New York City
Personality
Remembering Staten Island Chuck 10 years later
New York City marks an important anniversary since the groundhog’s tragic death.
MTA
Policy
DiNapoli: MTA needs $43B for repairs and upgrades
The costs estimates were detailed in a new report released by the state comptroller detailing the agency’s needs assessments over the next 20 years, starting in 2025.
Labor
Policy
Staff shortages slow, hinder work at some city agencies
Amid an ongoing hiring freeze, a report card on city agency performance released this week shows that some agencies still don’t have the staff they need.
Immigration
Policy
'The whole world is literally looking at us:' How New York City is using the migrant crisis as a catalyst for change
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom and Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow-Park detail the city’s shift away from the “right-to-shelter” mandate at the annual Upstream Symposium hosted by HELP USA.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Hochul’s proposal to close 5 more NY prisons rankles state GOP
The prison population has halved since 1999, and staffing is in freefall. But Republicans say the prisons should get more resources, not less.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Gale Brewer calls for supporting asylum-seekers at City and State’s 50 over 50 celebration
The New York City Council member was among several Icon Award winners at the event honoring “age disruptors” at the Manhattan Penthouse.
Eric Adams
Policy
Report: New Yorkers are waiting longer for cash assistance
The mayor’s preliminary progress update for the year showed dismal wait times for cash assistance and continued sluggishness for food assistance.
Criminal Justice
Politics
City Council overrides mayor’s vetoes on two law enforcement bills
Projecting a united front, the council defied a public relations campaign by the mayor to cast both bills as endangering public safety.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Hochul finishes 2023 business with no pocket vetoes
The Legislature passed hundreds of bills before breaking in June, and three had made it into 2024.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Patrick Carroll hopes to keep Rockland County Assembly seat blue
When Democratic Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski announced he wouldn’t be running for reelection – the Assembly supermajority got a little more vulnerable.
Immigration
Personality
Gale Brewer calls for supporting asylum-seekers at City and State’s 50 over 50 celebration
The New York City Council member was among several Icon Award winners at the event honoring “age disruptors” at the Manhattan Penthouse.
Policy
Policy
Hochul signs Rape is Rape Act
The law expands the definition of rape in New York to include non-penetrative forced sexual contact.
Health Care
Policy
Social media declared a ‘public health hazard,’ as efforts to rein it in ramp up
New York City Mayor Eric Adams made the announcement last week, while Florida lawmakers advanced a bill banning accounts for anyone under 16 years of age.
New York City
Politics
City Council will test its own strength with criminal justice veto overrides
The debate over the How Many Stops Act reached a fever pitch this weekend, after Council Member Yusef Salaam was pulled over by the NYPD.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC touts faster fire inspections in new report
Wait times for fire alarm inspections were down compared to last year.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
“Literary Science” preps high school students for social ventures that address local challenges
New York Nonprofit Media interviews Chidi Asoluka, founder and CEO of the community design studio NewComm.
Health Care
Opinion
Opinion: Medical aid in dying is a long overdue human right for New Yorkers
Terminally ill patients deserve the right to decide to end their suffering on their own terms and timeline.
Albany Agenda
Policy
