Keep New York’s housing courts closed

To protect Black lives, extend the halt on all evictions.

• By Veronica Cook and Robert Sanderman
• July 7, 2020

How the private sector can help NYC schools cope with COVID-19

Sharing facilities and expertise could help students weather the pandemic.

• By Lisa Belzberg and Ruth Cohen
• July 6, 2020

Nonprofits mourn cuts to New York City discretionary funding

Advocates say the cuts will disproportionately affect small grassroots organizations.

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 6, 2020

City Council members blame NYPD cuts for rise in shootings

Robert Holden, Joe Borelli and the PBA say other elected officials have invited crime.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• July 6, 2020

How New York City nonprofits boost the economy

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 6, 2020

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

• July 3, 2020

Did de Blasio actually defund the NYPD?

The mayor and the City Council did some fuzzy math to arrive at $1B in cuts.

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 2, 2020

Off-shore sea gates could protect New York

The effort faces objections, but it may be the best way to hold back storm surges.

• By Bob Yaro
• July 2, 2020

What Democrats stand to gain upstate in 2020

There are five open state Senate seats far away from traditional downstate battlegrounds.

• By Zach Williams
• July 2, 2020

Indoor dining dashed in New York City

The city takes a step back on Monday’s reopening plans.

• By Zach Williams
• July 1, 2020

NYC’s coronavirus tracing program is making small strides

One month in, New York City Health + Hospitals is finding its footing.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• July 1, 2020

City Hall reaches agreement on reduced budget, with major NYPD cuts

Some dissent on both the right and the left.

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 1, 2020

CUNY cuts endanger educations and adjunct professors’ livelihood

The governor doesn’t want to raise taxes on the rich to protect public higher education.

• By Michael Villanova
• July 1, 2020

Buffeted by crises, will New York regain its footing?

First Read readers expect the city and state to rebound, but with major changes.

• By Jonathan Lentz
• July 1, 2020

The long wait for New York City election results

The Board of Elections has set its timeline to finally start counting absentee ballots.

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 30, 2020

Andrew Cuomo, the auteur

The governor’s coronavirus mountain is just one of his many artistic creations.

• By Zach Williams and Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 30, 2020

How the coronavirus harkens back to another modern epidemic

There are differences between how AIDS emerged compared with the coronavirus. But the faltering government response, disparate health outcomes for people of color and heightened stigma during the coronavirus pandemic harken back to the HIV/AIDS crisis.

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 30, 2020

Should NYC allow indoor dining during Phase Three?

Not until New Yorkers learn how to keep their masks on and stay six feet a part, according to health experts.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 29, 2020

How do you enforce a quarantine?

Details on how the state will force travelers from coronavirus hot spots to self-isolate are still scant.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 29, 2020

Leader to Leader: The post-COVID nonprofit

What will the sector look like when the quarantine ends?

• By Greg Berman
• June 29, 2020