New York City
Policy
Simcha Felder’s outsized impact on education
From yeshiva oversight to speed cameras outside schools, Simcha Felder is driving the debate.
New York State
Policy
Senate incumbents face the consequences of the teacher evaluations fight
State Senate incumbents face the consequences of the teacher evaluations fight as New York's teachers union is targeting the lawmakers who failed them during session.
New York City
Policy
Does Uber deserve credit for Cohen’s comeuppance?
Ride-hailing apps paved the way for Michael Cohen’s crimes and punishment.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
Education experts weigh in on guns in schools
Three major players – state Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, New York City Council Education Committee Chairman Mark Treyger, and New York City’s United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew – took the stage to field questions about New York’s education agenda.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How to get to ‘50 by 30’
Is New York on pace to generate half its electricity from renewables by 2030?
New York State
Policy
More pay-to-play questions follow Trump supporter Elliott Broidy
Elliott Broidy is facing more pay-to-play questions nine years after pleading guilty to rewarding official misconduct.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo banned fracking. But is he still vulnerable on natural gas pipelines?
Cynthia Nixon tries to ride the environmentalist tide that propelled Zephyr Teachout in 2014.
New York City
Policy
The elected officials opposing the four new jails to replace Rikers
New York City has proposed to build four new jails to replace Rikers in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
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