Budget

Politics

New York City Council to unveil budget rebuttal

Council members will convene at City Hall on April 1 to provide their view on the city’s fiscal health

Nonprofits

Personality

Expanding the clubhouse model and community based therapy

Fountain House CEO Ken Zimmerman discusses how the New York City nonprofit is helping people with serious mental illness.

New York State

Personality

Q&A: Julia Salazar on ‘good cause’ negotiations and why Solidarity PAC is nothing new

The state senator talks about the state of play on her landmark housing bill as budget negotiations ramp up.

Education

Policy

Even before Hochul proposed cuts, many NY school districts were struggling

COVID-19-related federal aid is running out, and tax revenues were also impacted by the pandemic.

Albany Agenda

Politics

Hochul seeks liaison for Muslim community

The governor is creating a new position in her administration after months of criticism over how she talks about the war in Gaza

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Confronting the surge in domestic violence homicides in NYC

Survivors need access to safe housing and community-based violence prevention.

Immigration

Opinion

Opinion: Shelter limits are not the answer to the migrant crisis

We need to find sustainable solutions to the crisis, instead of forcing people out of shelters.

Albany Agenda

Updated Politics

The New York elected officials calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

A growing number of politicians, labor unions, city councils and other organizations have joined the call for a ceasefire as the death toll increases.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Cut out the home care middlemen

Private insurance companies are pocketing millions of dollars intended for home care workers.

News & Politics

Politics

A look inside the book written by the woman accusing Eric Adams of sexual assault

Lorna Beach-Mathura’s self-published 2014 book is less of a how-to guide to win lawsuits than it is a reprint of a petition she filed in a past case.

News & Politics

Politics

Hochul offers three-day budget extender

The extension is short, but that doesn’t mean a budget deal is imminent.

Heard Around Town

Personality

Eric Adams’ communications office: Where are they now?

Several members of the mayor’s press shop have left (or are leaving) for eye-catching new jobs over the last year.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Poll: Most Asian individuals support legal access to abortion

The findings come from a national survey conducted by AAPI Data, the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

Taxes

Policy

MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plan

Though several lawsuits against the plan are still pending, the MTA board took a major step in approving details of the road tolling program on Wednesday.