Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Here’s how we can end the chaos at our curbs

Albany must give New York City home rule to pursue automated enforcement

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor's Note: How many more will die at Rikers?

The city keeps sending people to the infamous jail complex, and people keep dying.

Campaigns & Elections

Policy

Yvette Clarke sounds alarm about AI in political messaging

The Brooklyn rep says 2024 “will be the first election cycle where AI-generated ads will be an integral part of how we do campaign advertising.”

Kathy Hochul

Politics

Who’s who in Kathy Hochul’s administration?

Here are some of the insiders the governor has appointed to run the state.

Labor

Politics

The nation’s biggest public union wants to help fix the workforce shortage

The group launched a listening tour in New York and has already received feedback from state and local workers on what governments can do to attract and retain employees.

Political Personalities with Skye

Stream

Offshore Wind Turbines in Long Beach will Power 1 Million Long Island Homes

90% of energy on Long Island comes from fossil fuel plants which negatively impact both the environment and our public health. Hear how transitioning to clean energy, like offshore wind, will help New Yorkers in more ways than one.

Politics

Politics

NY swing district Republicans are less neutral on abortion than they promised

On the campaign trail, they said abortion should be a states’ issue. In office, some New York GOP reps have changed their tune.

Power Lists

Power Lists

Who’s Who in Government Relations

Notable New Yorkers advocating for policy changes at the city, state and federal levels.

Policy

Policy

Here's how parents are really treated on Rikers

Unable to exercise their parental rights, incarcerated fathers and mothers can often feel isolated from their children.

Policy

Policy

More people have died in New York City jails than previously known

Since 2014, at least 120 people held in city jails have died while in custody or shortly after being released on medical grounds – but some of those deaths have gone unreported.

Criminal Justice

Politics

What needs to change at Rikers? Everything.

We asked more than a dozen criminal justice experts. They urged staying the course on borough-based jails – and many called for a federal takeover of Rikers in the meantime.

Politics

Politics

These two New York reps have already endorsed Trump for 2024

“There’s no benefit whatsoever to endorsing Donald Trump early,” one consultant quipped.

Heard Around Town

Policy

‘The pain still lingers.’ Officials break ground on I-81 replacement, acknowledging environmental racism of the past

Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to break ground on the project.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

College access nonprofits respond to SCOTUS’ affirmative action decision

Organizations serving students of color remain committed to advancing diversity in top schools, despite funding unknowns

Politics

Politics

Does George Latimer want to unseat Jamaal Bowman? Could he?

The Westchester County executive said he’s been fielding calls about a primary against the progressive member of “the Squad.” Experts weigh in on what that race would look like.

Policy

Policy

Seeking public safety and cybersecurity solutions to protect New York

Experts at City & State’s 2023 Protecting New York summit pushed for collaboration and preventive measures to strengthen the state’s safety

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Zack Fink is ready to lobby politicians instead of chasing them for quotes

After 28 years in journalism, most recently at beloved local cable news network NY1, Fink is joining Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.