Opinion

Opinion

How missed appointments or curfews can lead to COVID-19

New York should stop locking people for minor parole violations during the coronavirus pandemic.

New York State

Politics

State Senate reconvenes next week, sources say

At least one chamber in the state Legislature is looking to get back to the lawmaking.

New York City

Politics

What to know about New York City’s reopening

The city has met four of the state’s reopening metrics and could be ready to reopen in June.

New York State

Politics

Is it safe for Buffalo and Albany to reopen?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweaked the state’s reopening guidelines for the Capital Region and Western New York.

New York State

Politics

Could a former IDC’er go to D.C. as a Democrat?

State Sen. David Carlucci has thrived, despite having been aligned with the GOP. Now he may replace Rep. Nita Lowey.

Homelessness

Policy

City Council and de Blasio battle over hotels for the homeless

There are concerns about the cost of providing homeless adults with their own rooms – and whether it’s even helpful.

Politics

Who exactly is a lobbyist?

According to New York regulations, they’re not just cutting backroom deals.

Power Lists

New York City’s Top 50 Lobbyists

The firms that earned the most lobbying your government in 2019.

New York City

Politics

When will tourists return to New York?

NYC without selfie sticks is every New Yorker’s fantasy. It came true – and it hurts.

New York City

Policy

De Blasio gets heat for keeping city beaches closed

Yet another example of a policy split between City Hall and Albany, the discord on whether or not New York’s beaches are ready to reopen has prompted criticism from city and state lawmakers who say that if local beaches in the five boroughs aren’t open, New Yorkers will travel to the nearest open beach, causing the potential for overcrowding at a time when that’s the very thing to avoid.

New York City

Policy

What happens when you die in New York City?

Here’s why bodies have piled up in bags on trucks during the COVID-19 outbreak.

New York City

Politics

The duel over NYC’s contact tracing program

De Blasio is getting bogged down in scandals with two of the city’s public health leaders.