Most New Yorkers may not know what NOAA is, but it plays a crucial role in protecting residents from severe storms – and its fate is in the hands of the next president
New York City
Policy
Dredging the Gowanus Canal will likely continue – regardless of the next president
Unless the EPA is completely disbanded, the future of New York’s Superfund sites should continue to improve.
Policy
Policy
Eric Adams and NYC Council power struggle reaches Albany
State legislation would prevent Charter Revision Commission proposals from knocking other proposals off the ballot, including those from City Council legislation.
Policy
Policy
Dan Garodnick says there’s nothing to fear about City of Yes
The New York City Planning director has explained and explained and explained the housing proposal.
Heard Around Town
Personality
New York Liberty gets their moment along Canyon of Heroes
The 2024 WNBA Champions marched alongside politicians, public servants and adoring fans under a sea of paper in Lower Manhattan on Thursday.
News & Politics
Politics
The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways
“This is objectively a failure,” the Legal Aid Society said of the pilot program.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves
A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote just for women, but for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.
Policy
Policy
Upstate county settles with NYCLU over mistreatment of transgender people in jails
With the state Legislature unable to pass a law mandating equitable treatment for incarcerated transgender individuals, NYCLU has taken to suing individual counties.
Editor's Note
Politics
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Immigration
Policy
Uncertainty over presidential election worries climate-impacted immigrants
Both candidates are polar opposites on policy that impacts new arrivals seeking refuge from climate change.
NYPD
Politics
The NYPD piloted weapon scanners in subways two months ago. They won’t release the results
The controversial pilot of Evolv’s gun scanners in subway stations ended in August, and Mayor Eric Adams has said the department will tell us how it went. But when?
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Dutchess County’s sole nonprofit senior living facility battles for survival
The 150-year-old Vassar-Warner Home will close by Oct. 31, unless it can prove that it has the funding and capacity to stay open.
Policy
Updated
Policy
NYC Council to vote on bill to banish broker fees
Council Member Chi Ossé’s legislation has faced strong opposition from real estate groups.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Could this pro-Palestinian socialist really be NYC’s next mayor?
An interview with Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist state legislator who hopes to knit together a coalition of the far-left, Muslim voters and rent-stabilized tenants.
Energy & Environment
Policy
New York relies on FEMA in the aftermath of disasters. Here’s how the presidential election could change that
Project 2025 suggests a drastic reduction in FEMA aid. Harris says she plans to invest in climate resiliency.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Nonprofit fights food insecurity through healthy food access and nutrition education
United Way of New York City’s Community Chef Program has conducted workshops for almost fifteen years.
Heard Around Town
Politics
NYC mayor avoids disavowing Trump support due to silliness season
Eric Adams and Donald Trump are both at odds with the DOJ.
Opinion
Opinion