New York City
Politics
Shea gives Barbot the benefit of doubt, but will de Blasio?
NYC Health Commissioner insults NYPD, but she was provoked.
New York City
Politics
City Council approves part of COVID-19 relief package
New protections for commercial and residential tenants passed, in addition to capping fees by food delivery apps.
Personality
Personality
NYC health commissioner confronts coronavirus future
A Q&A with Dr. Oxiris Barbot on contact tracing and what the “new normal” will look like.
New York City
Politics
New York City is looking at these areas for budget cuts
Education is the big one, but the economic fallout from the coronavirus will impact the budget in many other ways.
New York City
Politics
Vulnerable New Yorkers hit hardest by COVID-19 – and heat waves
New York City needs to make plans now to protect older and chronically ill residents during the heat of summer.
NYPD
Politics
Can the NYPD keep people apart without arrests?
Social distancing regulations raise new challenges for police and old questions of racially disparate enforcement.
New York City
Politics
The phases of reopening and overnight subway suspension begins
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York City
Personality
How Superstorm Sandy helped prepare NYC for the coronavirus
A Q&A with New York City Councilman Donovan Richards
MTA
Politics
NYC subway shutdown makes history, garners criticism
Reviews are in for the first planned overnight shutdown of the subways in 115 years.
New York City
Politics
Cuomo keeps co-opting de Blasio’s ideas
The governor has a tendency to dismiss the NYC mayor's suggestions, and then implement them himself.
New York City
Politics
Upstate’s role in reopening New York City
What happens in urban areas of central and western New York could have big implications for downstate.
Transportation
Policy
MTA to shut down overnight subway service
It may be good for cleaning, but what about essential workers and the homeless?
New York City
Politics
Subways to shut down overnight and Cuomo lays out reopening guidelines
Rounding up the week’s political news
New York City
Politics
Want a chauffeur? Join the de Blasio administration
Dozens of New York City government officials get their own car and driver.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Darma Diaz not alone after two others make the NYC Council ballot
However, Diaz’s biggest rival, Sandy Nurse, failed to qualify.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Everyone’s mad at de Blasio’s ‘Jewish community’ gaffe for the wrong reason
The mayor misleadingly conflates all Jews with Hasidim in calling out failure to social distance.
Homelessness
Policy
Can de Blasio ever win on homelessness?
The governor has put the mayor to work figuring out homelessness on the NYC subways.
Health Care
Politics
New Yorkers are struggling with mental health issues
But the city and state have resources available for those in need.
New York City
Politics