Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise
It’s time for the state to reinvest in both institutions and follow through on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for higher education.
Kathy Hochul
Policy
Hochul touts JFK progress, organized labor
Governors love their airports. Hochul is no different.
Policy
Policy
Who decides a NYC public school holiday?
Here’s a look at the movement to give students the day off for holidays like Diwali.
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: Chaos didn’t follow Supreme Court overturning New York gun law
The bleakest predictions did not materialize because the state focused on filling the regulatory void.
Immigration
Policy
Migrants seeking asylum in New York City are struggling to find lawyers
The limited number of pro bono attorneys who can help are already at capacity.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: We need to end the foster system to prison pipeline
Closing Rikers Island so we can reinvest in our communities and our youth is a first step.
Opinion
Opinion: Being anti-GOP isn’t the answer for Democrats
New York is not the cobalt blue bastion we think it is.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams recalls his past, under surveillance by the NYPD
The mayor who has, at times, shown support for civil liberties, appointed attorney Muhammad Faridi to an NYPD oversight role.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Labor leaders call on Legislature to make green energy union friendly
Gov. Kathy Hochul excluded labor standards in her climate proposals. Unions want to change that.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Choice, access, community: How the Brooklyn Book Bodega reaches out
The nonprofit promotes literacy by providing book access to students in Brooklyn.
Housing
Policy
Kathryn Garcia: ‘Things are coming together’ on Hochul’s housing plan
Governor’s bid to build 800,000 units ‘not dead on arrival,’ according to her director of operations
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Report: The Bronx faces greatest barriers overall for children’s well-being
Citizens Committee for Children releases its annual report outlining the current state of children’s well-being in each county of New York’s counties.
New York State
Politics
Full state Senate must vote on judicial nominees, judge rules, siding with GOP
Hector LaSalle was rejected twice, but that hasn’t stopped the legal dispute over his nomination
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Hochul’s film tax credit supports a lot more than the industry
The ripple effects of giving such breaks go well beyond the movies.
Policy
Policy
Is the NY Democratic Party ready to stop ignoring renters?
After a rough election cycle focused on crime and abortion, the state with the most renters in the country might be pivoting to housing at last.
Policy
Policy
Advocates decry 90-day waiting rule on affordable housing for sheltered New Yorkers as needless
A bill is now in the City Council to scrap the waiting period, but Mayor Eric Adams hasn’t said he’ll support it.
Policy
Policy
Rent protections stand out in state Legislative session
Tenant advocates are confident that “good cause” eviction protections will get approved as part of a broad housing package.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Best practices for a nonprofit's investment committee oversight
Here’s guidance for nonprofit leaders who participate in the management of their organization’s assets.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Reimagining paratransit requires federal leadership and funding
While New York City and state can leverage their collective dollars to improve this service, the fed should also pay and provide oversight to ensure quality into the 21st century.
News & Politics
Politics