Personality
Public advocate rivals Williams, Ulrich top winners list
The public advocate's race dominated the week after Amazon, and no one knows exactly where upstate is. But you will know who was this week's biggest winner (and loser).
New York City
Politics
Who’s trending in the NYC public advocate’s race?
A look at which New York City public advocate candidate got the biggest post-debate bump this week.
New York City
Opinion
In Amazon's wake, New York should double down on tech
New York City and state can’t ignore the fast-growing economic tech sector.
New York City
Politics
Fact-checking the second NYC public advocate debate
Evaluating the debate claims of the leading candidates in the New York City public advocate's race.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How Polly Trottenberg is improving transportation in NYC
Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg discusses bus funding, the NYPD targeting bicyclists but neglected to discuss her feelings about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's public callouts.
New York City
Politics
Public advocate candidates blitz de Blasio and Amazon, draw distinctions
Takeaways from the second official New York City public advocate debate ahead of the Feb. 26 special election.
New York City
Policy
Everything that could derail the new Bronx Metro-North stations
Lawmakers across the Bronx and Westchester County came to an agreement with the MTA, Amtrak and Empire State Development that will lead to the construction of four new Metro-North stations in the east Bronx.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
What would Cuomo’s internet sales tax do?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to collect sales tax from transactions over internet marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. Here’s how it would work.
Transportation
Policy
Has subway performance really improved?
The last four months of 2018 showed a marked improvement on subway performance, but this isn't necessarily indicative of a smoother running subway system in the long run.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
NY pols and Amazon blew up their deal by acting like themselves
How Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Amazon all contributed to the death of HQ2.
New York City
Politics
Who’s leading in the NYC public advocate race?
Next Tuesday, New York City voters will cast their ballots for one of 17 candidates for public advocate, so we asked experts their opinion on the outcome of the race.
MTA
Policy
How to get riders back on the bus
Fixing New York City's bus network could be key to rebuilding New Yorkers' faith in the city and state’s ability to deliver high-quality mass transit.
New York City
Policy
NYC subpoenas Airbnb for details about its hosts
Over a month after a New York City law aimed at regulating Airbnb activity was blocked, the city has issued Airbnb a subpoena for roughly 20,000 of its apartment listings in New York City.
Personality
Sexual harassment survivors voted last week's biggest winners
It's been one hell of a week. Amazon pulled out of its HQ2 deal, Mitch McConnell signaled on Thursday that Trump will sign Nita Lowey’s bill and simultaneously declare a national emergency to build the wall, the first sexual harassment hearing in Albany in decade, and so much more. But two questions remain: Who was this week's biggest winner? And who was this week's biggest loser?
New York City
Personality
Will congestion pricing be part of the state budget?
New York lawmakers on the committees that oversee the MTA, state Sen. Leroy Comrie and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin - in addition to state Sen. Tim Kennedy - weigh in on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal.
New York City
Policy
Uber sues over ride-hail cap
Uber filed a lawsuit over New York City Council's ride-hail legislation that includes a one-year cap on new app-based vehicle licenses, which the tech company argues is an overextension of the city's authority.
New York City
Politics