New York State
Politics
Crossing Andrew Cuomo’s red lines
Democrats have had their strongest hold on the state Legislature in a century, spurring Governor Andrew Cuomo to propose a litany of progressive policies in his state budget plan, including criminal justice reforms, marijuana legalization, easier access to voting, protections for transgender people and expanded abortion rights.
New York State
Personality
Robert Mujica, the money man in Albany, on congestion pricing in the state budget
State Budget Director Robert Mujica says the MTA will factor into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upcoming budget updates.
New York City
Politics
A wrench in the Amazon deal, taking a jail to court and a new substitute NYCHA head
Michael Ginaris is Amazon enemy number one, Bill de Blasio unveils the 2019-20 budget, there's a new NYCHA head in town and the state faces a budget shortfall in This Week's Headlines.
New York City
Politics
What to know about NYC’s $92.2 billion budget
New York's budget is larger than all but two states, but still feeling the pinch of Wall Street volatility.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on the state’s $2.8 billion budget shortfall
New York's $2.8 billion budget shortfall is the result of Trump’s tax cut.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Is New York prepared for a fiscal disaster?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo closed a projected $3.1 billion deficit with his executive budget proposal this week, but New York’s finances are still vulnerable to two potential disruptions beyond its control: a volatile economy and the whims of the Trump administration.
Westchester
Policy
Westchester county executive George Latimer’s to-do list
George Latimer, the new Westchester county executive has some big issues to resolve. Here are a handful of the biggest ones.
New York City
Policy
Why AMI are the three most controversial letters in New York housing policy
An explainer on New York City's area median income, and what it means for affordable housing.
New York City
Policy
Rikers inmates debate policies including pretrial detention
Rikers Island inmates debate program might help incarcerated people re-enter society.
New York State
Policy
Former state pension fund manager takes fossil fuel post
Vicki Fuller, the former CIO of the state’s pension fund now works for a company the fund invested in.
New York City
Policy
Spending measures aim to help military veterans find jobs
New York state funding for veterans services includes career counseling.
New York City
Politics
Puerto Rican groups see budget fortunes shift without Mark-Viverito
Puerto Rican groups see budget fortunes shift without Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
NYC budget bolsters savings, but is it enough?
The Citizens Budget Commission thinks more reserves may be needed in New York City.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Five things to know about the NYC budget deal
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2019 budget Monday evening, sealing the $89.2 billion in spending with the customary “budget handshake” in the City Hall rotunda.
New York City
Politics
Paid parental leave fight coming to the New York City Council
The New York City Council is hoping to pressure Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to provide a paid family leave policy to all public employees, and is holding a joint hearing on Monday afternoon to hear from municipal employees testifying on the issue.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban: A roundup of the week’s political news.
Politics
Bill de Blasio
Five things to know about de Blasio’s 2019 executive budget
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $89 billion budget for fiscal year 2019, an increase of $1.6 billion.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How the school aid formula became unrecognizable
In the state budget, the governor included a requirement that school districts submit information to the state outlining how they will distribute aid to each of their schools. But the governor’s new transparency mandate is seen by many in the education community as an attempt to divert attention from a much more complicated and costly issue: how aid is divided up among school districts.
Budget
Policy