New York State
Policy
Can the Green Light bill protect against facial recognition mining?
Reports revealed the FBI had been mining state driver’s license databases with facial recognition technology, prompting concerns about New York’s new Green Light law.
New York State
Policy
How much lead-contaminated water does NY let students drink?
It’s not just NYCHA that struggles with potential lead poisoning. Schools across New York state may also have lead contamination at levels experts consider unsafe, and now activists are calling for tightening the lead regulations and strengthening the testing and remediation rules.
New York City
Policy
Why the federal government could take Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion
The federal government is seeking to seize Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion. Here’s how criminal asset forfeiture can be applied in a sex trafficking case and what it means for the future of one New York City’s biggest homes.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo signed pay equity legislation – but does it guarantee equal pay?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his signing of “new pay equity legislation” on Wednesday morning, but fully ensuring that women and people of color get the same pay for the same work will be more complicated.
New York State
Policy
Trump’s blocking of critics ruled unconstitutional
A three-judge panel sitting at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously that because Trump uses his Twitter account for government business, he can’t block other users because they have disagreed with or mocked him.
New York City
Policy
City recommends tighter regulations for medallion lenders
The big question is: will a city bailout be approved to ease some drivers’ more immediate issues?
New York City
Policy
MTA ‘network communications issue’ halts subway service
The Fast Forward plan would modernize the subway system’s decades-old signaling system over the next 10 years.
New York State
Policy
New York bucks the national trend on immigration
As the federal government takes a hard-line stance on immigration, the Empire State opens its doors.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo targets Facebook ad practices
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that Facebook advertisers are able to block or modify ads in a discriminatory manner.
New York City
Policy
What do you do if you’re not allowed to buy insurance?
What do you do if you’re not allowed to buy health coverage?
New York City
Policy
Is New York City ready for 5G?
Some in the tech industry worry that New York City is falling behind other major tech hubs when it comes to updating the infrastructure to sustain 5G wireless service – whenever it eventually arrives.
New York State
Policy
Can New York hit its environmental goals?
New York state just passed its most ambitious climate targets yet, but history suggests they won’t be easy to hit.
New York State
Policy
New York, Israel partner on tech
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an agreement for New York to enter into a $2 million partnership on tech and other economic development with Israel.
New York State
Policy
Why New York’s hospitals do terrible in federal rankings
While New York has many prestigious teaching hospitals and specialized centers, its hospitals perform terribly overall on national measures of quality of care. Here’s why, and what can be done about it.
New York State
Policy
Immigrants’ breakthrough year in Albany
State lawmakers passed a backlog of high-profile bills this year.
Technology
Policy
Does Yang’s Universal Basic Income make sense in New York City?
Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” is an attempt to curtail the economic consequences of automation.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo’s Israel roundtable to focus on trains and drones
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo heads to Israel today to show solidarity during a nationwide “rash of anti-Semitism,” according to his office.
New York City
Policy
Why don’t owners of super-luxury apartments pay their fair share of taxes?
There’s a systematic, widespread under-assessment of New York City’s most expensive homes. Forcing the owners to pay their fair share of the city’s property-tax burden seems like a political no-brainer, but here’s why it can’t be fixed without a larger reform.
New York State
Policy
Tech bills left in limbo in Albany
Sen. Kevin Thomas’s New York Privacy Act and state Sen. Diane Savino’s Dependent Worker Act are among the bills stalled until next session.
New York State
Policy