Policy
The state budget by the numbers
Here are the highlights from the spending plan unveiled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday.
Labor
Policy
After Prop 22, New York is still split on gig worker reforms
New York lawmakers will pursue alternative measures to grant gig workers more employment benefits, even as some push for reclassifying them as employees.
Technology
Policy
Vaccine website frustrations point to larger government tech problems
New York had months to prepare for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, and yet signing up for a vaccination is complicated and difficult. Here’s why.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
New COVID-19 variant sparks calls for restrictions
Public health experts hope the discovery acts as a “wakeup call” about New York’s troubling increase in cases.
Health Care
Policy
Why can’t NYC vaccinate like it’s 1947?
New York City gave smallpox vaccines to 5 million residents in just two weeks 74 years ago. What have we unlearned?
New York State
Policy
New York’s vaccine count is only getting started
Residents are starting to get the second doses they need to be protected against COVID-19.
Housing
Policy
Renters, landlords both say the new eviction moratorium isn’t enough
The new law is a temporary patch until lawmakers find a real solution.
New York State
Policy
How should New York be preparing for the UK coronavirus variant?
The seemingly more transmissible variant is in the United States.
New York City
Policy
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.
Housing
Policy
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.
Health Care
Policy
How New York could improve vaccine equity
Members of a new state task force explain what needs to be done to beat COVID-19.
Criminal Justice
Policy
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.
Education
Policy
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.
Health Care
Policy
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.
New York State
Policy