Immigration
Politics
House GOP targets NY nonprofit over Know Your Rights training
Republicans in Congress are investigating the Chinese-American Planning Council for sponsoring a seminar to educate immigrants about their rights when dealing with ICE.
Interviews & Profiles
NYN Media
What to do when DOGE contacts your nonprofit
An interview with Nicholas Turner, president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice.
Energy & Environment
Politics
New York’s offshore wind industry is under assault from the Trump administration
Executive orders, construction pauses and permitting headwinds threaten the state’s clean energy goals.
Eric Adams
Policy
Adams admin skips council hearing on possible Trump budget cuts
No one from any of the multiple agencies the council invited to testify showed up. Council members said they also didn’t receive written testimony from the mayor’s administration in time for the hearing.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams may be suing Trump but he’s actually still mad at Biden
The mayor’s administration is trying to get back $188 million in federal grants to help pay for asylum-seeker services.
News & Politics
Politics
New York caught in middle of Trump’s trade war with Canada
Trump’s tariffs are alienating a key trading partner and driving up energy prices.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
SUNY pushes back on Trump’s second term
Senior Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Kapil Longani discusses the impact of the president’s return to the White House on the system’s 64 colleges and universities.
Special Reports
Policy
Albany lawmakers focused on labor agenda brace for Trump’s second term
A look at the impact the administration will have on the 2025 legislative session.
News & Politics
Politics
State leaders say they can’t do much to oppose Trump policies
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said there’s no “legislative response” to the chaos coming out of Washington.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Donald Trump takes a page from Eric Adams’ playbook
The president’s decision to decide what media outlets will be allowed into the White House press pool is similar to the New York City mayor’s handling of journalists.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
How NY nonprofits are regrouping under Trump’s attacks
Experts discussed best practices, management and DEI at New York Nonprofit Media’s 2025 BoardCon.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The problem with Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to government
Broad cost-cutting strategies that might work at private companies can cause serious harm when applied to government institutions that average citizens rely on.
Opinion
NYN Media
Opinion: Nonprofits must prepare for De Tocqueville’s last stand
A look at how the Trump administration is an existential threat to the entire sector.
Donald Trump
Politics
Here are the New York politicos in line for Trump admin jobs
On the flip side, many prominent New Yorkers serving under the Biden administration will be out of work.
Eric Adams
Politics
At ‘Tin Cup Day’ hearing, Eric Adams’ budget priorities aren’t the point
State lawmakers paid some attention to the New York City mayor’s requests for migrant funding and discovery law changes, but questions about Trump policies and the city budget took center stage.
MTA
Policy
Trump targets MTA funding
The president’s threats to kill congestion pricing and tie transit funding to immigration enforcement could imperil the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Beg your pardon?
In the bizarro political world of Trump 2.0, New York City had its most surreal 24 hours yesterday as rumors swirled around the fate of Mayor Eric Adams.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Brian Benjamin never wanted a pardon from Trump
The former lieutenant governor is finally speaking out now that federal prosecutors have dropped all charges against him.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Will Donald Trump make Penn Station ‘beautiful’ again as promised?
Advocates say the new administration will be “taking a firmer” hand in the much-maligned transit hub’s redevelopment.
Opinion
Opinion