Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
Is this the year for gig workers in Albany?
We asked experts whether state lawmakers could expand the rights of ride-hailing and delivery drivers after falling short last year.
Ask the Experts
How can New Yorkers return to the office safely?
Workplace health experts weighed in on the best practices companies should be taking to protect in-person employees.
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Eric Adams wants to cut spending. Here’s how he might do it.
Experts weigh in on the new mayor’s aim to cut the city government’s spending by 3%.
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How New York City can improve bathroom access
Everyone does it, but the city doesn’t make it easy.
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New York City is set for a major expansion of voting rights. Here’s what you need to know.
The City Council will vote next month on a bill that would allow more than 800,000 immigrants to vote in municipal elections.
Energy & Environment
How New York can prepare for flooding
A summer of extreme weather continued this week, as Hurricane Ida blew through the state, leading to at least 9 deaths in New York City.
15th Anniversary
New York’s resilient media industry
Experts weigh in on the future of news and City & State’s role in the local landscape.
Coronavirus
COVID Cautious: Quelling New York vaccine hesitancy
Public health experts discuss methods to increase vaccination rates amongst reluctant New Yorkers.
Coronavirus
Looking back on a year of locked down New York
Public health experts discuss what has gone right and what’s gone wrong in New York’s approach to combating the spread of COVID-19.
New York City
Can New York City rescue its taxi drivers?
Industry experts and advocates weigh in on a new relief plan from Mayor Bill de Blasio and what else can be done to help drivers.
Coronavirus
What can be done to stem hatred against Asian Americans?
Experts talk about the potential solutions to the hate crimes and bias incidents that have targeted Asian American New Yorkers in the past year.
Police Benevolent Association
Why are cops rarely charged or convicted when they kill in the line of duty?
A grand jury declined to indict police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester last year. That’s not a huge surprise.
Coronavirus
How should New York reopen schools?
Experts say more federal funding will be needed to implement any plans to open schools safely.
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Criminal justice
Activists and civil rights leaders on how to reform policing
Activists weigh in on the policies they want to see enacted in the wake of protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
Campaigns & Elections
What will absentee voting mean for the June primaries?
The pandemic has created an unprecedented election landscape, so we asked the experts to guide us through it.
gun control
What does SCOTUS’ Second Amendment case mean for New York?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal of a gun rights case in New York City is not the end of the fight.
Coronavirus
The coronavirus created a fiscal crisis. How should New York handle it?
Elected officials and budget wonks on how bad it is and what the city and state should do – and not do.
Amazon
Amazon HQ2: A post-mortem
Supporters and opponents on what went wrong with the deal, one year after its demise.
NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission
Will the taxi task force’s report do anything to help medallion owners?
Experts weigh in on whether an app, surge pricing or a bailout can stop the industry’s implosion.
New York City
