State contracting woes take the spotlight at meeting

The Not-For-Profit Contracting advisory committee wants organizations to share their struggles with contracting.

• By Kay Dervishi
• February 28, 2020

This week's biggest Winners & Losers

Who's up and who's down this week?

• February 28, 2020

New York City Council moves to protect religious institutions’ property

Churches and synagogues have been facing tax liens for bills they didn’t owe.

• By Oscar Perry Abello
• February 28, 2020

New York should eliminate asset limits for public assistance recipients

Forcing low-income households to do without savings worsens their economic precarity.

• By Mario Gutierrez
• February 28, 2020

Coronavirus is coming. Is New York ready?

How health officials are bracing for a large-scale outbreak.

• By Amina Frassl
• February 28, 2020

Why David Dinkins and Crystal Peoples-Stokes endorsed Bloomberg

They have more beliefs, or interests, in common than it may appear.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• February 27, 2020

Will lawmakers cede control in order to clean up Albany?

Reformers want the judiciary to make more appointments on a proposed state ethics commission.

• By Zach Williams
• February 27, 2020

Why stop with Billy Idol? We want more, more, more

More public service announcements from ’80s icons.

• By Jeff Coltin and City & State
• February 27, 2020

What does New York City need to do to house its seniors?

Zoning rule reform in 2016 was a first step to house New York City's seniors, but more can be done.

• By Kay Dervishi
• February 27, 2020

Watchdog calls on NYPD to tag body camera locations

The company that makes the cameras already offers the feature – the police just don’t use it.

• By Annie McDonough
• February 27, 2020

Heastie’s weakening hand on bail reform

Fair or not, the political winds are blowing in favor of changing the recently implemented criminal justice reforms.

• By Zach Williams
• February 27, 2020

The latest sign Trump has it in for New York

Why is a federal coastal flooding study really being cut?

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• February 26, 2020

Holden, Kallos to propose new city “moonshot” division

Two New York City lawmakers are launching a moonshot bid to introduce more technological expertise to city government.

• By Annie McDonough
• February 26, 2020

Bloomberg plays defense again in second debate

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg performed somewhat better in his second presidential debate, but he was still under attack and missed some opportunities to fight back.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• February 26, 2020

The tricky politics of paid gestational surrogacy

The budget process offers Democrats a chance to figure out an issue that divided them last year.

• By Zach Williams
• February 26, 2020

State census funding to be distributed days before count begins

Some localities will be partnering with foundations to give the funding out to nonprofits more efficiently.

• By Kay Dervishi
• February 26, 2020

NY-17 candidate Josh Eisen accused of stalking, harassment and racism

The best-funded candidate for Rep. Nita Lowey’s seat used the n-word and made threats in emails, according to lawsuits and criminal charges.

• By Jeff Coltin
• February 25, 2020

Will Bloomberg’s mayoral record block his presidential nomination?

The former New York City mayor’s plan to distance himself from his controversial record isn’t going as planned.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• February 25, 2020

SCOTUS to decide on whether foster care orgs can exclude same-sex foster parents

• By Kay Dervishi
• February 25, 2020

Young candidates assemble on TikTok

Tinder banking is so 2018.

• By Annie McDonough
• February 25, 2020