Heard Around Town
Politics
Prince William gets canceled on by Eric Adams
The Prince of Wales was to meet with the mayor during his latest visit to New York City, but instead settled for greeting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh at a Lower Manhattan firehouse.
Personality
Personality
The infamous Independent Democratic Conference: Where are they now?
A group of eight state Senate Democrats caucused with Republicans for years. None are still in office.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs sues Manhattan Dems after losing district leader race
Gibbs lost an internal election by one vote during a sparsely-attended divisional meeting of the Manhattan Democratic Party. Now he’s trying to get the vote thrown out.
Labor
Policy
Staffing shortages are still disrupting New York City services
Ahead of a hiring freeze, the mayor’s management report showed how insufficient staffing hampered some agencies’ operations.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Penn Station redevelopment plan deserves an RFP
A competitive selection process may be the best way to reimagine the nation’s busiest transit hub.
Education
Policy
Major felony crimes up in New York City schools
School safety has been a major focus after a string of high-profile incidents occurred outside school buildings last year.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
‘My private life mirrors my professional life:’ Union Settlement CEO on her devotion to public service
Darlene Williams sits down for a discussion with New York Nonprofit Media.
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: Chris Quinn for Mayor?
The former City Council speaker has spent nearly a decade running a homeless services nonprofit. She could be a strong contender in 2025 – if only she would challenge Adams.
News & Politics
Politics
Curious who will be governing New York in 5 years? Take a look at the staffers.
Across New York City and state legislative branches, intra-office succession planning is alive and well.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
How to achieve equity in the face of climate change and bridge the gap in New York's lower-income communities
It’s a moral imperative and strategic investment that provides a lifeline to improved health, resilience, and economic opportunities
Heard Around Town
Politics
Report: NYC unable to process most welfare applications on time
Timely processing of cash assistance and SNAP applications continued to drop in the last fiscal year, according to the Mayor’s Management Report.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Jessica Ramos’ statewide wage transparency law is going into effect this weekend
And she says she’s not running for mayor … at the moment.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Mission-aligned nonprofits equals success, here’s how
Organizations that stray away from their overarching mission threaten to alienate donors and make decision-making difficult.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York City must reckon with its treatment of Muslims after 9/11
A new exhibit at MoMA PS1 highlights the discrimination faced by Muslim immigrants in New York City and the community’s resilience.
Personality
Personality
New York lawmakers who used to be in unions
From the union hall to the halls of power: legislators previously worked as union nurses, educators and bartenders.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Sam Berger’s victory could hold lessons for Democrats in other purple districts
The Assembly candidate in Queens said: “Everything we had been looking at said that it was going to be a very tight race.”
Policy
Policy
After initially shunning artificial intelligence, NYC schools partner with Microsoft on AI teaching assistant
New York City schools are hoping to implement the AI assistant in every classroom.
Eric Adams
Personality