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
A new generation of progressive pols
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hardly stands alone as a fast-rising non-white progressive New York elected official. From new state senators to the New York City public advocate and the City Council, a new generation is taking the reins.
New York State
Politics
Albany’s top lobbyists of 2019
Albany’s top 10 lobbyists of 2019, leading the state in both compensation and influence.
New York State
Politics
A ban on toxic toys, Cuomo backs Biden and the quest for Trump's taxes continues
Rounding up the week’s political news: From a ban on toxic children's' toys to taking legislative steps to unearth president Donald Trump's taxes.
New York City
Policy
Brooklyn tenants take up facial recognition fight
A group of tenants in the Brownsville neighborhood fights against their landlord’s attempts to install facial recognition entry systems in their rent-regulated residential buildings.
New York City
Policy
Why rabbis can’t contain the measles outbreak
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities are ground zero for the measles epidemic, even though their religious and political leadership urges vaccination. It’s a sign that the political power of rabbis in Hasidic communities is diminishing.
New York State
Opinion