New York City
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
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.
New York City
Can NYC prevent ICE agents from impersonating the NYPD?
Their own training manual says they shouldn't do it.
Andrew Cuomo
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
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
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
Critics slam NYC City Hall furloughs
Some call the move an empty gesture, indicative of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s lazy leadership.
Bill de Blasio
De Blasio’s about-face on reopening schools
A temporary setback could help the mayor in the long run.
Campaigns & Elections
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
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
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
De Blasio’s history of bad blood with former allies
Hizzoner keeps his enemies far and his friends farther.
New York City
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
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.
Bill de Blasio
Did Bill de Blasio’s political career just end?
The NYC mayor isn’t going to resign – but the last week will hurt his legacy.
New York State
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.
Bill de Blasio
De Blasio’s double standard on police brutality
The NYC mayor thinks Minneapolis should do what New York didn’t.
New York City
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
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.
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