New York City

Politics

NYC closes two public schools amid coronavirus concerns

Area colleges and universities are taking similar steps to curtail the virus’s spread.

New York City

Policy

Everything New Yorkers need to know about the 2020 census

The decennial count will be conducted primarily online for the first time this year.

Technology

Policy

Is ‘InsurTech’ here to stay?

Root CEO Alex Timm talks the Green Light Law, telematics-based car insurance and the slightly grating nickname for insurance technology.

New York City

Politics

Should NYC cancel the St. Patrick’s Day parade?

The rapid spread of the coronavirus has caused other parades to be called off.

New York City

Policy

NYC got homeless vets off the streets. Can it replicate the feat?

A major federal initiative, plenty of city resources and coordination were key in the city’s success.

New York City

Opinion

What would make ThriveNYC thrive

The program’s architect explains what it did right and where it has gone wrong.

New York City Council

Politics

Councilman Mark Gjonaj’s many unflattering headlines

From alleged mob connections to suspicious uses of campaign funds, the list is long.

New York City

Personality

Political powerhouses and their famous roommates

We know these New York leaders. But we don’t know them like their roommates.

Technology

Policy

Corey Johnson talks transportation tech with Kara Swisher

The host of the Recode Decode podcast discussed the future of transportation in NYC with the City Council Speaker.

Homelessness

Policy

Will de Blasio’s subway homelessness plan be a train wreck?

Homeless advocates, outreach workers and cops say the mayor’s approach doesn’t address root causes.

Homelessness

Policy

How New York’s programs and policies are keeping the homeless on the street

Despite damning reports, calls to action and billions spent, New York is perpetuating the crisis.