New York State
Policy
What’s happening to the tipped minimum wage?
Advocates for the restaurant industry are trying to get New York to apply the standard minimum wage to tipped workers, but a lot of servers are skeptical of this potential change.
New York City
Policy
New York tech's slog to diversity
Wendy Garcia, chief diversity officer at the New York City Comptroller’s Office discussed how tech companies and businesses can better support minorities and women during City & State's Diversity Summit on Thursday.
New York State
Policy
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he'd "try like heck" to legalize recreational marijuana in the upcoming state budget, but it's starting to look doubtful that he's putting in the energy to push legalization forward.
New York City
Policy
Why New York gives TV and film companies a $400 million break
Governor Andrew Cuomo raised the possibility of ending the state’s Film Tax Credit Program if the state Senate would cut some of the pricey measures included in its budget proposal. We explain what exactly the Film Tax Credit Program is and why Cuomo is suddenly interested in ending it.
New York City
Policy
Legislature expands school speed cameras
New York state Legislature passed the massive expansion of the speed camera program, expanding the number of cameras from 160 to as many as 2,250 in 750 school zones and to extend the hours of operation to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
New York State
Policy
The public health puzzle of legal pot
Some doctors and public health professionals want to stall the full legalization of recreational marijuana due to a variety of concerns, one being that scientists have not been able to study the harms and benefits of marijuana as thoroughly as other drugs on the market.
New York State
Policy
New Yorkers weigh in on Amazon exit
A Siena College poll released Monday confirmed that most New Yorkers were sad to see Amazon abandon plans for a new headquarters in Long Island City.
Policy
A look at the opioid crisis across New York
Recent spikes in opioid overdoses have also taken place in suburban and rural areas — here's the breakdown of opioid-related emergency room visits and deaths in New YORK.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
How tech opened up to government
Today’s tech companies like Lime, Jump, and Motivate are attempting a more collaborative approach, working with government agencies and currying the favor of elected officials before formally launching services in the state.
New York City Council
Policy
The rise and fall of the asshole startup
The days of tech startups slipping into residents’ daily lives unnoticed are over since New York has witnessed the power of companies like Uber and Airbnb,
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
Despite large Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly, lawmakers from Long Island and the Hudson Valley say they do not see single-payer happening anytime soon.
New York City
Policy
Tech’s footprint in Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards' grand opening on Friday will be a new hot spot for New York's developing tech scene.
Transportation
Policy
Uber puts its money behind congestion pricing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal is still facing pushback from from suburban law makers.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Amazon isn’t done defending itself in New York
New Yorkers are concerned about the poor labor conditions reported at Amazon's fulfillment and distribution centers across the country.
New York City
Policy
Engineering deans discuss Cuomo’s L train construction plan
The Association for a Better New York and Google brought together Gilda Barabino from the City College of New York, Jelena Kovačević from New York University, and Mary Cunningham Boyce of Columbia University – deans of their respective engineering schools – to talk about their experiences as trailblazers in the field.
New York State
Policy
Ending the ‘Stone Age’ of criminal justice
New York lawmakers want to pass a package of three bills that would make the trial process more favorable to defendants, who are overwhelmingly people of color.
New York City
Policy
NYC extends dockless bike pilot
The Department of Transportation is leaning into one new initiative: its pilot of dockless bikes. The program – which includes operators Lime, JUMP and Motivate – is, in part, an attempt to serve parts of the city not already reached by Citi Bike at a lower cost.
New York City
Policy
The challenge of harnessing urban tech
Brooklyn startup Numina is taking on pedestrian congestion in a hyperlocal way – using sensors to map how traffic flows are impacted by external factors like scaffolding and construction sites.
New York City
Policy
NYC hit its limit on charter schools
New York City will finally hit the limit on charter schools allowed in the five boroughs this month.
New York State
Policy