Labor

Politics

Poll: Will Amazon ultimately build HQ2 in Queens?

What will it take to get everyone on board with Amazon building its HQ2 in Queens?

New York City

Politics

NYCHA agreement, Child Victims Act and Amazon in the hot seat

It was cold in New York, but Amazon was feeling the heat, while the feds reached a NYCHA agreement with the city in This Week's Headlines.

New York City

Personality

Back to school with Steve Israel

Former congressman Steve Israel is confronting our volatile political era with a new politics institute at Cornell.

New York City

Personality

How de Blasio's D.C. agents keep tabs on Trump’s government

As Bill de Blasio wages a war on Washington, his agents in D.C. keep tabs on Donald Trump’s government.

New York City

Personality

New York’s tattooed legislators

A new generation of tattooed New York lawmakers are showing off their skin art.

Gun Control

Opinion

The high stakes of NYC’s U.S. Supreme Court gun control case

The decision could signal how a more conservative court will interpret the Second Amendment.

New York City

Policy

Cuomo’s L train plan shows how he controls the MTA

A month of friction reveals the MTA board’s limited power and Andrew Cuomo’s control.

New York City

Politics

Committee assignment gives Ocasio-Cortez a platform for her agenda

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s seat on the House Financial Services Committee is a perch from which to fight Wall Street.

New York City

Politics

Albany action, MTA madness and (un)popular presidential contenders

Progressives run the first week of Albany action, no one is running the MTA and there's plenty of unpopular presidential contenders running in This Week's Headlines.

New York City

Opinion

Instant runoff voting would tame the overloaded public advocate race

A candidate in a crowded field can win with little actual support. Here’s how to fix it.

New York City

Opinion

What the most unequal state taught Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Living in New York has taught Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that big tax hikes on the rich would mitigate the state’s worst problems.

Technology

Policy

City Council shifts gears on e-bike legalization

New York City Council Transportation Committee convened to discuss the question of legalizing electric bikes and scooters.

New York City

Personality

The tectonic shift facing NYC government in 2021

Suri Kasirer, the president of the lobbying firm Kasirer, is already considering the massive turnover in New York City in 2021. In an interview, she weighed in on what it means, the impact of terms limits, and why the next public advocate could become more influential than ever.

New York City

Policy

Microsoft’s housing pledge could be a model for Amazon

A similar move by Amazon in Long Island City could buy the company some goodwill with its new neighbors.

New York City

Policy

New York politicians’ biggest flip-flops

How New York politicians ‘evolved’ on pot, guns, immigrants, LGBT rights and homelessness.

New York City

Policy

Privacy advocates score win against NYPD over surveillance technology

The New York Police Department was hit with a court order to release information related to cell phone and social media surveillance of Black Lives Matters protesters.

New York City

Politics

Cuomo’s budget proposal, the shutdown that wasn't and Gillibrand 2020

Andrew Cuomo unveils his budget proposal, the L train shutdown that wasn't and Kirsten Gillibrand enters the fray

New York City

Policy

How New York officials are responding to criticism of Amazon’s HQ2

While Amazon is playing offense, some of the staunchest supporters of the HQ2 deal are trying to play defense.