Nonprofits

NYN Media

DACA youth need help

Nearly all DACA youth pay taxes. Yet they are still not covered for certain civic benefits like post-high school education.

Andrew Cuomo

Opinion

Is the Albany Power 100 list sexist?

Blame society, not the journalists who report on it, for the unequal distribution of power in the Albany Power 100.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Teachout left out as WFP nominates Nixon, Williams and DiNapoli

The Working Families Party officially officially designated Cynthia Nixon as its candidate for governor, as well as New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for another term, at the third party’s state convention on Saturday. But left out was Zephyr Teachout, who was denied the party’s ballot line for attorney general – at least for now.

Kathy Hochul

Politics

What to watch for at the Working Families Party Convention

The Working Families Party has suffered financing scandals and a feud with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but remains a crucial player in New York’s progressive politics heading after losing much of its union support.

Gambling

Politics

Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off

Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off in this week’s political roundup.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

New York doesn't do royal weddings, but it has its own royalty

New York doesn't have royalty, but the former colony seems fond of dynastic succession in politics.

New York State

Policy

The ABCs of tech-oriented economic development

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger on what New York should do with Amazon, blockchain and car-sharing.

New York State

Policy

How New York could pick up the pace on broadband expansion

An interview with Joseph Griffo, chairman of the state Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee.

Gambling

Policy

Could sports betting fund clean water investments?

If betting on sports comes to New York in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, it could bring in an influx of new state tax revenue – and at least one state lawmaker would want it to be used on cleaning up the environment.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

This is how New York City places kids in foster care

For thousands of children each year, the foster care system is a reality. The process of getting there often begins with a single report that gets the attention of the New York City Administration for Children’s Services.

New York City

Politics

Why you shouldn’t open your high-rise office windows

New York City is imposing new building regulations starting next year, where all residences, even single-family homes, will have to have ventilation systems.

Criminal Justice

Opinion

Criminal justice reform would protect immigrants from deportation

Minor crimes get immigrants in trouble with the Trump administration. Here's what New York can do to protect them.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

Was anyone a bigger winner this week than Barbara Underwood or Preet Bharara? Did anyone have a worse week than Sheldon Silver? Check out our weekly Winners & Losers to find out!

New York City

Policy

The long view for DoITT and LinkNYC

An interview with Samir Saini, commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Here's how federal cuts to food stamps are going to hurt New Yorkers

The House Farm Bill cuts SNAP benefits and diverts much of that money to a risky new scheme of ineffective work programs and unforgiving penalties that would take food assistance away from those who don’t meet sweeping, expanded work requirements.