Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Rising gun violence and shocking crimes require sober analysis, not knee-jerk responses
We need to invest in making New Yorkers safe, but failed punitive policies, like reinstating cash bail for low level offenses, are not the answer.
New York City
Politics
City Council aides could see higher salaries in new budget
The governing body passed its own budget on Thursday with a 24% increase in funding.
Policy
Policy
New bill would cut New York’s mobile sports betting tax rate in half
The sponsors of the mobile sports betting legislation have proposed an amendment to gradually lower the tax rate as more operators are added.
New York State
Policy
Lawmakers want to suspend gas taxes for drivers by having other taxpayers foot the bill
With surging prices due to inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gov. Kathy Hochul is resisting calls from legislators in both parties to give motorists a tax break.
Political Personalities with Skye
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Council Member Erik Bottcher takes Skye to a CrossFit class in his district
Their physical activity leads to discussion of mental health.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Advocates blast Eric Adams for using teen suspect’s botched case in bail push
A judge found the NYPD illegally stopped and frisked the teen, causing his gun to go off.
Personality
Personality
Ana María Archila doesn’t want to be a symbolic LG
The longtime activist would be the first Hispanic person ever elected to statewide office, and she thinks the position of lieutenant governor can do more.
New York City
Politics
Council member to colleagues: Don’t bother giving NYCHA your money
Rafael Salamanca Jr., at a hearing Tuesday, warned his fellow council members that they’ll be frustrated, just like him, if they provide the city’s housing authority with funding and expect things done.
Political Personalities with Skye
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Seven Candidates in 7 Minutes
The seven candidates competing for Congress in NY-3, in one, seven-minute video.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Robin Hood awards 50 NYC organizations $25,000 grants to support early childhood
50 programs were selected that focused on parents and caregivers of children ages 0-3
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