Policy
Policy
Legislators seek greater loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking for additional $4 million in the budget for a program to assist public service lawyers.
Budget
Eric Adams unveils $114.6 billion FY 26 preliminary budget with optimism
Kicking off a season of negotiation with the City Council, the New York City mayor said the city’s economy is strong.
NYPD
Cops will start patrolling overnight subways on Monday
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the state will foot $77 million in NYPD overtime costs over the next three months.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Scott Stringer wants to clean up New York City
Mayor Eric Adams introduced the revolutionary trash can to New York City. Scott Stringer, who is making his run for mayor official, says he’ll take waste management to the next level.
Immigration
Council to hold immigration oversight hearing ahead of Trump inauguration
City Council Member Alexa Avilés wants to know how the city is preparing to respond to deportation threats.
NYPD
New bill would seal unproven complaints against officers
Would this be a Clean Slate Act for cops?
Policy
Brisport skeptical of Hochul’s universal child care pledge
State Sen. Jabari Brisport, who has championed universal child care in the state Legislature, said he’ll believe Hochul’s commitment to the policy when he sees it.
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul’s NYC agenda in 2025
The governor is preoccupied with perceptions of subway crime and giving money back to New Yorkers.
New York State
Breaking down Hochul’s State of the State
The governor laid out the broad strokes of her agenda for the year in her annual speech and a nearly 150-page policy book.
Transportation
Transit advocates back bill to encourage alternatives to highway expansion projects
The Get Around NY Act would aim to reduce total vehicle miles traveled by 20% by 2050.
Albany Agenda
Senate to pass voting rights bills today
Although legislative leaders previously said that their top priority was affordability, the Senate is sticking with tradition by passing election reform bills first.
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Adams to announce ‘family-friendly’ housing initiatives at State of the City
The mayor wants to support intergenerational living with tax incentives and other changes.
New York State
Legislative leaders pledge to prioritize affordability as session begins
In opening remarks, both state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said they intend to pass legislation to address New Yorkers’ cost of living.
Ethics
Can Cuomo convince New York’s highest court to scrap state ethics commission?
The state Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the former governor’s case against the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying and Government.
Heard Around Town
Children’s advocates urge Eric Adams to fund universal 3-K, summer school, despite federal dollars running out
A coalition is putting pressure on the mayor ahead of his preliminary budget proposal.
Policy
DMV defends Green Light Law meant to protect immigrants
Although the DMV strongly defended the law, Hochul wouldn’t say whether she might revisit the law that has Trump's incoming border czar threatening retaliation against New York.
Albany Agenda
Paulin’s ‘Weinstein’ bill back on legislative agenda for 2025
The controversial bill, which failed to pass last year, would allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of prior sexual offenses in legal proceedings.
Policy
Hochul says 2025 is the year to change involuntary commitment laws
Despite past opposition from lawmakers, the governor once again plans to propose expansions to laws involving involuntary mental health treatment
Policy
Happy 2025! It’s time to start thinking about the next census
New population estimates show minor improvements for New York, but experts are worried about how Trump could interfere with census count efforts in 2030.
