Heard Around Town
Politics
Speaker Adams pushes back on the mayor: Close Rikers by 2027
But the speaker didn’t offer any specifics of how the city would reach that goal.
New York City
Policy
NYC has thousands of 3-K vacancies. City Council says that’s an outreach problem
During an Education Committee meeting, some City Council members said the city needs to retain funding for the program amid proposed cuts.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Carpenters’ super PAC plans to spend half a million dollars on 2023 City Council primaries
Al Taylor is likely to get support in his primary challenge to Kristin Richardson Jordan.
Personality
Personality
New York City tech chief Matt Fraser commands attention
The chief technology officer on the decision to leave behind the Internet Master Plan, why we still haven’t seen the launch of MyCity, and why he’s still bullish on crypto.
Politics
Politics
Eric Adams keeps creating new offices
From child care to rats, if you’ve got a problem, the mayor of New York City has a job to tackle it.
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: How a progressive majority on the NYC Board of Correction had the upper hand over City Hall
Two new members of the panel Tuesday tipped the balance of power in favor of more progressive reforms for the first time in nine years.
Politics
Politics
Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Friends of the MTA are a welcome support for New York’s subways
The volunteer program will prove rewarding for its volunteers and the stations they support.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Amid e-bike fires, Council member suggests charging at police, fire stations
The City Council considered how to prevent lithium-ion battery fires at the FDNY budget hearing.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Eric Adams visits new apartments in former office building, calls for relaxed regs
The New York City mayor touted the project as a way to increase the city’s housing stock.
Personality
Personality
Three New York universities name first women presidents
Fordham University, Columbia University, and New York University have all hired women to lead them in the past year, marking historic milestones for the universities.
Policy
Policy
Dozens of free mobile COVID-19 testing sites to close
New York City Health + Hospitals said they are “rightsizing” their mobile Test to Treat units amid low levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Heard Around Town
Politics
The City Hall steps are closing for renovation
Visitors to the center of New York City government will have to enter through a side door for the next year.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Adams replaces school funding with gaffes and prayer
As the mayor’s talking points validate the instincts of a large, and likely growing, supermajority, progressives need to start planning a credible challenge to defeat him in 2025.
New York City Council
Policy
Adrienne Adams wants New York City to get creative with its staffing crisis
At her State of the City address, the City Council speaker called for expanding programs to get people from the correctional system into civil service jobs.
Education
Policy
Who should bear the cost of upgrading SUNY and CUNY? Hochul says students are part of the answer
New York’s public colleges need financial assistance, but fears of enrollment declines and burdening middle-class students have made the governor’s plan proposal unpopular with students, staff and some lawmakers.
Health Care
Opinion
Opinion: Medicaid prescription changes threaten patients and safety net providers
The federal 340B drug pricing program that serves low-income and underserved patients is about to be stripped of funding which may reduce STD and COVID-19 treatment services in New York.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York Landmarks Conservancy on half a century of preservation advocacy
Conservancy President Peg Breen speaks on the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary and its most recent efforts on the Penn Station Redevelopment plan.
Politics
Politics
Brooklyn Dems sued for breaking office lease
The party said it couldn’t pay because of the pandemic. Its landlord says the party owes $82,000.
Immigration
Policy