Book Excerpt
Personality
Book excerpt: Luis Miranda looks back on a lifetime of advocating for Latino political power in “Relentless”
City & State publishes a chapter from the veteran political consultant’s upcoming memoir.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Using the stage to empower New York City’s young people
Nonprofit TADA! Youth Theater co-founder Janine Nina Trevens discusses the organization’s creative and free programming.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How I became my father on Israel
Suddenly, I put my hand up to touch my face. It was deep red. I had become my father.
Courts
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s complex court bureaucracy shields judges from accountability
Judges are less accountable to the public than to court administrators who arbitrarily shuffle them around to different courts and issue secret memos to guide their interpretation of the law.
Protests
Policy
More than two-thirds of protesters arrested at Columbia and City College released with summonses
The majority of protesters have been released with summonses, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is charging 46 Columbia protesters with trespassing and 22 City College protesters with burglary.
Policy
Policy
Staten Island secession? A new IBO report studies the age-old question
“Any serious study of how secession would play out proves that citizens of an independent Staten Island would end up paying more for less,” said Council Member Justin Brannan, who requested the study.
Nonprofits
Power Lists
First pet-friendly shelter for unhoused families opens in the Bronx
The Urban Resource Institute and New York City Department of Homeless Services unveiled the facility to provide temporary housing that also allows for animals.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Common sense never goes out of style
Political trends come and go, but pragmatic, results-oriented governing remains key.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Zinerman says DSA-backed challenger lives outside district
Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman’s allies have sought to portray DSA-endorsed challenger Eon Huntley as an outsider and recently hosted an anti-DSA town hall.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Destigmatizing access to mental health services for youth
An interview with Jessica Greenawalt, co-founder and executive director of The Arthur Project.
2024 presidential election
Politics
Here’s where the Leave It Blank campaign did best in New York City
In some Assembly districts in Brooklyn and Queens, a third of voters cast blank ballots in the Democratic presidential primary.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul promises in-person college graduation ceremonies as Columbia protests escalate
The governor said she does not want universities to cancel their in-person commencement ceremonies due to security concerns.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Iovino Family Foundation offers $1 million ‘Impact prize’ to three nonprofits for workforce development
Applications are now being accepted for funding that will help young persons, who are neither in school or employed, get vital job training.
Albany Agenda
Politics
New York state Legislature 2024 races to watch
Here are some of the challenges, swing districts and open seats to keep an eye on.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Report: Nail salon technicians have higher rate of reproductive health issues
The study comes as proposed legislation would create protections for these workers, typically Asian and Latin American immigrants already subject to poor working conditions.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
It’s Election Day in Western New York
Voters are deciding on a new member of Congress to represent them in the 26th Congressional District.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Report: Nail salon technicians have higher rate of reproductive health issues
The study comes as proposed legislation would create protections for these workers, typically Asian and Latin American immigrants already subject to poor working conditions.
News & Politics
Politics