New York City
Politics
Trump threatens to send federal agents to NYC
The city and state have already threatened legal action should agents be deployed to the city.
New York City
Politics
Police decry reforms and the coronavirus spreads among young people
Rounding up the week’s political news
New York City
Politics
New York City gets its own reopening guidelines for Monday
Indoor dining and other activities still won’t be allowed when Phase 4 begins.
New York City
Politics
Mutual aid networks deliver groceries with a side of social change
Neighbors organized to help those impacted by COVID-19 and the recession.
New York City
Policy
How NY is preparing for its next COVID-19 outbreak
As the rest of the country sees enormous spikes in coronavirus cases, the state braces for the inevitable.
New York City
Personality
Roger Stone’s New York intrigues
Roger Stone - the ‘malevolent Forrest Gump’ - has never strayed far from his home state.
New York City
Politics
Trump must hand over tax records and Tish James recommends police reforms
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York City
Policy
NYC turns its attention to medical racism
After a Black woman died after giving birth, renewed interest in tackling longstanding racial disparities.
Education
Politics
How should New York reopen schools?
Experts say more federal funding will be needed to implement any plans to open schools safely.
New York City
Politics
Herd immunity might exist in some NYC neighborhoods
Hardest-hit areas could have some protection in a future COVID-19 wave.
Education
Policy
Cuomo overrules de Blasio on reopening schools
This isn’t the first time during the pandemic that the governor has rebuffed one of the mayor’s ideas.
Transportation
Policy
MTA wants startups to help solve its coronavirus problem
The authority issues a new “challenge” for tech companies to keep transit safe.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofits mourn cuts to New York City discretionary funding
Advocates say the cuts will disproportionately affect small grassroots organizations.
NYPD
Politics
City Council members blame NYPD cuts for rise in shootings
Robert Holden, Joe Borelli and the PBA say other elected officials have invited crime.
NYPD
Politics
Did de Blasio actually defund the NYPD?
The mayor and the City Council did some fuzzy math to arrive at $1B in cuts.
New York City
Politics
Indoor dining dashed in New York City
The city takes a step back on Monday’s reopening plans.
New York City
Politics
City Hall reaches agreement on reduced budget, with major NYPD cuts
Some dissent on both the right and the left.
Opinion
Opinion
CUNY cuts endanger educations and adjunct professors’ livelihood
The governor doesn’t want to raise taxes on the rich to protect public higher education.
New York City
Politics