Nonprofits
NYN Media
Commentary: With rising premiums on the horizon, should nonprofits go self-insured?
Some organizations are paying for individual employee health claims out of pocket instead of through a monthly, fixed premium to a health insurance carrier.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Southern Brooklyn deserves better than Ari Kagan
The New York City Council Member who left the Democratic Party to join the GOP let his campaign staff and supporters down.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why occupant density and better data should be included into NYC’s Local Law 97
As New Yorkers are working from home in the Big Apple, it is crucial this law calculate the varying occupant density of buildings when assessing their carbon performance and caps on emissions.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: It’s time to sign the Grieving Families Act into law
It would replace New York’s current wrongful death law that leaves people unable to seek meaningful compensation after the loss of a loved one who had little or no financial worth, particularly impacting people of color.
Political Personalities with Skye
Stream
A Sit-Down with George Santos
Santos is the first openly gay Republican elected into Congress
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Tenants’ rights advocates and lawmakers tout legislative agenda
Activists, elected officials and tenants rallied outside the governor’s Manhattan office to launch their legislative campaign to protect renters.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Tenants’ rights advocates and lawmakers tout legislative agenda
Activists, elected officials and tenants rallied outside the governor’s Manhattan office to launch their legislative campaign to protect renters.
New York State
Personality
City & State’s Responsible 100 event celebrates New York’s most outstanding leaders
The event gathered notable figures from government and business, as well as the nonprofit and academic communities who are working at the forefront of the corporate social responsibility movement.
New York City
Policy
Adrienne Adams makes her own bid for building new affordable housing
Following proposals made by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council Speaker unveiled her own complementary plan that prioritized equity, while still pushing for new units.
Heard Around Town
Policy
State lawmakers renew push for free school meals
In letters sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul this week, state lawmakers are calling for funding in the state budget for free school meals statewide.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Office to residential conversions – again – a focus of Adams and Hochul
The governor also previewed a goal of 800,000 new housing units over the next decade, presenting a united front with the mayor
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Rally held in support of medication abortions on college campuses
New legislation would require health centers on all SUNY and CUNY schools to make the pill available to students.
New York City
Policy
New York Nonprofits say they’re suffering the worst staffing shortage in years
Organizations blame the shortfall on post-COVID-19 upheaval, a wage rise in Starbucks-type jobs and not enough public funding to offer higher salaries.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Proponents for a better Penn Station redevelopment push for unified approach
A panel of transportation, infrastructure and planning experts said an effort to improve on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s much criticized plan for the transportation hub will require coming together at the local, state and federal levels.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC budget watchdog warns of fiscal cliff
The Citizens Budget Commission had a dreary outlook at their budget briefing this week.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York nonprofits say they’re suffering the worst staffing shortage in years
Organizations blame the shortfall on post-COVID-19 upheaval, a wage rise in Starbucks-type jobs and not enough public funding to offer higher salaries.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Congress’ last chance to feed hungry kids
New York’s congressional delegation should seize the moment to restore lapsed aid programs, pull kids out of poverty and put food on the table for millions of our neighbors across the state.
Heard Around Town
Policy