New York City
Policy
Why AMI are the three most controversial letters in New York housing policy
An explainer on New York City's area median income, and what it means for affordable housing.
Real Estate
Policy
5 things to know about the Inwood rezoning
Last week, the New York City Council passed the highly contentious rezoning plan for the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, meant to spur residential and commercial growth in the area while also allowing for the development of new affordable housing units.
Policy
Bellevue homeless shelter’s neglected water tank
Homeless men at Bellevue homeless shelter were being served drinking water from a neglected wooden water tank that, until a few days ago, had never been cleaned, inspected or tested – in violation of city law and the health code.
Ethics
Policy
Rep. Chris Collins arrested for insider trading
A federal indictment alleges Collins leaked details to his son about a company he was invested in
New York City
Policy
Rikers inmates debate policies including pretrial detention
Rikers Island inmates debate program might help incarcerated people re-enter society.
Labor
Policy
NYC’s commercial waste industry is trash. How should we fix it?
New York City’s commercial waste industry is a broken system. How should we fix it?
New York City
Policy
Trash talk
Waste Equity passed. But the looming fight over commercial waste pickup zones is about to get nasty.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
What has JCOPE actually done?
JCOPE has been blasted by Cuomo’s gubernatorial rivals. Should it be replaced?
New York State
Policy
Former state pension fund manager takes fossil fuel post
Vicki Fuller, the former CIO of the state’s pension fund now works for a company the fund invested in.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Diagnosing Central Brooklyn’s health care needs
Central Brooklyn is a "hospital desert" according to Assemblywoman Latrice Walker.
Transportation
Policy
Waiting for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector
Despite a 2017 deadline, there's still no release date for the feasibility study for Bill de Blasio's Brooklyn-Queens Connector.
Technology
Policy
Brooklyn Tech Triangle sees continued growth
With record-high employment numbers, Brooklyn has become a tech haven.
New York City
Policy
Low-income New Yorkers are getting more economically hopeful
More low-income New Yorkers are hopeful that upward mobility is attainable, according to a report by the Community Service Society of New York, but it also finds that 2 out of 3 among them still feel they are in a precarious, if not worsening, economic situation.
Transportation
Policy
On the looming L train shutdown
With the L train shutdown less than a year away, the trickle of cautionary measures and hand-wringing from government officials and local politicians serves as a reminder of the fragility of the ecosystem connecting New York City’s mass transit and its local economy.
Eric Adams
Policy
Houses of worship providing affordable housing in Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams wants churches to build affordable housing units on their unused tax lots.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
Why returning NYC’s freight transportation to the waterways won’t work
New York City has initiated a $100 million plan to try to solve the city’s age-old problems with freight transportation. But the city’s attempt to go back to the future by returning shipping to the waterways won’t solve many of the worst freight-traffic problems.
New York City
Policy
What you need to know about the NYC charter revision commissions
Few New York City residents know that the city’s charter is being revisited not once, but twice. To get up to speed, here are the basic details about the process – and what key officials are saying about how it’s playing out.
Real Estate
Policy
Can NYC increase local input without endangering real estate projects?
Can New York City increase local input without endangering real estate projects? It’s a puzzle for a pair of dueling city charter commissions.
Policy
Dramatic spike in emergency removals of children by NYC agency
A new report finds a dramatic increase in the number of emergency removals of children by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services.
NYPD
Policy