Policy

Policy

New York City Council adopts budget, but not without criticism

The City Council voted to adopt a $107 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 by a vote of 39-12, following difficult negotiations with Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Restoring cuts to NYCHA’s Vacant Unit Readiness Program

The Adams administration’s proposed cuts would have left thousands of NYCHA units vacant in the middle of a housing crisis.

Personality

Assembly Member Jeff Aubry knocked down at event, sent to hospital

Aubry had been speaking at an opening ceremony for a cultural center in his Queens district when a man being pursued by police knocked the politician to the ground, causing him to hit his head.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Eric Adams continues the Brad Lander digs at budget presser

The New York City mayor couldn’t help but go off script to shade the city comptroller for not going to Washington.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Nonprofits host 2023 Bronx Pride Festival

Destination Tomorrow joined with the In Living Color Coalition to present the event.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Super PACs spent big on NYC Council primaries

The political funding organizations may have had a hand in Chris Banks’ upset over City Council veteran Charles Barron.

Budget

Policy

The fiscal year 2024 New York City budget, by the numbers

The $107 billion budget deal is the largest in city history, but features spending cuts.

Budget

Policy

Eric Adams, Adrienne Adams shake hands on $107 billion NYC budget

Despite a year of contentious budget negotiations, the city leaders reached a budget deal before the deadline.

2023 elections

Politics

Buffalo primary elections: Progressives strike out — again

Try as they might, progressive Democrats in Buffalo are having a hard time gaining traction. That reality was underscored in lopsided electoral losses Tuesday.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, protect our city by funding our parks

Chronic underfunding is disproportionately affecting low-income communities, whose parks depend solely on public funding.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Promoting three pillars of prevention for animal welfare in NYC

Bideawee President and CEO Leslie Granger talks prevention, problem solving and the human-animal bond – and how it prevents animal abuse and homelessness.

Policy

Policy

NYC food establishments to be required to use trash containers

The switch from loose garbage bags left curbside is the next phase in the city’s rat mitigation efforts

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Beating the Barron: a Q&A with council candidate Chris Banks

It was Banks’ fourth time running against Council Member Charles Barron, or his wife, in East New York.

Campaign Confidential

Politics

Key New York City Council primaries aren’t decided yet.

Which Democrat will try to unseat Vickie Paladino in November? Are we about to witness the rise of Heshy Tischler?

Winners & Losers

Personality

Winners & Losers: NY primaries edition

Candidates aside, here’s who’s phones are ringing off the hook – and who’s reassessing.

Homelessness

Policy

Homeless sweeps a 'failure,' NYC comptroller says in audit

Of the 2,308 people involuntarily removed from street encampments, just three ended up in permanent housing.