Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Lester Chang: ‘The people have spoken that voted me in’

The newly elected Assembly member talked bail reform, his new district office and residency requirements.

New York City

Opinion

Editor’s Note: The pandemic proved free buses are worth exploring

Removing the fare box makes this transportation option an even more vital service for New Yorkers.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: The pandemic proved free buses are worth exploring

The pandemic showed how removing the fare box makes this transportation option an even more vital service for New Yorkers.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Legal service nonprofits step up to help tenants facing eviction

Lawyers from The Legal Aid Society and Legal Services NYC are helping New Yorkers with rental assistance applications amidst payment delays and voucher termination.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s ‘Right to Counsel’ program in dire need of funding life raft

Provider staffing shortages have left people alone to navigate housing court.

Political Personalities with Skye

Stream

Bridging the Gap between Policy & Culture: Minority Millennials' We Are The Future Summit

Dan Lloyd, founder & president of Minority Millennials, details his entrepreneurial career in the nonprofit space, as well as its start in the hip-hop music scene in Newark, NJ

Education

Politics

Lawsuit claims New York City children with special education needs should have been evaluated sooner

Three public school families suing the Department of Education argue that its failure to provide timely special education evaluations to students with disabilities has hampered their education.

Personality

Personality

Iwen Chu: I am the first one to get elected; I will not be the last one.

As the first senator elected to represent the first Asian-majority district, Chu has a plan to address the needs of her AAPI and immigrant constituents.

Heard Around Town

Policy

New York City Council progressives call for rent freeze

The Rent Guidelines Board is set to consider another year of price hikes on rent stabilized apartments.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Hispanic Federation Gala raises over $3 million

The money raised will go towards supporting programming across 42 states and Puerto Rico

Heard Around Town

Politics

Dems target GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Medicare, Social Security

The Long Island member says he’ll fight for the programs, but an internal poll suggests the critical messaging may be working.

New York State

Personality

Jumaane Williams: Asylum-seeker crisis goes beyond the news cycle

The New York City public advocate talked with City & State about his trip to D.C. and what’s needed to address the ongoing influx.

Policy

Policy

NYC health chief warns of “shorter, less healthy lives” without action

A recent report found that average life expectancy declined 4.6 years between 2019 and 2020. But Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said that COVID-19 wasn’t the only driver of those lost years.