News & Politics
Politics
Hochul says she is open to decriminalizing sex work
Advocates for two competing bills are vying for the new governor’s attention on the controversial issue.
News & Politics
Politics
NYC progressives fundraise for India Walton
Three upcoming events aim to help the Buffalo Democratic mayoral candidate build up her warchest.
Policy
Policy
MTA to start enforcing $50 mask fines
The penalty was put in place last year, but officials now say they plan to ramp up enforcement.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Taxi drivers call for debt relief at City Hall protest
A medallion owner said the city’s current plan isn’t enough to help drivers like him out of underwater loans.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: A beloved Upper West Sider is frank about pandemic isolation
Brigitta “Brig” Ortner, a friend of local politicians and a Holocaust survivor, uses a dry sense of humor to keep up her morale.
Housing
Policy
How do you make underground apartments safer? Many legislators and housing advocates say legalize them.
Though recent events have thrust the issue to the forefront, advocates have been working on the issue of expanding cellar and basement housing units for decades.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
What Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas saw at Rikers
Queens legislators are calling on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Kathy Hochul and prosecutors to take immediate steps to address overcrowding on Rikers Island.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Not vaccinating all eligible NYC students against COVID-19 is a risky bet
The mayor needs to create a safe place for children to learn.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NYC’s emergency management commissioner is planning for the next storm
John Scrivani talks about 9/11, the recent floods and the threat that keeps him up at night.
New York City
Politics
DOC pushes improvement plan as Rikers gets worse
As the jail is set to close by 2027, efforts are underway to address living and working conditions at the struggling, understaffed facility.
New York City
Politics
Organized labor’s new generation of political directors
A diverse group of staffers are delivering for New York’s top unions.
New York City
Politics
Protecting NYC 20 years after 9/11
A look at the controversial counterterrorism efforts that reshaped the NYPD and whether it was all worth it.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2021 New York City Labor Power 100
The union leaders and labor advocates defending the city’s workers.
Energy & Environment
Politics
Flash flooding highlights immediate dangers of climate change – again
Elected officials and activists say state and local governments need to do more now.
Energy & Environment
Policy
How New York can prepare for flooding
A summer of extreme weather continued this week, as Hurricane Ida blew through the state, leading to at least 9 deaths in New York City.
Education
Policy
NYC schools and health officials push in-person learning, despite calls for remote option
Here are the key points for why kids are still returning to class, despite concerns members of the New York City Council had during an education committee hearing Wednesday.
New York State
Politics
The race to replace Brian Benjamin is on
A long list of candidates are interested in representing Harlem in the state Senate.
Transportation
Policy
The MTA isn’t budging on ending shared Access-A-Ride trips
Users want solo rides to resume because of the pandemic, but the MTA claims a driver shortage makes that impossible.
Education
Policy