Heard Around Town
Policy
Eric Adams visits new apartments in former office building, calls for relaxed regs
The New York City mayor touted the project as a way to increase the city’s housing stock.
Politics
Politics
Cuomo campaign has lots of money in Signature Bank
The former governor shouldn’t expect to lose any money though, even though the bank was taken over by the state of New York.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2023 Higher Education Power 100
New York’s most influential college and university leaders.
Personality
Personality
Three New York universities name first women presidents
Fordham University, Columbia University, and New York University have all hired women to lead them in the past year, marking historic milestones for the universities.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Will John King stop SUNY from spiraling?
He’s no stranger to the New York education world. Now, he hopes to save the state’s struggling public universities.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers – with a public-health twist
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.
Politics
New plan for asylum-seekers, restraints in schools and a possible Trump indictment
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Policy
Policy
Two Oscar contenders are getting New York state tax credits
That’s way less than in past years – just as Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to boost the credit to $700 million a year.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Karines Reyes: Jenny Rivera was ‘overlooked’ for chief judge
The newly elected chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force hopes this year’s Albany Somos conference will place issues impacting Latinos front and center.
Policy
Policy
NY proposed legislation takes aim at ‘vulture funds’ that profit from poor governments’ debt
After trying to pass legislation to establish a fair debt negotiation process since 2021, New York lawmakers say they’ve laid the groundwork to finally get it over the finish line.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
As local laws fall, leaders call for statewide ‘good cause’ eviction legislation
In a letter to state leaders shared exclusively with City & State, dozens of local leaders pushed for the tenant protections.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NY can provide health care to undocumented immigrants and still save the state $500 million
Both can happen with passage of the Coverage for All bill.
Policy
Policy
NY lawmakers propose ditching daylight saving changes
Several New York lawmakers would like to see clocks spring forward for the last time this weekend.
Policy
Policy
Dozens of free mobile COVID-19 testing sites to close
New York City Health + Hospitals said they are “rightsizing” their mobile Test to Treat units amid low levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Policy
Policy
As local laws fall, leaders call for statewide ‘good cause’ eviction legislation
In a letter to state leaders shared exclusively with City & State, dozens of local leaders pushed for the tenant protections.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Medicaid prescription changes threaten patients and safety net providers
The federal 340B drug pricing program that serves low-income and underserved patients is about to be stripped of funding which may reduce STD and COVID-19 treatment services in New York.
Heard Around Town
Politics
The City Hall steps are closing for renovation
Visitors to the center of New York City government will have to enter through a side door for the next year.
Opinion
Opinion