New York City
Politics
New Yorkers clash over proposal to abolish gifted school programs
Critics say the plan would “ruin so many lives.”
New York City
Personality
Mark Levine wants to bail out taxi drivers
"Those folks got the carpet pulled out from under them.”
New York City
Personality
What is a taxi medallion worth?
A proposed bill wants to make sure it is at least $175,000.
New York City
Policy
Ride-hails say they’re in compliance with TLC accessibility rules
But advocates argue much more needs to be done.
New York City
Politics
Takeaways from de Blasio’s CNN town hall
There was no viral moment, but the quixotic campaign continues.
New York City
Policy
The reasons pedestrian traffic deaths don’t get more coverage
From reading the steady drumbeat of coverage of bicycle crashes on New York City streets, one would think biking is uniquely dangerous. In fact, far more New York City pedestrians than cyclists die in traffic. Here’s why cyclist deaths receive more coverage.
New York City
Policy
TLC unveils new hub for taxi and ride-hail data
The TLC Data Hub features data from for-hire vehicles, yellow taxis, green taxis, and other shared rides across the city.
New York City
Politics
State Sen. Brian Benjamin considering NYC comptroller run
The Harlem lawmaker may join an increasingly crowded 2021 race.
New York City
Politics
Eric Adams: Hakeem Jeffries is not my rival
The borough president called it an ‘idiotic belief’ that the two Brooklyn politicians can’t get along.
New York City
Politics
State Sen. Kevin Parker draws a challenger
Brooklyn Democratic District Leader Josue Pierre is running against state Sen. Kevin Parker, City & State has learned. While Pierre faces an uphill battle, he hopes to catch the progressive wave that powered a number of upsets in the last election cycle.
New York City
Opinion
Private contractors require better government oversight
Essential government functions have been outsourced to private entities, with government agencies often failing to ensure the work was done properly, so safeguards are needed, write former New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters and former First Deputy Commissioner Lesley Brovner.
New York City
Policy
New York’s stronger safety net will magnify Trump’s new public charge rule
The Trump administration’s recent change to the “public charge” rule could have an outsized impact on New York’s immigrants because federal social welfare programs that are administered at the state level can vary widely in their rules over who qualifies for assistance, and New York’s programs tend to be generous.
New York City
Policy
Five years of Eric Garner and Daniel Pantaleo proceedings
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his use of a banned chokehold while arresting Eric Garner during a fatal encounter. City & State updated its timeline of the major developments in the legal postscript to Garner’s life and death.
New York City
Politics
Nike scores licensing agreement to use coveted NYC logos
The deal may be a slam dunk, but local vendors have often been sued for using city icons.
New York City
Politics
Pantaleo fired from NYPD five years after Garner’s death
De Blasio: ‘Today we have finally seen justice done.’
New York City
Policy
Uber and Lyft’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Can the app-based for-hire vehicle industry regain its mojo in New York City?
New York City
Politics
It’s not just cyclists getting killed on NYC’s streets
Mapping traffic-related fatalities in the five boroughs.
New York City
Policy
Liu: No quick fix to specialized high schools entrance exam
Lawmaker says de Blasio push to scrap SHSAT would cause ‘years and years of strife.’
New York City
Politics