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How to meet the need for mental health services in NYC?
Experts with frontline experience shared their insights at 8th Annual Lillian Wald Symposium
Policy
Policy
New York City is desperate to find more space to house asylum seekers
Mayor Adams issued an executive order suspending the land use review process to create more shelters quickly, prompting criticism from the City Council.
Politics
Politics
NY Senate leader vague about plans for end of session, but ‘good cause’ eviction as written is out
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins didn’t have many details about the agenda for the remaining weeks aside from excluding the tenant protections.
Personality
Personality
‘She couldn’t handle it’ – why Kristin Richardson Jordan dropped out
Charles Barron, KRJ’s closest ally in the City Council, said he tried to convince her to stay in the race.
Politics
Politics
Hochul struggling with favorability among independents, seeing progress with suburbanites
A recent Siena College Research Institute poll showed Gov. Kathy Hochul with her lowest favorability yet, but suburban voters are liking her more than they did in March when she was trying to force them to build housing.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: Shedding light on NYC jail commissioner’s inaction shows what a different story he’s telling
Despite what Louis Molina has promised the Board of Correction, the oversight panel’s work continues to be stonewalled.
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NYC health commissioner: “COVID-19 is here to stay”
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan asked for help in informing New Yorkers about existing tools to fight COVID-19, as some free ones vanish.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Affordable housing in NY isn’t completely up in flames
RuthAnne Visnauskas, commissioner of state Homes and Community Renewal, discusses current state efforts to make housing affordable in the state.
Policy
Policy
NYC gets leg up on housing plan in state budget, despite setbacks
New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz talks about how aligned the city and Albany are on affordable housing goals.
Politics
Politics
Ed Cox: The press is ‘too obsessed’ with George Santos
The state Republican Party chair spoke to City & State at an ABNY event that honored City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Sarah Hughes, Olympic figure skater, files to run for Congress on Long Island
Now a lawyer, she’s taking aim at GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in the 4th Congressional District
Policy
Policy
White House still mum on Hochul’s most recent plea for migrant assistance
As county leaders ring the alarm bells about the migrant crisis, the governor said the president has not yet responded to a letter she sent on Friday.
Policy
Policy
NYC health commissioner: 'COVID-19 is here to stay'
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan asked for help in informing New Yorkers about existing tools to fight COVID-19, as some free ones vanish.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: The Bronx honors Lloyd Ultan, someone truly historic
After 26 years in the unpaid role, the borough’s historian Lloyd Ultan is passing on the torch to his successor Angel Hernandez.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Linda Rosenthal: 421-a doesn’t create enough affordable housing
The Assembly Housing Committee chair is calling for more than just tax incentives.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Brian Kavanagh on the interlocking crises of housing affordability
The state senator was a cheerleader for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s failed housing plan.
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Kathy Hochul has a year to build a YIMBY coalition
The need for more housing persists, and all is not lost in the effort to make major changes to New York’s housing landscape.
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Without state action, Eric Adams’ housing goal is just a dream
“It impacts all of us,” the New York City mayor said of state lawmakers’ negotiations on housing.
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Hochul wants to pass a housing package on her own terms
Rather than accepting a compromise, the governor would rather push for a better deal next year.
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