Nonprofits

NYN Media

Approach to preventive services gets ACS some recognition

The goal of ACS’ Division of Prevention Services, is to help families keep their children safely at home.

New York State

Personality

Marcus Molinaro vs. the Empire

Marcus Molinaro on how to beat Cuomo – and which "Star Wars" character he sees himself as.

Andrew Cuomo

Opinion

Seismic testing threatens New York waters

Seismic testing threatens New York waters even before offshore oil and gas drilling begins.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Bar admittance unlikely to impede a Teachout attorney general run

Law professor Zephyr Teachout isn’t admitted to the New York state bar, posing a political hurdle to her potential candidacy for state attorney general, but that may be fixed more easily than some experts expected.

Campaigns & Elections

Policy

It’s not just Cambridge Analytica

It’s not just Cambridge Analytica. More and more campaigns are using social media to hypertarget potential voters.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Homelessness takes center stage at NYC budget hearing

What results does the New York City Department of Homeless Services have to show from a $1.75 billion increase in spending since 2014?

Bill de Blasio

Politics

Homelessness takes center stage at NYC budget hearing

New York City officials defended the increased funding they have received to combat homelessness and their request for more money to serve the record shelter population, even as they face fresh scrutiny over the use of hotel shelters.

Politics

Sean Patrick Maloney feels good about running for AG

A source familiar with Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s thinking told City & State that the Hudson Valley congressman is moving closer to a run, and feeling “even better” about it since Rep. Kathleen Rice is dropping out.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

It’s time to stop tax lien sales from snaring New York City's nonprofits

An unpaid tax bill should not be the end of community-based nonprofits which are so critical to the health and vitality of our city.

Bill de Blasio

Policy

How the de Blasio administration raised $417 million for charity

The New York City Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships has raised more than $417 million for a broad range of initiatives aimed at promoting social and economic equality.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

The next New York attorney general needs to fight for nonprofits

The attorney general’s office is both the lawyer for the people of New York and, through its Charities Bureau, the state regulator of nonprofits. In both capacities, the attorney general’s work intersects with that of the nonprofit sector.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Letitia James doesn’t want to be attorney general … yet

Why Letitia James and the biggest names opted out of the state legislative selection process.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

You don’t have to be that qualified to be attorney general

The state Legislature is interviewing candidates to replace Schneiderman, but the job’s formal qualifications are minimal.

New York City

Policy

Digital currency regulation and other tech-tonic shifts

Digital currency regulation and four other big technology issues New York is facing now