New York City
Policy
Meera Joshi on the historic changes to the taxi industry
Outgoing NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission head Meera Joshi discusses her tenure and the historic changes to the industry.
New York City
Policy
Amazon opponents bring in the big guns
New York and Seattle lawmakers, advocates, and Amazon workers gathered to rail against the company's HQ2 plans.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How rent regulation depends on closing the LLC loophole
Tenant advocates hope to land one-two punch against real estate interests.
New York City
Policy
Controversial security firm receives $284 million contract renewal from NYC
FJC Security Services was allegedly involved in Jazmine Headley incident.
MTA
Policy
What the L?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to avert L train shutdown is drawing skepticism from pols and the public alike.
Technology
Policy
Federal judge blocks NYC Airbnb disclosure law
Airbnb argued the new law violates the Constitution.
Donald Trump
Policy
Barbara Underwood, liberal heroine
Barbara Underwood was never supposed to be New York’s attorney general, but since stepping into the role in May, Underwood has racked up a record that many Democratic state attorneys general would envy.
New York City
Policy
Doobie brothers: Cuomo and de Blasio’s evolution on recreational marijuana
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both experimented with marijuana – and have finally come around to legalizing it.
Labor
Policy
Why Charter just agreed to a $174.2 million settlement
What you need to know about the payouts and other promises Charter made in the settlement.
New York State
Policy
Labor looks to Albany to protect workers
Lawmakers eye public works reform, elevator safety and farmworkers’ rights.
Labor
Policy
Did Gounardes get the best Senate committee assignment?
Chairing the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions is a sweet development for the incoming legislator.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
The troubled history of the Tappan Zee’s replacement
The new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s faulty bolts are just the latest problem in the troubled history of the Tappan Zee’s replacement.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Setting the Agenda 2019
With Democrats in control in Albany, here’s an in-depth rundown of what’s up for debate.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
5 bills that could come back from the dead
These issues could return with a vengeance in the 2019 session.
New York State
Policy
Why the Buffalo Billion bid-rigging scandal hasn’t changed anything
With Democrats in charge, reforms aren’t a priority in 2019.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Albany’s environmental agenda
Albany's environmental agenda in 2019 will focus on water quality, offshore drilling and plastic bags.
Technology
Policy
How New York is fighting political influence campaigns
Cybersecurity experts on how bad actors on social media can be stopped.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Could New York go carbon free by 2050?
The Climate and Community Protection Act could transform New York’s energy market.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
Lawmakers scramble to keep up with the cutting edge
As New York charges forward on tech, a wave of legislation rises in its wake.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy