New York City
Politics
Rich to NYC: Drop dead
While the city approaches a fiscal cliff, the most powerful New Yorkers complain about possible tax hikes.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The drama of waiting for Cuomo
The storyline of fixing the state’s budget deficit remains as unresolved as ever.
Budget
Policy
Why upstate cities are in extreme financial peril
Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse are likely to face some of the worst revenue shortfalls among major cities in the country.
New York State
Politics
New York’s moment of fiscal truth is nigh
Lawmakers don’t have much more time to institute budget cuts.
NYPD
Politics
Did de Blasio actually defund the NYPD?
The mayor and the City Council did some fuzzy math to arrive at $1B in cuts.
New York City
Politics
City Hall reaches agreement on reduced budget, with major NYPD cuts
Some dissent on both the right and the left.
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.
Budget
Policy
A new pot of pot revenue unlikely to save the state budget
Legalizing recreational marijuana is unlikely this year, and wouldn’t provide immediate fiscal relief.
New York City
Politics
New York City is looking at these areas for budget cuts
Education is the big one, but the economic fallout from the coronavirus will impact the budget in many other ways.
New York State
Politics
Will the state Legislature meet in May?
Waiting on federal aid could limit state lawmakers’ sway on budget.
Budget
Policy
What to expect in the state’s first round of spending cuts
The details are slim, but the state has options as it waits on the feds.
Budget
Politics
Cuomo warns of $8.2 billion in cuts to localities
Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to slash aid to localities by $8.2 billion and cut state agency budgets by 10% unless new federal aid comes through in the coming weeks
New York City
Politics
New York City budget proposal slashed by billions
Coronavirus forces first year-to-year spending reduction under de Blasio.
New York State
Politics
11 issues the state Legislature could still take up this year
Although the legislative session is in limbo, here’s what state lawmakers want to address.
Budget
Politics
State budget cuts funding to NYC, but details are up in the air
The state budget cuts $138 million from New York City’s public hospitals, leaves the city without an increase in education funding for the first time in years, and mandates that the city contribute $3 billion to the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And the leaders of city government have been uncharacteristically quiet about it.
New York City
Politics
Coronavirus pandemic worsens and the state passes a late budget
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Budget
Policy
Medicaid cuts make the state budget, with some tweaks
To protect New York’s access to federal aid, those cuts could be delayed.
New York State
Politics
Where things landed in the New York state budget
A lot is at stake with bail reform, public school funding, Medicaid and other key issues.
Budget
Policy
Slight uptick in state school aid
New York State budget deal may cause NYC, other districts to tighten their belts
Budget
Policy