New York City
Policy
Gauging the Uber driver strike’s impact
New York City’s ride-hail drivers' strike may not have made a noticeable travel impact on riders.
New York City
Personality
In Queens DA contest, Tiffany Cabán is the leftest of them all
Among the seven Queens District Attorney candidates, Tiffany Cabán's platform would take the office the furthest to the left.
New York City
Politics
Why NYC still hasn’t elected a woman to be mayor
In 2013, then-Council Speaker Christine Quinn fizzled. In 2017, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis fell short. In 2021, will things be any different – or will another man be elected to the city’s highest office? We ask the experts to weigh in.
New York City
Opinion
Banning fur is bad for New York
The City Council’s proposed ban on the sale of fur throughout the five boroughs should give pause to anyone who cares about jobs and being able to choose what they want to purchase, writes Karen Giberson, president of the Accessories Council.
New York City
Policy
What could be next after the congestion fee
The nonprofit Citizens Budget Commission released a report detailing the possibilities presented by a “vehicle-miles traveled fee.”
Technology
Policy
Behind the ride-hail drivers strike
Wednesday, drivers for app-based ride-hail companies like Uber and Lyft will participate in a morning strike in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
New York City
Opinion
Fashion is thriving without fur
It's time to safeguard all the other animals from such gratuitous violence by supporting City Council Speaker Corey Johnson's bill to ban fur sales in New York City, writes Tim Gunn of “Project Runway.”
New York City
Politics
Poll: Will any women run for NYC mayor in 2021?
While the next New York City mayoral election is still a couple years away, it’s striking that all of the early frontrunners are men. In this week’s reader poll, we ask whether any women will run for mayor in 2021, who’s likely to enter the fray, and whether a woman will win.
New York City
Policy
Disabled riders face scarcity of accessible vehicles
The ride-hail company Lyft’s lawsuit in Westchester arguing it should not have to serve disabled customers, has renewed concerns about the availability of accessible vehicles. Here’s the status of taxi and ride-hail app accessibility throughout the state.
New York City
Politics
Where the Queens DA candidates stand on the issues
The seven Democratic candidates for Queens district attorney reflect the borough’s diversity and they’re all proposing the same shift away from the legacy of the just-deceased Queens DA Richard Brown. Here’s a guide to each candidate’s stances on the issues in the race.
New York State
Politics
So many New Yorkers are running for president
Those all-important Midwestern voters may despise coastal elites, but that isn’t stopping a slew of New Yorkers from running for president. Here are the seven major candidates with significant ties to New York who are probably running for president, and one honorable mention.
Personality
Every day’s Earth Day for Englebright and Kaminsky
Who’s up and who’s down in this week's Winners & Losers poll?
New York State
Policy
AOC supports breaking up Big Tech
In March, Senator Elizabeth Warren laid out a proposal to break up big tech companies — and now, New York’s own Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining Warren.
New York City
Personality
Borelli on running for a 'remarkably useless' office
New York City Councilman Joe Borelli talked to City & State about breaking bread with Williams, sticking with Trump and why he doesn’t want to be like Scott Stringer.
Kathy Hochul
Politics