Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York City could be a leader in juvenile justice reform
An upcoming contract between a Missouri nonprofit and New York City could make the difference.
Politics
Cynthia Nixon triggers a reckoning in the Democratic Socialists of America
Since gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon proclaimed herself a democratic socialist and began courting the support of the Democratic Socialists of America, the members of DSA’s New York City branches have remained split on the matter of endorsing her. One issue stands out as a fundamental question of the organization’s role in our political climate: the limits of its involvement in electoral politics.
New York City
Opinion
The Daily News’ destruction shows only right-wing newspapers will be left
The Daily News’ destruction shows only right-wing newspapers will be left. Corporations and billionaires have no use but propaganda for money-losing papers.
Personality
Who's up and who's down this week?
Was anyone a bigger winner than the pizza guy Pablo Villavicencio? Did anyone have a worse week than Marty Golden, Jeff Klein or Jasmine Robinson?
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York City's formerly incarcerated community will need this database
An effort to bring resources together on one platform started as a project at CUNY.
Politics
Who's on the sticking-with-Crowley bandwagon?
Despite losing his Democratic congressional primary to democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and insisting he is no longer running, Rep. Joseph Crowley has received at least two endorsements in the past two weeks – with both citing Israel as an issue.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
New York won’t beat the federal tax law in court, and it shouldn’t
New York is taking the federal government to court over the SALT deduction cap. But New York’s legal reasoning would, if accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, cripple the federal government’s powers of taxation in ways that would restrict future Democratic congresses as well.
Politics
Voters question petition signatures for Assemblyman Brian Miller
More than a dozen of people whose names submitted on ballot petitions for Assemblyman Brian Miller for the Conservative Party line deny they ever signed it, despite their addresses and supposed signatures appearing on the petitions, with some calling it a “forgery.”
Nonprofits
NYN Media
This is what impact investing is – and how it’s different for nonprofits
One of the central tenets of impact investing is that even a third bottom line matters.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
Why returning NYC’s freight transportation to the waterways won’t work
New York City has initiated a $100 million plan to try to solve the city’s age-old problems with freight transportation. But the city’s attempt to go back to the future by returning shipping to the waterways won’t solve many of the worst freight-traffic problems.
Power Lists
The most influential people in Brooklyn
In this special list, we recognize 50 people in the borough who are key players in the world of New York politics and government.
New York City
Policy
What you need to know about the NYC charter revision commissions
Few New York City residents know that the city’s charter is being revisited not once, but twice. To get up to speed, here are the basic details about the process – and what key officials are saying about how it’s playing out.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New report highlights subway accessibility concerns
A recent report from New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer highlights “transit deserts."
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Minor-party bids, independents poised to take votes from Delgado
Up to five left-leaning candidates may foil Democratic opportunity to knock off Rep. John Faso
Real Estate
Policy
Can NYC increase local input without endangering real estate projects?
Can New York City increase local input without endangering real estate projects? It’s a puzzle for a pair of dueling city charter commissions.
Politics