New York City

Opinion

Opinion: The horse heroine

In the battle of the speaker vs. the union boss, Julie Menin emerged victorious.

Events

Menin celebrates horse carriage ban: ‘There are always going to be haters.’

The NYC Council speaker was one of the honorees at the Women’s Thought Leader Reception presented by City & State and Kasirer.

Campaigns & Elections

Understanding the NYC ballot proposals

A cheat sheet for the final exam on government efficiency

New York City

New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriages

City Council leaders championed the horse carriage ban as a humane and safe move after years of debate, voting Thursday to outlaw the industry.

Opinion

Opinion: Specialized solutions

It’s time the mayor and chancellor reform the exam for specialized high schools – and add additional schools to serve more ambitious students.

New York City

Prosecutors lay out more phone evidence against Eric Ulrich

The third day of the former Eric Adams administration official’s corruption trial brought on more calls between him and his codefendants.

Opinion

Opinion: On National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, we must protect the most vulnerable among us

We need a new law to empower the city to pursue remediation of dangerous lead hazards in housing.

Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones grills NYC schools chancellor on long-awaited desegregation plan

Mamdani appointee Kamar Samuels was put in the hot seat – and his repetitive answers were met with vocal dissatisfaction from the audience.

Criminal Justice

Where’s Waldo? In the courtroom

Former New York City Council Member Eric Ulrich’s nickname was revealed, on the second day of his corruption trial.

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Policy

Debate picks up over Delivery Protection Act

The National Urban League is campaigning against the legislation that would require Amazon to hire “last-mile” delivery workers as employees. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing by it.

New York City

Eric Ulrich goes to trial in first Adams-era corruption case

Eric Ulrich, who is one of several members of former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to face corruption charges, began his long awaited trial on Monday.

Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: Taxing AI labor to protect the future of work

If payroll taxes decline, governments will need a way to keep revenues steady.

NYN Media

Janos Marton is taking Dream.org into its AI advocacy era

After being promoted to CEO, Marton spoke to City & State about his priorities for the organization ahead of the midterm elections.

New York City

NYC’s 2-K program set to expand to the Bronx and Staten Island

New York City's free childcare program for two-year-olds will expand by 10,000 seats next year, including in the Bronx and on Staten Island.

Politics

Encountering AI in elected officials’ statements

City & State set out to survey New York City Council members on affordable housing, but received several AI-generated responses instead.