New York State
Policy
State audit highlights lax oversight of IBM contract
The focus on IBM follows concerns about the company’s ties to ITS officials.
Ethics
Personality
Updated: Ex-state Sen. Marty Golden’s brushes with controversy
Brooklyn Republican state Sen. Marty Golden's campaign office manager approved the controversial appearance of outspoken misogynist and Islamophobic pundit and activist Gavin McInnes at a Manhattan Republican club.
MTA
Politics
The pros and cons of the MTA’s capital plan
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released the broad strokes of its next five year Capital Program this week. At $51.5 billion, the 2020-2024 plan is the MTA’s most expensive to date, and about $20 billion more expensive than the previous one. In this week’s “Ask the Experts” feature, we looked at the initial proposal and what it means for New York’s beleaguered transit systems.
Policy
Will New York City get free child care?
State Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a freshman from Queens, introduced a new bill on Sept. 13 proposing that businesses pick up the tab through a new payroll tax that would fund the NYC Under 3 Act, which gives families a sliding scale of financial assistance for infant and toddler day care.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
How de Blasio’s absence left the City Council in charge
Running for president may make the legislative body harder to control.
New York City
Politics
What Ruben Diaz Jr. learned from his father
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. cited the positive attributes of his father, New York City Councilman Rubén Díaz Sr.
New York State
Policy
How would public campaign finance affect unions?
It could limit their influence, but few are opposed.
New York State
Politics
It’s been a long, bumpy road between the Seneca Nation and New York
The fight over fixing I-90 is just the latest pothole.
New York State
Personality
The junior/senior tag teams of New York politics
It helps if voters already know your name.
New York State
Policy
What Cuomo’s executive order on vaping will and won’t do
It doesn’t ban menthols or regulate the black market.
New York City
Personality
Keeping the power supply safe from terrorists
NYPA’s Kenneth Carnes on fortifying the utility’s cybersecurity.
New York City
Politics
8 completely made-up things Tiffany Cabán is up to
The former Queens DA candidate opened a state campaign account – and now, rumors are swirling.
New York City
Opinion
A tale of two Ruben Diazes
A decade ago, the Bronx BP killed a mall project at the Kingsbridge Armory. Now, critics say he’s too close to developers.
New York City
Politics
New York’s efforts to snuff out smoking
Cuomo’s flavored e-cigarette ban is the latest in the war on lighting up.
Technology
Policy