Healthcare
Policy
COVID-19 delta variant looms as NY reopens
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has heralded this season as the “Summer of New York City,” in which the five boroughs will come roaring back from their pandemic-induced slumber, but the highly contagious new delta variant of COVID-19 threatens the mayor’s vision for the city.
New York State
Politics
Battery Park City residents rebel against Cuomo’s planned memorial
Residents of Battery Park City are rebelling against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his plans to convert a slice of Rockefeller Park into a memorial to essential workers and the sacrifices they have made during the coronavirus pandemic.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Preliminary instant runoff errors at the NYC BOE
The board withdrew initial projections that showed Eric Adams with a much smaller lead over Kathryn Garcia.
Policy
Policy
New York leaders tout progress for LGBTQ rights
Emma Wolfe, a deputy mayor of New York City, cautions that recovery to the status quo from COVID-19 will not be enough.
New York State
Opinion
MTA leadership should be on the same page
The MTA needs clear lines of authority to address immediate challenges.
Politics
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky is running for Nassau County district attorney
An upcoming election for Nassau County district attorney is not just about finding a replacement for it will also test whether Republicans can roll back Democratic gains on Long Island by painting Democrats as soft on crime.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
India Walton on her history-making campaign
Four-term Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown appeared to be a lock for reelection, but he made the crucial strategic error of ignoring a viable primary challenger before it was too late.
Transportation
Policy
The governor’s plan to reinvent Penn Station might need some rethinking
New York City has changed a lot over the past century, but its commuter rail network remains fundamentally the same.
Transportation
Policy
How accessible is transit in New York?
Every New Yorker knows what it’s like to be exasperated with train delays or miss a muffled announcement from a subway conductor that a local train is suddenly going express.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: As HIV stigmas fade away, Pride marks progress
In the 1990s, my father discovered he was HIV positive and had unintentionally infected my mother. This is the first time I’ve ever written about this.
Campaign Confidential
Politics