Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: If New York wants affordability, it must eliminate discriminatory auto insurance pricing
The governor’s proposal to weaken the rights of people involved in car crashes does nothing to lower premiums or rein in discriminatory pricing.
Budget
Policy
Soliman faces the council
The director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget insisted he dislikes the idea of raising property taxes during an hourslong grilling before the City Council Finance Committee.
News & Politics
Politics
Internal GOP poll shows Blakeman just 9 points behind Hochul
The poll of likely voters has renewed Republicans’ hopes of retaking the governor’s mansion.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York homeowners shut out again as World Cup nears
With a $120 billion budget and no real relief for outer-borough families, the city is ignoring a simple solution to let New Yorkers stay in their homes.
Personality
Personality
State lawmakers who have throwback photos on their official IDs
These photos came from the depths of the DMV.
Heard Around Town
Politics
DC 37 endorses Bores, Reynoso for open House seats
The public sector labor union’s slate doesn’t include Rep. Ritchie Torres, however.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Mamdani and Ossé make peace, plan to team up against deed theft
The mayor called the council member last week to chat.
Immigration
Policy
Unions back increased funding for immigrant legal services
Advocates have pushed for $175 million as part of the state budget and two new bills to strengthen access to legal representation in immigration court.
Policy
Policy
NYC Council members to Hochul: Tax the rich (corporations)
Progressive New York City Council members are backing the state Legislature’s push to raise the city’s corporate tax rate.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Pro-Palestinian PAL PAC endorses Claire Valdez for Congress
The anti-AIPAC PAC is backing the Assembly member over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who’s not exactly a staunch supporter of Israel.
Gun Control
Opinion
Opinion: New York needs graphic warnings at gun stores
Visual notices about the dangers of firearms would grab attention, communicate serious hazards quickly and leave a lasting impression.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: An MLK Day to remember with Rep. Yvette Clarke
It was an enlightening experience traveling around with the member of Congress in 2020.
Ethics
Politics
New York City moves to dismiss Paladino’s free speech lawsuit
The City Council member faces potential consequences for a series of Islamophobic statements on X.
NYN Media
NYN Media
Despite Trump cuts to HIV programs, private funders stay determined to find cure
A Q&A with Kyle Clifford, the first H.I.V. positive CEO of AIDS research organization amfAR.
Education
Policy
NYC schools chancellor: Class size mandate will be ‘very difficult’
Kamar Samuels faced his first grilling before the City Council in a preliminary budget hearing.
Policy
Policy
Hochul draws the line on updating the state’s environmental review process
The debate to modernize the state’s environmental review process could hold up a final budget deal.
Education
Opinion
Opinion: Without mayoral control, everyone is in charge of NYC schools, and no one is responsible
State legislators should remember the lessons of the past and extend mayoral control for another four years.
Education
Opinion
Opinion: No child belongs in a box – or a broken school system
The Solutions Not Suspensions bill lets schools address students’ behavioral challenges early and consistently through evidence-based interventions, not punitive or exclusionary discipline.
Policy
Policy