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
The bizarre language of budget season on Planet Albany
Some of the timelines and metaphors have been out of this world.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NY Legislature approves fourth budget extender
The state Senate approved an April 15 extension Thursday, and the Assembly is expected to do so on Friday.
Housing
Policy
Bill package aims to improve delivery of services to New Yorkers displaced from homes after natural disasters, fires and other emergencies
The Back Home Act would increase accountability, address operational inefficiencies and provide greater transparency and resources.
Albany Agenda
Politics
NAACP Legal Defense Fund backs ‘good cause’ eviction bill
The civil rights organization joined with dozens of Democratic elected officials to oppose attempts to weaken the tenant protection legislation.
News & Politics
Politics
5 things to know about Alex Spiro, Adams’ new attorney
The city retained Spiro to defend Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault case.
New York City
Politics
Adams, Hochul kick off National Action Network convention with praise for the Rev. Al Sharpton
The mayor burnished his activist credentials while the governor talked about budget priorities for Black families.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
‘Everybody’s watching:’ Brian Kavanagh talks housing and the NY budget
The Senate Housing Committee chair said he “certainly doesn’t need pressure” to find a compromise on housing.
News & Politics
Politics
NY GOP thanks Texas governor for making immigration a local issue
At the state party’s annual gala last week, New York Republicans demonized asylum-seekers while celebrating the man who has shipped them to New York City.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: New York must invest in people with disabilities
A call for a Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment for nonprofit providers and a Direct Support Wage Enhancement to give direct care workers a much-needed bump in pay.
New York State
Policy
Going down the mayoral control study rabbit hole
The state Education Department’s big report recommends a commission to evaluate mayoral control of New York City schools.
Housing
Opinion
Opinion: Domestic violence survivors like me need housing support
To ensure survivors can obtain safe housing, Albany must include funding for the Housing Access Voucher Program and New York State Supportive Housing Program in the state budget.
Economic Development
Policy
Everything you need to know about the latest proposal in ‘City of Yes’
Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed overhaul of dated zoning regulations would bolster New York’s economic recovery and grow local business.
Albany Agenda
Policy