NYPD
Politics
Did de Blasio actually defund the NYPD?
The mayor and the City Council did some fuzzy math to arrive at $1B in cuts.
Opinion
Opinion
Off-shore sea gates could protect New York
The effort faces objections, but it may be the best way to hold back storm surges.
New York State
Politics
What Democrats stand to gain upstate in 2020
There are five open state Senate seats far away from traditional downstate battlegrounds.
New York City
Politics
Indoor dining dashed in New York City
The city takes a step back on Monday’s reopening plans.
New York State
Policy
NYC’s coronavirus tracing program is making small strides
One month in, New York City Health + Hospitals is finding its footing.
New York City
Politics
City Hall reaches agreement on reduced budget, with major NYPD cuts
Some dissent on both the right and the left.
Opinion
Opinion
CUNY cuts endanger educations and adjunct professors’ livelihood
The governor doesn’t want to raise taxes on the rich to protect public higher education.
New York State
Politics
Buffeted by crises, will New York regain its footing?
First Read readers expect the city and state to rebound, but with major changes.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The long wait for New York City election results
The Board of Elections has set its timeline to finally start counting absentee ballots.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
Andrew Cuomo, the auteur
The governor’s coronavirus mountain is just one of his many artistic creations.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
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.
New York State
Politics
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.
New York State
Politics
How do you enforce a quarantine?
Details on how the state will force travelers from coronavirus hot spots to self-isolate are still scant.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: The post-COVID nonprofit
What will the sector look like when the quarantine ends?
New York State
Politics
5 trans rights bills the state still has not passed
The state and nation made strides in improving transgender rights, but there are still discriminatory practices to abolish.
New York State
Personality
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on being gay in Trumpland
How New York’s first LGBTQ member of Congress holds on to his purple district.
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