New York City
Politics
What does the female City Council majority want to do for women?
The New York City Council’s first female majority wants to bring more attention to issues including maternal health and family care.
Health Care
Policy
How New York could cover its 1 million uninsured residents
A new report models several options – other than the New York Health Act – that the state could take to expand health care access.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York has a severe nursing crisis
New leadership in Albany and City Hall must prioritize fixing this public health ticking time bomb.
New York City
Politics
COIB let other mayors hire family members. Will it give Eric Adams permission?
Previous waivers grant some insight, but there could be a key difference with Bernard Adams, if he’s getting paid.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Why the unhappiness of nonprofit leaders matters
With management compensation greatly improved over the years, one might think the sector is enjoying a golden age, but it’s not.
New York State
Politics
An oxymoronic Albany debut for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman
The mandate scofflaw starred at a law-and-order rally hosted by Republican state lawmakers.
Health Care
Policy
Hochul: New York’s decreasing COVID-19 case count a ‘glimmer of hope’
The state’s omicron wave appears to be reaching its peak, and surpassing it in New York City, officials said Monday.
Policy
After deadly Bronx fire, will NYC’s self-closing door law be better enforced?
Individual apartment unit doors are not a regular part of inspection protocol, officials said after an open door fueled the fire that left 17 dead in a Bronx high-rise blaze.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Pace University navigates COVID-19, clinches national contest and looks to future
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the school across from City Hall in Lower Manhattan won the 18th annual national College Fed Challenge and enrolled its largest incoming class of first-year students.
New York City
Politics
Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president
Borough President Antonio Reynoso chose a fellow progressive, which will create an open legislative seat.
New York State
Policy
Democrats seek to expand voting rights while moving closer to gerrymandering
Proposed legislation would make it easier for New Yorkers to vote and cause fewer ballots to be thrown out due to errors.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Meet New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams
The Queens lawmaker wasn’t Mayor Eric Adams’ first choice, but she made history anyway.
New York City
Politics
How Adrienne Adams became the speaker
The compromise candidate’s win came after Mayor Eric Adams picked someone else.
Education
Politics
Pace University navigates COVID-19, clinches national contest and looks to future
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the school across from City Hall in Lower Manhattan won the 18th annual national College Fed Challenge and enrolled its largest incoming class of first-year students.
New York State
Politics
Adrienne Adams, Eric Adams and Hochul in the first week of 2022
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Is this nonprofit responsible for Eric Adams’ primary win?
Show Up, Turn Out, launched a campaign to encourage Black New Yorkers to vote in the election and the result they say was a big bump in voter turnout.
New York City
Politics
Can Eric Adams really hire his brother?
Bernard Adams wouldn’t be the first family member of a mayor to work in their administration.
Criminal Justice
Policy