New York State

Policy

New York lawmakers eye Abortion Access Fund, telehealth abortions in wake of Roe v. Wade upheaval

The pro-choice policies are among several measures New York officials are championing after Monday’s report that the Supreme Court plans to eliminate federally protected abortions.

New York State

Politics

What Delgado’s exit from Congress means for Democrats

Rep. Antonio Delgado’s appointment to lieutenant governor leaves open a vulnerable swing seat Democrats may struggle to keep as district lines remain uncertain.

New York State

Politics

Hochul taps upstate Rep. Antonio Delgado as LG

Delgado will serve the remainder of Brian Benjamin’s term and replace him on the primary ballot.

Power Lists

Power Lists

Power of Diversity: New wave of Asian Americans seizing elected office

Taiwanese and Hong Kong immigrants broke through a generation ago. Other groups are now making progress.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Making the case for a “Freelance isn’t free” law in New York

Legislation would give independent workers a right to a written contract, timely and full payment and protection from retaliation.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Carolyn Maloney skips Met Gala to focus on politics

Passing on the ‘gilded glamour’ event may avoid a tricky point of contention in her reelection bid.

New York State

Politics

Benjamin pledges to remove himself from the ballot

The former lieutenant governor offered his first public comments since his arrest on corruption charges

News & Politics

Politics

Amazon Labor Union loses election at a smaller Staten Island warehouse

Workers at the LDJ5 facility rejected joining the union after it led the first successful effort to unionize an Amazon warehouse last month.

New York State

Policy

Legislature considers a bill to get ex-LG off the ballot

After initial resistance, lawmakers seem willing to help Gov. Kathy Hochul find a way to replace Brian Benjamin.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: The next generation of nonprofit workers are demanding more for themselves, and we should support them

They should be set up to do meaningful work that helps repair the world, while still living whole, happy, joyful lives.

Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers need real solutions to the city’s problems, not more cops

More police and destruction of homeless encampments do not make the city safer.

New York State

Politics

5 things to know about Amazon and New York’s fraught history

The online retail behemoth and the Empire State had clashed long before workers voted to unionize at a Staten Island Amazon facility on Friday.