Energy & Environment
Policy
So… what ever happened to setting up safer basement apartments in New York?
Legislation to legalize and regulate underground dwellings stalled in the Legislature during session.
Energy & Environment
Politics
Eric Adams on defense again as extreme weather hits
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Adams issued states of emergency late Friday morning, following heavy flash flooding and transit disruptions in parts of the city.
Technology
Opinion
Opinion: Closing the broadband adoption gap in New York
More than 97% of households in the state now have access to broadband, but many still can’t afford it.
Nonprofits
Opinion
Are nonprofits the permanent government of New York City?
Current and former executives, as well as others in high-ranking positions in philanthropy and government, weigh in on the question, holding organizations accountable and more.
Policy
Policy
Incumbents are the first to sign up for fledgling state campaign finance program
The new program hit a milestone as questions still linger about controversial tweaks.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Congress must act to guarantee funding for child care in New York
The government shutdown could imperil billions of dollars of federal funding necessary to keep New York’s child care system afloat.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Mark Levine talks COVID vaccines, affordable housing and tearing down FDR Drive
The Manhattan borough president wants to help New Yorkers get vaccinated – and then undo the sins of Robert Moses.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’
New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
What it takes to get a disorder recognized
How a nonprofit was created to build a community for children with Non-Verbal Learning Disability
Policy
Policy
Health care providers discuss the future of value-based care
City & State's “Innovations in Value-Based Care” conference featured industry professionals who stressed the importance of reducing health inequities among vulnerable populations.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
More severe weather in NYC could have hidden dire effects, here’s how we can build resilience
A collaboration of government and nonprofit institutions could mitigate the economic and social effects of climate change.
New York City
Politics
AOC, Jamaal Bowman seemingly mistake Democratic state legislator for Republican
Assembly Member Jaime Williams may be conservative on immigration, but she’s not a Republican.
News & Politics
Politics
Women who accused Cuomo of harassment fight subpoenas from his legal team
Years after they came forward, legal battles continue as the governor’s lawyers seek depositions and even years of phone records.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Taylor Darling announces state Senate bid
The Long Island Assembly Member is looking to replace state Sen. Kevin Thomas, who is running for Congress.
Stream
Political Personalities with Skye
It's Official: Taylor Darling announces state senate race
The Assembly Member, who has been rumored to be considering the move, announced today on Political Personalities with Skye
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Let upstate cities choose overdose prevention centers
When facing an overdose crisis of this magnitude, municipalities should have every option on the table.
Housing
Policy
City Hall backs bill to require five-year affordable housing plans
The governor’s plan to spur affordable housing at the state level collapsed earlier this year, but Mayor Eric Adams is backing a bill to set housing production goals in every city neighborhood.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC is revising its request to modify the right to shelter for migrants
“The fact that they are making a motion at all and carrying through with that, asking to be relieved of their obligations under the right to shelter, is an escalation,” Legal Aid attorney Josh Goldfein said.
Nonprofits
NYN Media