New York State
Politics
Hochul announces the framework of a budget deal
The spending plan isn’t done, but the governor took a victory lap after getting closer to an agreement with legislative leaders.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A real plan for Empire AI
New York’s AI initiative needs strong labor standards and ethical guardrails.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Marc Molinaro’s first-quarter fundraising dwarfed by Democratic challenger’s
Democrat Josh Riley raised more than twice as much as the incumbent.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Gounardes: Working Families Tax Credit ‘still very much on the table’
The New York Immigration Coalition is backing the tax break.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Tenant advocates alarmed about latest budget negotiations
Housing Justice for All published a fact sheet comparing the current version of “good cause” eviction to what was originally proposed.
Heard Around Town
Policy
New York City Council finds migrant children evicted from shelters saw school interrupted
New data tracking the impact of 60-day limits on shelter stays has created concerns.
News & Politics
Politics
‘My job was to try and kill him’: Oppo research and New York politics
It’s brutal out here!
Energy & Environment
Policy
Exclusive: Environmental, labor groups call for more climate funding in city budget
A letter to the City Council calls for investing an additional $600 million in the electrification of public schools and allocating more funding to help implement Local Law 97.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
About half of New York City has been harmed by environment inequities
In a Q&A with Elijah Hutchinson, the head of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, he talks about the “urgency and a moral obligation” of focusing on these areas of the city.
Policy
Policy
Here are the details of Albany's potential three-way housing deal
The proposed deal includes a weakened version of “good cause” eviction, an increase to individual apartment improvement caps and a new version of the 421-a tax break. But everyone seems to hate it.
NYPD
Policy
How $1.2 billion in NYPD civil litigation case settlements and monetary awards went unreported
An investigation of public records shows the Law Department’s mandated reporting has not provided full transparency.
Events
Politics
Brooklyn DA talks community engagement, restorative justice at NAN conference
Eric Gonzalez, who often refers to himself as a “progressive prosecutor,” spoke largely about his office’s efforts to prevent violence, rather than prosecute it.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Training the next generation of cyber experts
In an age of cyber threats, investing in our cybersecurity workforce is crucial to our national security.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Oh, by the way, OJ died
The former Buffalo Bills running back, actor and convicted felon’s death was a passing afterthought.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Why New York state needs a Child Victims Act fund
Financial support is needed for struggling foster care and prevention service providers.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Changing children’s lives for almost half a century
Arlene Goldsmith of New Alternatives for Children talks about her decades of leadership at the organization and her next move in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
Rikers Island
Opinion
Opinion: Is it possible to get the effort to close Rikers Island back on track?
The troubled jail’s closure has been cast adrift in a sea of half truths, bad ideas and polarized debate.
Personality
Personality