New York City

Politics

New furloughs empower New York City unions

Municipal unions have an edge in protecting their own against city budget cuts.

Criminal Justice

Policy

What’s next for the police reform movement

While NYC has quieted down, activists are gearing up for their next big fights.

Politics

Schumer’s options in the battle to replace RBG

Filibusters, additional states and impeachment proposed as possible efforts.

Personality

Personality

Famous feminists from NY

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was just one of the women who helped proliferate the women’s rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

New York State

Policy

Why COVID-19 remains a concern in prisons and jails

A state Senate hearing examined what else could be done to help incarcerated people.

New York City Council

Politics

Top council speaker staffers lead the pack in fundraising

Erik Bottcher, Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s chief of staff, raised more money than any council candidate who isn’t an incumben, while Lynn Schulman, a senior liaison in Johnson’s office, also raised an impressive sum.

Health Care (Archived)

Policy

Amid pandemic, mental health services needed more than ever

Continued investment and flexibility will be important despite city and state budgetary constraints.

New York State

Personality

Ginsburg: the epitome of New York grit

There’s a reason why Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was given the nickname the Notorious R.B.G.

Power Lists

Brooklyn Power 50

Executives, advocates, health care officials and others who are moving Brooklyn forward.

New York City

Politics

Taxi medallion owners are still drowning under bad loans

They’re hoping a debt relief program is still on the table during the pandemic.

Bill de Blasio

Politics

Bill de Blasio’s penchant for procrastination

You can count on the New York City’s mayor to put off the big decisions.

New York State

Policy

How New York could raise taxes on the rich

Income taxes, pieds-à-terre and stock buybacks all could be targeted by the state Legislature.

Personality

How NYC is trying to prevent a second wave

Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi on school reopenings, hyperlocal targeting and pandemic politics.