New York City

Policy

A timeline of the water testing fiasco at the Jacob Riis Houses

City Hall said Saturday that test results that showed arsenic in the water – and left residents without water for eight days – were inaccurate.

New York State

Policy

Hundreds of bills from last session still await Kathy Hochul’s signature. Here are some of the major ones.

The state Legislature wrapped in June with a deluge of influential bills passed. With an election coming up in November, here are some Hochul has yet to sign off on.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

CPC Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Open Door Senior Center

The facility founded in 1972 serves over 600 seniors on a daily basis.

New York City

Politics

How Rep. Adriano Espaillat built the Squadriano

It was never going to be easy for the nation’s leading Dominican elected official.

Opinion

Politics

Commentary: The way misinformation targets Latino voters

Social media companies are doing little to moderate Spanish-language posts.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Editor’s Note: Missing the 9/11 Tribute Museum

The museum’s location in lower Manhattan was closed just about a month before this year’s observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Missing the 9/11 Tribute Museum

The museum’s location in lower Manhattan was closed just about a month before this year’s observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Nonprofit offers free job-readiness services to Ulster County teens

Go Beyond Greatness offers a series of workshops geared towards teens to give them crucial skills not taught in classrooms.

Heard Around Town

Politics

NYC council looks for answers on unfilled city jobs

Some members discussed low pay and in-office requirements, while others members were singularly focused on vaccine mandates

Personality

Personality

Julie Menin on expanding Wi-Fi to NYCHA residents

The New York City Council member also discusses the detection of arsenic in the water at the Jacob Riis Houses and cuts to the Department of Education budget in an interview with City & State.

Heard Around Town

Politics

New polling gives Dems the edge in NY-19

An internal poll from the Josh Riley campaign places him ahead of Republican Marc Molinaro in the Upstate district

Heard Around Town

Politics

First full public school year for Eric Adams’ administration kicks off

The New York City mayor joined Schools Chancellor David Banks and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell in welcoming back children to class.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

What education reporters should know about covering students in foster care

Here are six ways to help readers understand foster kids’ experiences in schools – without stereotyping them.

New York City

Personality

New York City teachers: Why we stayed and why we left

With a new school year just around the corner, these New Yorkers who’ve been at the forefront of all this share what’s next.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

NYC Community School District 1 to offer mental health services to all district families this fall

University Settlement’s Families Thriving program will partner with Trinity Church Wall Street in a pilot expansion of comprehensive mental health services.