Transportation
Policy
Amid rising traffic deaths, NYC officials amplify ‘home rule’ push
Lawmakers and advocates say new data showing more traffic deaths last month than during any February since 2008 underscores the need for city control of traffic cameras.
New York State
Policy
New York lawmakers call for gas tax hold as Biden bans Russian oil
Republican state lawmakers previously called for a suspension of the gas tax to alleviate the effects of inflation.
New York State
Policy
Passage of Antilynching Act recalls New York’s ugly history
With the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, murders like those committed in New York’s 1863 draft riots would be classified as federal hate crimes.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Undaunted by bail backlash, progressives push for Clean Slate bill in Albany
Democrats have to decide between dueling versions of the legislation as the April 1 state budget deadline approaches.
Political Personalities with Skye
Stream
Eddie Gibbs: The first formerly incarcerated person is elected into the New York State legislature
Gibbs also waxes poetic about his time in the 1990s hip hop scene.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t give people returning from prison a “second chance”
Using this kind of language reinforces perceptions and prejudice that drive mass incarceration.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New executive director named for Kaplan Educational Foundation
Nolvia Delgado speaks to New York Nonprofit Media about her soon-to-be new role in charge of the charity.
New York State
Politics
The 2022 Law Power 100: New York’s biggest legal developments
Here are a few of the cases of local and national importance that landed in the Empire State in the past year.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Going to the wrong polling place might not mark the end for your ballot
A dozen election commissioners back a bill in the Assembly to change when affidavit ballots get thrown out.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Criminal justice journal launches to focus on public safety strategies
“Vital City” debuted with insights and recommendations on gun violence reduction from several experts on the topic.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leading Catholic Charities in the face of COVID-19
Monsignor Kevin Sullivan discusses how the nonprofit faced the challenges of the coronavirus and is now emerging from the pandemic.
Education
Policy
Hochul’s proposal to extend mayoral control of NYC schools to four years gets pushback
Education leaders and elected officials speaking at a public hearing wanted a shorter extension and to start a discussion on how the schools would be governed going forward.
New York City
Policy
What we know about the future of mask, vaccine and other COVID-19 mandates in NYC
Mayor Eric Adams is lifting the school mask mandate and Key to NYC vaccine requirement, but released a new system for putting restrictions in place during future surges.
New York City
Politics
Nightlife-loving Eric Adams calls New York City ‘boring’
The mayor made the remark while announcing the city would suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for most indoor businesses, effective Monday.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Diana Reyna on her campaign for lieutenant governor as Tom Suozzi’s running mate
The former Brooklyn deputy offers Suozzi a not-so-secret weapon as she aims to become the first Latina ever elected to statewide office.
Political Personalities with Skye
Stream
How many bolts hold together each tower of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?
And other fun facts as told by New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes.
Nonprofits
NYN Media