Policy

Policy

Hochul lifts mask mandate for schools

Starting Wednesday, students and teachers won’t have to remain masked in class.

News & Politics

Politics

Political right highlights 2022 talking points at Conservative Party convention

Gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin was among the candidates getting the party's blessing Saturday.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: Nonprofit leaders, like everyone else, are scared and tired during these difficult times

Organizations should come up with ways for everyone involved, including leadership, to take go a little slower and allow for some much-needed grace.

Politics

Politics

Biden’s Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson, would be first Black woman justice

Jackson in 2019 temporarily halted former President Donald Trump’s expedited deportation process, siding with a prominent New York-based immigrant advocacy group.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Cuts to crime victim services funding will leave survivors behind

Tens of thousands of victims use the help to access vital community resources, recover from trauma, and get back on their feet in the wake of abuse, assault, or exploitation.

Policy

Policy

How Asian American lawmakers want to address ongoing violence and poverty

Education, vaccines and social services are included in the $64.5 million worth of ideas Asian American leaders have for the upcoming state budget.

New York City Council

Policy

City Council takes step to making open restaurants permanent

A zoning amendment called a “first step” in the process passed easily in the City Council on Thursday.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

LGBTQ organizations blast Adams’ anti-gay appointments

Advocates called the appointees damaging for the new New York City mayor.

Health Care

Politics

As NYS removes COVID rules, health experts urge caution over new BA.2 variant

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said the state’s hospitalization rate has dropped enough to resume elective procedures at all facilities.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Riders jumping onto the tracks are part of the safety problem in New York’s subways

Last month, the majority of people who entered subway tracks did so voluntarily, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

News & Politics

Politics

New York congressional members unified in condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

Lawmakers from both parties called for heavier sanctions against Russia on Thursday and denounced ‘tyrant’ President Vladmir Putin.

Housing

Policy

Hochul’s reversal on granny flats is an exercise in compromise

The new governor wanted to increase housing density in the suburbs through the budget, but she changed course after getting negative reactions from the ‘burbs.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: Here’s what’s really holding back criminal justice reform

The absence of a clear mission over the past half-century has led to different plans, tensions and a lack of progress.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Could the Automat be a model eatery for the pandemic?

With COVID-19 here to stay, there’s no better reason to bring back automated restaurants.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Q&A: Carting trash during the challenges of COVID-19

Dominic Monopoli, head of 110-year-old Filco Carting, discussed how being nimble helped his family business survive the pandemic.