New York City
Policy
Brooklyn tenants take up facial recognition fight
A group of tenants in the Brownsville neighborhood fights against their landlord’s attempts to install facial recognition entry systems in their rent-regulated residential buildings.
New York City
Policy
Why rabbis can’t contain the measles outbreak
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities are ground zero for the measles epidemic, even though their religious and political leadership urges vaccination. It’s a sign that the political power of rabbis in Hasidic communities is diminishing.
New York State
Opinion
Fix New York state’s overtime and pension abuses
New York taxpayers can’t afford to keep paying padded pensions, but there is a solution: Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick submitted legislation to prohibit overtime payments from being factored into a retiree’s pension calculations, writes former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy.
New York City
Politics
Three takeaways from the new Netflix documentary about AOC
Ever since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated then-Representative Joe Crowley, political observers have been trying to figure out how. Luckily for everyone else, there was a film crew tracking her story. Here is what “Knock Down the House” shows about the secret of her success.
New York City
Policy
Blurring the line between hotels and home-shares
Marriott International will build a full-fledged home-sharing division into its business, begging the question: How can one differentiate a hotel from a home-share?
New York City
Politics
No City Council power grab in NYC charter revision commission
Fears that the City Council Charter Revision Commission would produce a power grab for the Council seem overblown now that it has released a preliminary staff report that suggests a more modest approach.
New York City
Policy
Post-Amazon, New York’s tech sector is still growing
The business community worried that Amazon’s unfriendly reception could scare off future tech growth, but those fears haven’t been borne out, as other tech companies have added hundreds of jobs in New York City in recent weeks.
New York City
Policy
Advocates and experts weigh in on ADS task force
A city task force continues to wrestle with how to define automated decisions systems.
New York City
Personality
Inspired by AOC, democratic socialist takes on Meeks
A twenty-something, democratic socialist bartender is aiming to pull off an incredible upset in Queens – and it’s not AOC. Shaniyat Chowdhury is taking on Rep. Gregory Meeks, just the latest leftist aiming to oust a moderate House Democrat.
New York City
Personality
The Inner Circle show roasts de Blasio, political scene
At the Inner Circle gala, which took place on Saturday, April 27, dozens of current and former City Hall reporters sang and danced their way through the parody musical event, now in its 97th year.
New York City
Policy
How New York City is watching you
Security cameras have become ubiquitous in New York City and several recent events involving them have reinvigorated a discussion or privacy concerns. City & State took a look at the rules – or lack thereof – that govern the use of surveillance technologies.
New York City
Politics
Ballooning budget, congestion concession and pharma felonies
Ballooning budget, congestion concession, pharma felonies and more in this week’s political news roundup.
Bill de Blasio
Opinion
Why Bill de Blasio wouldn’t make a good president
De Blasio’s record as mayor doesn’t have a policy theme: It’s just a mishmash of half-executed ideas that add up to a city little different from before he got here, which would undermine his case for the presidency, writes Nicole Gelinas.
New York City
Politics
5 things to know about the city’s executive budget
On Thursday afternoon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave the rundown on his $92.5 billion proposed budget. Here are the highlights.
New York City
Policy
New CTO has history of government work
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed former Microsoft executive and Obama adviser, John Paul Farmer, to the post of chief technology officer.
New York City
Politics
How should the MTA update its signal technology?
In this week’s “Ask the Experts” feature, we got to the bottom of which technology is better, and whether Cuomo’s approach on these issues is the right one.
New York City
Opinion
De Blasio should run for president
The press mocks the idea of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio running for president, but de Blasio’s impressive record of real achievements for working-class New Yorkers means he should run, writes former Obama campaign staffer Kate Albright-Hanna.
New York City
Policy
What’s next for e-bikes?
State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic introduced legislation on Tuesday that would benefit delivery workers by legalizing e-bikes and e-scooters, but opponents have raised concerns about safety and street clutter.
New York City
Politics
Major changes may be coming to the New York City Charter
The New York City Council Charter Revision Commission’s preliminary staff report includes some big ideas.
New York City
Politics