Bill de Blasio

Policy

How the de Blasio administration raised $417 million for charity

The New York City Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships has raised more than $417 million for a broad range of initiatives aimed at promoting social and economic equality.

New York City

Policy

Digital currency regulation and other tech-tonic shifts

Digital currency regulation and four other big technology issues New York is facing now

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

Long Island Republicans might support Cuomo’s offshore drilling ban

Protecting the oceans is popular in the region that may determine the future of the state Senate

New York State

Policy

Keeping a $27 billion infrastructure budget on track

How to keep a a $27 billion infrastructure budget on track. A Q&A with Joseph Robach, chairman of state Senate Transportation Committee.

Transportation

Policy

21st-century transportation

An interview with New York City Council Transportation Committee Chairman Ydanis Rodriguez

MTA

Policy

What's next for the Port Authority?

An interview with Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Policy

What is driving New York’s health care costs?

Hospital costs, drug prices and societal norms are driving New York’s health care costs.

Energy & Environment

Policy

Can New York keep climate change at bay?

A discussion on sustainability with New York City and state's leading environmental officials.

New York City

Policy

When environmental protection becomes personal

An interview with New York City Council Committee Chairman Costa Constantinides

Energy & Environment

Policy

How can Cuomo hit his environmental goals?

An interview with energy czar Richard Kauffman and DEC chief Basil Seggos on how Andrew Cuomo can hit his environmental goals.

MTA

Policy

New York’s 4 biggest environmental threats

New York’s biggest environmental threats: How the state is addressing them and where it’s falling short.

New York City

Policy

Kicking the bag down the road

Billions of plastic bags clog sewage plants, pollute waterways and cling to trees and lampposts in New York City. And Albany won’t let the city stop it.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

How fishermen could thwart Cuomo’s offshore wind master plan

Offshore wind turbines are a critical part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's clean energy mandate to generate 50 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable energy. But a few humble fishermen are threatening to derail the governor’s goals with a federal lawsuit they believe is their last best shot to save their livelihoods.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

How the school aid formula became unrecognizable

In the state budget, the governor included a requirement that school districts submit information to the state outlining how they will distribute aid to each of their schools. But the governor’s new transparency mandate is seen by many in the education community as an attempt to divert attention from a much more complicated and costly issue: how aid is divided up among school districts.