Labor
Policy
Gig workers rights inch forward during pandemic
Uber, Lyft drivers score victory to be paid unemployment benefits.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
COVID-19 testing delays require federal action
Experts say a national program to increase the supply of materials is needed.
Education
Policy
Can NYC schools safely reopen in the fall?
Health experts say major school renovations and more robust coronavirus testing would likely be needed.
Housing
Policy
What is the current state of eviction protections in New York?
A patchwork of guidance can be hard to understand for renters and landlords as housing courts reopen.
NYPD
Policy
NYPD disciplinary records put in quarantine
A federal judge temporarily blocked their release until mid-August.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Young people are becoming a bigger share of coronavirus infections
What the “revolving core” of COVID-19 says about infections in New York.
New York City
Policy
How NY is preparing for its next COVID-19 outbreak
As the rest of the country sees enormous spikes in coronavirus cases, the state braces for the inevitable.
New York State
Policy
What the 6 IDC replacements have accomplished
The freshman Democrats who toppled turncoats keep making headlines.
Education
Policy
Cuomo details school reopening formula
Each region in the state would have to keep coronavirus infections low to keep schools open.
New York City
Policy
NYC turns its attention to medical racism
After a Black woman died after giving birth, renewed interest in tackling longstanding racial disparities.
Education
Policy
Internet access remains a problem as schools plan for reopening
With remote learning likely to continue, can New York finally get students connected?
New York State
Policy
NY should rethink its reopening plans
With new data available regarding COVID-19’s transmissibility, the state would be wise to rethink some of the industries it’s allowing to reopen.
Education
Policy
Cuomo overrules de Blasio on reopening schools
This isn’t the first time during the pandemic that the governor has rebuffed one of the mayor’s ideas.
Transportation
Policy
MTA wants startups to help solve its coronavirus problem
The authority issues a new “challenge” for tech companies to keep transit safe.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
What Cuomo’s nursing home report does not say
Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 are more complicated than the state Department of Health report explains.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofits mourn cuts to New York City discretionary funding
Advocates say the cuts will disproportionately affect small grassroots organizations.
New York State
Policy
NYC’s coronavirus tracing program is making small strides
One month in, New York City Health + Hospitals is finding its footing.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
How the coronavirus harkens back to another modern epidemic
There are differences between how AIDS emerged compared with the coronavirus. But the faltering government response, disparate health outcomes for people of color and heightened stigma during the coronavirus pandemic harken back to the HIV/AIDS crisis.
NYPD
Policy
NYC to force NYPD to reveal its secret surveillance tech
Legislation three years in the making will require the police to disclose information about facial recognition and other tools.
Long Island
Policy