The first potential COVID-19 vaccine scandal

New York is investigating whether ParCare Community Health Network gave out vaccines to people who didn’t qualify.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 28, 2020

The push for new tenant protections gains traction in Albany

Lawmakers and activists say a new eviction moratorium is the first step in a wider 2021 effort.

• By Zach Williams
• December 28, 2020

How New York could improve vaccine equity

Members of a new state task force explain what needs to be done to beat COVID-19.

• By Zach Williams
• December 23, 2020

Putting Cuomo’s small-town police reform praise into perspective

An annotated press release of the governor’s statement on the village of Lowville “reinventing and modernizing” its police department.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 22, 2020

What to know about New York City’s school admissions changes

They’re the most significant shift to desegregate schools since de Blasio took office.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 21, 2020

What to know about the new coronavirus mutation

It appears to be more transmissible, but it’s unclear if it’s different enough to be unaffected by existing vaccines.

• By Zach Williams
• December 21, 2020

Independent musicians search for financial relief

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• By Annie McDonough
• December 18, 2020

Opposition to East Side Coastal Resiliency Project reignited

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• By Sydney Kashiwagi
• December 16, 2020

COVID storms of all types buffet New York City

• By Zach Williams
• December 16, 2020

NYC jail inmates lack health care after release

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• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 15, 2020

Black women leading the charge to end the pandemic

• By Zach Williams
• December 14, 2020

Why some upstate cities have high rates of lead poisoning

A soon-to-be-introduced bill could change that.

• By Morley Musick
• December 11, 2020

Teachers wear red on Monday in solidarity with New York City public school educators

MORE-UFT caucus of the United Federation of Teachers leads campaign against the mayor, DOE, UFT

• By Kimberly Gonzalez
• December 10, 2020

DiNapoli opens up fossil fuel divestment

After years of opposition to fossil fuel divestment, the state comptroller will review and drop the pension fund’s investments in energy companies.

• By Kay Dervishi
• December 9, 2020

Are New York’s nursing homes prepared for the second COVID-19 wave?

• By Kay Dervishi
• December 9, 2020

COVID-19 inequality likely to return in second wave

Experts say national changes, including universal health care, needed to address race and income disparities.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 9, 2020

‘The weapon that ends the war’: the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process begins

Beginning this week, the rollout will likely continue until the middle of 2021.

• By Zach Williams
• December 7, 2020

NYC to get over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccinations

However, many are feeling tentative about receiving the inoculation.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 4, 2020

Front-line flashpoints appear in New York’s battle against COVID-19

A new wave of labor strife could complicate the state response to the coronavirus pandemic.

• By Zach Williams
• December 1, 2020

Elected officials, parents call for another chance for New York City students to opt into in-person learning

Staffing and space challenges will limit the availability of five days of in-person learning, but many say the option should open up again for families.

• By Kay Dervishi
• November 30, 2020