Nonprofits
NYN Media
Maritza Silva-Farrell on leading ALIGN
The ED discusses advocating for workers’ rights, battling Amazon’s corporate power, and building coalitions for renewable energy.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Brooklyn Democratic Party chair reelected, after reformist challenge from her Assembly colleague
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won a second term, after another disorganized slog of a meeting.
Nonprofits
Special Report
NYN Media
With asylum seekers’ arrival in NYC, shelter advocates worry the city will cut legal corners
The mayor’s plan to temporarily house some arrivals outside the city shelter system, with its stringent criteria, has advocates on alert.
New York City
Policy
Eric Adams: City is prepared, but unlikely to ‘pivot’ after weekend flooding at Bronx tent shelter site
The mayor said safety is paramount, and shelter construction will proceed as planned.
New York State
Policy
Can Republicans hinder absentee voting in New York a month from Election Day?
The state constitution prohibits no-excuse absentee voting. The state GOP is suing to stop people from being able to use fear of COVID-19 as an excuse to request a mail-in ballot.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2022 Nonprofit Power 100
The public officials, philanthropic leaders and nonprofit executives leading the sector in New York.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Domestic Violence Awareness Month arrives in the worst year for gender justice in recent U.S. history
The repeal of Roe v. Wade, among other events, have made 2022 catastrophic for women and pregnant people, leaving Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrant and impoverished women, trans and non-binary people to suffer at disproportionately high levels.
New York City
Policy
With asylum seekers’ arrival in NYC, shelter advocates worry the city will cut legal corners
The mayor’s plan to temporarily house some arrivals outside the city shelter system, with its stringent criteria, has advocates on alert.
New York City
Personality
Police unions are cozying up to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell during a time of ‘turmoil’
Sewell was the first commissioner to be named the New York City Police Benevolent Association’s Person of the Year.
Opinion
Opinion: Domestic Violence Awareness Month arrives in the worst year for gender justice in recent U.S. history
The repeal of Roe v. Wade, among other events, have made 2022 catastrophic for women and pregnant people, leaving Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrant and impoverished women, trans and non-binary people to suffer at disproportionately high levels.
Politics
Politics
Take two: The Brooklyn Democratic Party tries to host a functional meeting
County leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who is expected to be reelected, said members pleaded with her to stay on.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
Politics
Crises at Rikers and in housing asylum-seekers in NYC
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Silence is no answer on plight of horse-drawn carriages in NYC
The City Council has not responded to recent calls for action.
New York City
Policy
The biggest questions addressed at the City Council hearing on asylum-seekers
As New York City prepares a tent shelter in the Bronx, officials from Eric Adams administration testified about the location, transportation, and services provided
Heard Around Town
Politics
AOC meets “GSD” on taxi medallion debt relief
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first official appearance with Eric Adams to celebrate a milestone for underwater taxi drivers
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
Heard Around Town
Updated
Politics
Mark Levine wants Democrats to run up the score in Manhattan
The borough president is launching the Wake Up Dems campaign to get the deep blue borough voting in November
Heard Around Town
Politics
