New York State
Politics
State lawmakers eye a legislative response to coronavirus
Legislators across the state are proposing COVID-19 related bills.
New York State
Policy
So bad, New York’s health insurers are crying, ‘Uncle!’
An unpopular industry turns to Washington for help.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Weekend weather offers a glimpse of the ‘new normal’
New Yorkers are defining the “new normal” as we speak – one picnic, fishing trip and stoop hangout at a time.
Transportation
Policy
MTA to shut down overnight subway service
It may be good for cleaning, but what about essential workers and the homeless?
New York State
Policy
Schools will remain closed for the rest of this academic year
Cuomo finally gets behind de Blasio’s plan to keep schools shuttered.
New York City
Politics
Subways to shut down overnight and Cuomo lays out reopening guidelines
Rounding up the week’s political news
New York State
Politics
New York’s plan to reopen
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are declining but the state needs more testing, supplies and federal funding to safely reopen.
Immigration
Policy
Will immigration policy be Trump’s leverage over New York?
Trump repeatedly turns to immigration policies as bargaining chips with New York.
Housing
Policy
Rent strike begins, but rent or mortgage relief remains uncertain
Federal aid is likely needed to make rent or mortgage cancelation feasible.
New York City
Politics
Want a chauffeur? Join the de Blasio administration
Dozens of New York City government officials get their own car and driver.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Darma Diaz not alone after two others make the NYC Council ballot
However, Diaz’s biggest rival, Sandy Nurse, failed to qualify.
New York State
Politics
We are now in the ‘Between Times’
Two weeks remain to determine the new normal once social distancing begins to end.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How the coronavirus is affecting insurance in New York
Three insurance leaders in Albany talk about the challenges facing the industry.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Everyone’s mad at de Blasio’s ‘Jewish community’ gaffe for the wrong reason
The mayor misleadingly conflates all Jews with Hasidim in calling out failure to social distance.
Gun Control
Politics
What does SCOTUS’ Second Amendment case mean for New York?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal of a gun rights case in New York City is not the end of the fight.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Bernie Bros, Yang Gang enraged over NY’s canceled primary
Some people care more about casting symbolic votes for former candidates than preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Homelessness
Policy
Can de Blasio ever win on homelessness?
The governor has put the mayor to work figuring out homelessness on the NYC subways.
Small Business
Policy
Is the federal government shortchanging small businesses?
Amid backlash against large companies getting federal loans, Velázquez calls for transparency.
Nonprofits
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