Heard Around Town
Politics
NYC to work with private funders to serve migrants
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said she’s teaming up with private philanthropy to cover expenses on legal services, food and more.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Audit: Children with disabilities did not receive services from state early intervention program
Physical therapy and speech pathology were among services the Department of Health was to provide, according to a report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Housing
Policy
Landlords seek a new $2 billion fund to cover COVID back rent
With money for the current rental assistance dried up, affordable housing operators say state aid can help them pay their bills and keep tenants housed
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York Nonprofit Media’s 2023 Nonprofit BoardCon tackles DEI
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion were big topics at the annual event, which returned to Hebrew Union College with a robust schedule of panels focused on best practices
Campaigns & Elections
Policy
Could public campaign finance unlaunch in New York?
As behind-the-scenes budget conversations continue, rumor has it the campaign reform might be in danger of being reversed.
Education
Exclusive
Policy
Exclusive: New York City schools to create working group on phasing in smaller class sizes
Parents, school leaders and advocates are being asked about their interest in joining the effort in a new survey released today.
Politics
Politics
Anthony Cannataro gives State of the Judiciary in front of Hector LaSalle
He said the courts were addressing the backlog of cases amid pandemic-era challenges and lacking a chief judge.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Will the NYPD show up to testify this time?
Police higher ups postponed an oversight hearing twice on the Strategic Response Group.
Infrastructure
Policy
Part of Adams’ Albany agenda: building stuff faster
The comptroller and City Hall officials headed to Albany to lobby for capital process reforms.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Government contract reform is a must for social sector nonprofits
The failure to pay has persisted and come at the cost of offering competitive wages.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Advocates call on Hochul for more funding to address child mental health
Campaign for Healthy Minds wants $500 million of $1 billion in behavioral health funding in the governor’s executive budget earmarked for children and families.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise
It’s time for the state to reinvest in both institutions and follow through on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for higher education.
Labor
Politics
NY legislative staffers aren’t the only ones fighting to unionize
Long hours, health care and cultures of harassment have prompted union talk at state houses across the country.
Labor
Politics
New York’s biggest labor actions of the past year
Here’s a snapshot of the most significant union events over the past 12 months.
Politics
Politics
Failed LaSalle nomination leaves Hochul’s relationship with labor in a state of confusion
Union leaders, including some who were left feeling jilted by the governor’s executive budget, are still willing to give her more time to win their favor.
New York State
Politics
Judge backs GOP on LaSalle, subway surfing, and national Dems eye NY for 2024
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Politics
Politics
City Hall talks public safety, with a new briefing
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said media coverage is affecting the perception of crime in the city, so he’s trying something new.
Opinion
Opinion