Policy
Policy
State budget director warns NY will have to cut services if federal funding dries up
The state’s projected $252 billion budget includes over $90 billion of federal funding – and if the Trump administration cuts that off, the state won’t be able to backfill it.
New York City
Politics
‘This isn’t ideological, it’s just math’: Andrew Yang on how to move the country forward
An interview with the presidential candidate turned mayoral candidate turned founding co-chair of the Forward Party.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Women lead a quarter of U.S. cities. Let’s make it more.
As women, communities of color, immigrants and LGBTQ+ individuals face increasing pressures, it’s more important than ever to have local leaders who will stand up for their communities.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Norman Siegel: Civil rights is a marathon, not a sprint
A Q&A with the civil rights attorney, who is still rabid about defending the Constitution and the First Amendment.
Budget
Politics
Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams are both running for mayor. They’re also hashing out the city’s $115 billion budget.
The mayor and the City Council speaker are going to have to find consensus amid an unprecedented and fractious primary election.
Personality
Personality
Betsy Gotbaum honored with lifetime achievement award at City & State event
The Above and Beyond: Women awards ceremony recognized fifty women for their work to create a better New York.
Policy
Policy
Survivor groups split over Hochul’s proposed changes to discovery laws
After a number of organizations representing survivors of sexual and domestic violence called on lawmakers to support the governor’s proposal, other survivor groups called on lawmakers to reject it.
Technology
NYN Media
Artificial intelligence: A strategy to pay nonprofits on time and relieve staffing pressures
Here’s how to leverage this technology innovation to provide solutions at a time when it’s needed most.
Policy
Policy
New York has debated forced psychiatric treatment for decades
Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Public policy insanity
Involuntary commitment of severely mentally ill people should be a last resort. Let’s build more first resort solutions.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
WFP’s mayoral strategy takes shape with slate endorsement
Brad Lander, Adrienne Adams, Zellnor Myrie and Zohran Mamdani accepted the party's slate endorsement on Sunday. It was all very harmonious.
News & Politics
Politics
Possible GOP cuts to Medicaid put Lawler in awkward position
Ahead of a rumored run for governor, Rep. Mike Lawler needs to maintain his moderate credentials while not antagonizing the Trump administration.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why New York needs the Trans Wellness and Equity Fund
Providing more money to this powerful initiative will help protect trans New Yorkers from the federal government.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Distraction-free is the way forward
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban would create safer schools and better learning environments.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A more sustainable NY starts with empowering education
The state should increase funding for climate education programs that serve marginalized communities.
News & Politics
Politics
Fearing federal cuts, unions ask Hochul for more DOL funding
32BJ SEIU, CWA District 1, NYSNA and others are calling on the governor and legislative leaders to include an additional $200 million for the state Department of Labor in the budget.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Delivering better consumer financial protection for New Yorkers
As President Donald Trump dismantles the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the former director of the CFPB says it’s up to states like New York to crack down on unfair business practices.
News & Politics
Politics
Anticipated special election goes bust as Elise Stefanik stays in Congress
“At the end of the day, it didn’t matter,” a GOP strategist said of the months of political maneuvering.
Politics
Politics