Policy
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Poll: Plurality of New Yorkers support legal prostitution
A survey conducted by a sex workers advocacy group found that 44% think consenting adults should be able to buy and sell sex, and 26% said they knew someone who had purchased sex.
Real Estate
Council-weakening housing proposals survive the Board of Elections
Voters will likely consider the proposals, which aim to streamline the process for building affordable housing, in November.
Eric Adams
Behind ‘all-time high’ job growth in NYC, 17K government positions sit vacant
Public sector hiring in New York City is on the rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic. Unions, lawmakers and employees say it’s still way, way too slow.
Policy
The natural gas pipelines and energy transmission line projects NY is debating
As the state confronts its increasing energy needs, progressives are pushing for approval of electric transmission lines, while conservatives are advocating for natural gas pipelines.
Immigration
If the federal crackdown comes to New York City
New York City has so far been spared the aggressive immigration enforcement that has rocked Los Angeles. The city is bracing for that to change.
Energy & Environment
New York is getting wetter, and federal help is drying up
Floods are hitting harder, but New York City is bouncing back faster.
Energy & Environment
The multibillion-dollar effort to stop New York from going underwater
From the shores of Manhattan to Staten Island and Montauk Point, government is trying to prevent damage from storm surge and sea level rise.
Heard Around Town
Penn Station gets ‘magic key’ and $43 million to push redevelopment forward
Andy “Train Daddy” Byford, special advisor to Amtrak, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that construction of the new Penn Station will start in 2027.
Criminal Justice
No, New York doesn’t have ‘cashless bail’
But that won’t necessarily stop the Trump administration from trying to pull the state’s federal funding anyway.
Health Care
State planned to give no-bid contract to PPL, lawmaker claims
The state has claimed that Public Partnerships LLC received a $9 billion contract after a competitive bidding process, but draft bill language suggests the state always planned to contract with the company.
Policy
Criminal justice reform groups call on Hochul to commute prison sentences
More than 130 advocacy groups – including the WFP, NAACP New York Conference and Release Aging People in Prison – called on the governor to reduce the state's prison population.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Freeze the rent of … how many apartments exactly?
Breaking down New York City’s housing stock.
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Education
Fighting for educational equity and digital literacy in the era of Trump
New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa and New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos delivered remarks at City and State’s annual Education Summit, where experts discussed the advent of AI in curriculums.
New York City Council
NYC Council preps to override 3 Eric Adams vetoes
The mayor tried to nix legislation upping pay for delivery workers and legalizing street vending. The council is expected to respond Sept. 10.
Policy
NY missed out on nearly $500 million by not switching seniors to Medicare
A new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York kept thousands of Medicare-eligible seniors on Medicaid plans, costing the state $485 million.
Policy
Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now
Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?
Policy
Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now
Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?
Albany Agenda
Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance?
“I assure you, my capacity for an expansive range of topics is enormous,” the governor told reporters.
Policy
Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.
Policy
Checking in on Hochul’s five-year housing plan
Gov. Hochul promised to build or preserve 100,000 units of affordable housing between 2022 and 2027. Three years in, here’s where things stand.
