New York City

Politics

DiNapoli to NYC: Don’t borrow to cover day-to-day costs

Without loans or money from the feds, de Blasio says the city will face steep cuts.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo shines in new COVID-19 poll, but de Blasio deserves some credit as well

New Yorkers may have more love for Cuomo, but on some COVID-19 policies, de Blasio got there first.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo faces de Blasio’s fears

Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronts the issues that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio steers clear of.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo and de Blasio’s different COVID-19 containment approaches

The latest episode in their personal rivalry reflects competing ideas about how the coronavirus spreads.

Bill de Blasio

Politics

Bill de Blasio’s penchant for procrastination

You can count on the New York City’s mayor to put off the big decisions.

New York City

Politics

Critics slam NYC City Hall furloughs

Some call the move an empty gesture, indicative of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s lazy leadership.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Will de Blasio ties haunt a trio of mayoral candidates?

Maya Wiley, Kathryn Garcia and Loree Sutton have already begun to distance themselves from the mayor.

New York City

Policy

How New York City might avoid 22,000 layoffs

De Blasio says long-term borrowing and union concessions are needed, but some experts and elected officials think there are other options.

Housing

Policy

NYC’s plan to move homeless people back into shelters

Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement, it’s unclear what the city will do to help homeless New Yorkers.

New York City

Politics

The sticking points as the New York City budget deadline nears

The New York City budget for fiscal year 2021 is due before midnight on Wednesday, July 1, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have yet to reach an agreement. Here's why.

Bill de Blasio

Politics

Poll: 1 in 10 political insiders approve of de Blasio

Only 11% of subscribers and readers of City & State’s First Read email approved of the job that Mayor de Blasio is doing in mid-June, according to a new survey conducted by Honan Strategy Group.

New York State

Policy

What if Twitter fact-checked New York politicians?

We suggested a few tweets from New York lawmakers that might elicit a double-take from Twitter’s fact checkers.

New York City

Policy

De Blasio gets heat for keeping city beaches closed

Yet another example of a policy split between City Hall and Albany, the discord on whether or not New York’s beaches are ready to reopen has prompted criticism from city and state lawmakers who say that if local beaches in the five boroughs aren’t open, New Yorkers will travel to the nearest open beach, causing the potential for overcrowding at a time when that’s the very thing to avoid.

Bill de Blasio

Policy

New York City’s non-strategy to furloughing workers

There are political and practical impediments to immediately and temporarily trimming the New York City payroll – and perhaps tactical reasons for the de Blasio administration not to do so.