Politics

Hochul and Delgado hit Upper Manhattan

The duo spent their last hours of the primary campaign in Harlem and Washington Heights.

News & Politics

Policy

Another Staten Island secession task force bill, really?

New York City Council Member Joe Borelli wants to explore making the borough a city again after his last attempt failed.

Above & Beyond

Power Lists

Above & Beyond: Innovators

New Yorkers who are disrupting the status quo and driving transformative change.

Housing

Policy

Can Adams’ citywide affordable housing plan finally tear down the NIMBY wall?

When deeply affordable housing is proposed for neighborhoods other than the poorest, locals shout it down. Is the city ready to plow over the outrage?

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: Blockchain for government? Not so fast.

Proponents like New York City Mayor Eric Adams see the technology as a tool for centralizing information and improving services. A proposed state task force would take a deeper look.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Living wages for human services workers are needed now

More funding from the city can establish equitable prevailing wages across the entire contracted human services sector

Politics

New disclosures reveal New York City elected officials’ finances, potential conflicts

But Mayor Eric Adams leaving out his co-op for years shows they’re an incomplete picture, at best.

Opinion

Opinion: Reflecting back on those who embodied the history of advocacy for the LGBTQ community at CUNY

Remembering them as Pride is celebrated this month underscores why it’s vital to support the next generation of leaders and activists.

Policy

New York City Council members blame Department of Education for budget mismanagement after cutting funding

New York City Council members said the Department of Education failed to anticipate cuts in line with declining enrollment, leaving principals “surprised” by dwindling budgets.

Abortion

Politics

New York lawmakers rage in wake of Supreme Court’s ‘abhorrent’ reversal of Roe v. Wade

Officials vowed to uphold New York laws protecting the right to an abortion, saying the state would remain a ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state abortion seekers.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Reflecting back on those who embodied the history of advocacy for the LGBTQI+ community at CUNY

Noting these graduates and others as Pride is celebrated this month underscores why it’s vital to support the next generation of leaders and activists

Gun Control

Policy

Supreme Court strikes down New York’s concealed carry law

The court ruled in favor of two upstate men who argued the state’s restrictions on who can carry a gun outside their home infringed upon their Second Amendment rights.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Coalition relaunches petition effort to protect community gardens

A “Critical Environment Areas” designation is being sought to protect the gardens from development

Housing

Policy

Why are rent stabilized tenants getting rent hikes?

New York City has a housing affordability crisis. So why are 2 million rent stabilized tenants getting a rent increase?

Heard Around Town

Politics

Assembly hopefuls flout election law by failing to disclose campaign finance filings

Assembly Members José Rivera and Jeffrion Aubry, and their opponents, are among those who have missed key deadlines.