New York City
Policy
The scramble to profit from legal pot
New York’s about-face on marijuana has triggered a gold rush.
New York City
Politics
NYCHA agreement, Child Victims Act and Amazon in the hot seat
It was cold in New York, but Amazon was feeling the heat, while the feds reached a NYCHA agreement with the city in This Week's Headlines.
Technology
Policy
Can New York lead in cryptocurrency?
The establishment of a new cryptocurrency task force suggests that the state is ready to expand its embrace.
Personality
Child Victims Act sponsors top weekly winner vote
Child Victims Act sponsors top weekly winner vote, and 32BJ's Hector Figueroa got the most loser votes - thanks to some voter fraud.
New York City
Personality
Back to school with Steve Israel
Former congressman Steve Israel is confronting our volatile political era with a new politics institute at Cornell.
New York City
Personality
How de Blasio's D.C. agents keep tabs on Trump’s government
As Bill de Blasio wages a war on Washington, his agents in D.C. keep tabs on Donald Trump’s government.
New York State
Personality
Top state financial regulator steps down
Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo reflects on her time leading the agency.
Policy
Amazon’s skimpy favors for the community infuriate City Council critics
In the City Council’s second hearing on Amazon’s enormous planned office in the neighborhood of Long Island City, the contentious debate continued.
New York State
Politics
New York delegation lands prime House committee assignments
Most New York members of Congress will serve on House committees corresponding to their districts and interests. Pelosi detractors will not.
New York City
Personality
New York’s tattooed legislators
A new generation of tattooed New York lawmakers are showing off their skin art.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Which new Democratic laws will make the biggest difference in Albany?
Experts weigh in on the most politically significant legislation advancing in Democratic-controlled Albany, which bills could backfire, and the biggest spending fights.
New York City
Politics
Public advocate candidate Williams takes to the airwaves
The Brooklyn councilman is out with his first TV ad of the special election.
Politics
The church’s non-repent for the Child Victims Act
Cardinal Timothy Dolan continues to make the church seem like the victim.
Gun Control
Opinion
The high stakes of NYC’s U.S. Supreme Court gun control case
The decision could signal how a more conservative court will interpret the Second Amendment.
New York State
Politics
In Democratic Albany, property tax cap is a rare disconnect
Proposals to make a property tax cap permanent gives the chamber some leverage in budget talks.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Cuomo's design-build expansion slowly chugs along
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand design-build procurement authority to more state agencies
Personality