MTA
Policy
Congestion pricing is both a problem and solution for the MTA
Implementation will be difficult, but the transit agency desperately needs money.
New York City
Policy
How the City Council will go virtual
City lawmakers will meet and vote remotely on Wednesday.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York City foundations speed up giving for COVID-19 relief
Philanthropy has shifted to offer nonprofits helping vulnerable New Yorkers flexible emergency funding.
New York City
Politics
De Blasio’s ticker-tape promise for coronavirus heroes
It’s one thing the NYC mayor can do without Albany’s approval.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
If they can’t knock on doors, how do candidates get face time?
The coronavirus is making it even harder for challengers to break through.
New York City
Politics
New York City budget proposal slashed by billions
Coronavirus forces first year-to-year spending reduction under de Blasio.
New York City
Politics
NYC still needs federal funding
Without an infusion of cash and medical supplies, the city doesn’t stand a chance at returning to normal.
New York City
Politics
Why COVID-19 is battering New York so hard
It was always going to be bad, but political decisions made things worse.
Budget
Politics
State budget cuts funding to NYC, but details are up in the air
The state budget cuts $138 million from New York City’s public hospitals, leaves the city without an increase in education funding for the first time in years, and mandates that the city contribute $3 billion to the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And the leaders of city government have been uncharacteristically quiet about it.
New York City
Politics
Coronavirus pandemic worsens and the state passes a late budget
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Budget
Policy
Slight uptick in state school aid
New York State budget deal may cause NYC, other districts to tighten their belts
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Colvin Grannum
A Q&A with the president of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
New York City
Politics
What you need to know about getting tested for COVID-19 in New York
How to get a test, who qualifies, and the state’s testing capacity.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
All of de Blasio’s COVID-19 missteps
The mayor really doesn’t believe in leading by example.
Housing
Policy
A rent freeze is possible, but the details are murky
A bill in the state Legislature would offer rent relief for struggling tenants, but landlords would be affected too.
Technology
Politics
NYC launches coronavirus health portal
The city wants to gather data from residents with COVID-19 symptoms to allow for more targeted response efforts.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofits ask for clearer guidance from state government
Organizations point to New York City’s commitment to continued funding as a model for the state.
New York State
Politics
The coronavirus created a fiscal crisis. How should New York handle it?
Elected officials and budget wonks on how bad it is and what the city and state should do – and not do.
New York City
Politics