Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: What’s next for Mamdani’s criminal justice agenda?
His decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch signaled a degree of capitulation, but there are issues and decisions to come that will reveal Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to criminal justice reform.
News & Politics
Politics
The New York City Council accidentally paid former staffers. Now the council is demanding repayment.
“I was shocked and horrified,” said one former staffer who is being asked to repay more than $800.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Task-sharing and the stepped-care solution to youth mental health care
What global mental health innovation can teach New York City about youth support.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Menin: ‘I want to be a speaker for every member’
The Upper East Side City Council member and apparent victor in the speaker’s race is meeting with the members who were against her this week.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Jewish CUNY students still need support
The next mayor should keep that in mind as he appoints members of the CUNY Board of Trustees.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Here’s how we can better protect New Yorkers from tenant harassment
Manhattan is facing a housing crisis, and a pending bill in the state Senate would help keep New Yorkers in their homes.
New York City
Politics
Three of a kind: All NYC casino proposals recommended to Gaming Commission
After years of bureaucracy and local approvals, an end is in sight to finally license a slate of downstate casinos.
NYN Media
NYN Media
New York City has reduced its nonprofit contract backlog by 52% this year
A Q&A with Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services Executive Director Michael Sedillo.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Epstein endorses Powers for AD 74
The outgoing Assembly member is backing the outgoing City Council member to succeed him in the Manhattan seat.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Speaker with a smart voice
The City Council got it right in picking an innovative, experienced and pragmatic leader in Julie Menin. Is she the missing piece to ensure the success of Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda?
New York City
Politics
Julie Menin announces she has the support to be the next council speaker
The council member from Manhattan claimed to have 36 votes and the backing of four unions.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: As NYC gets hotter, access to pools is more important than ever
As New Yorkers face record-breaking temperatures, pools are becoming a necessity for public health, not a luxury.
Technology
Politics
New York City will try (again) to regulate AI
The council passed a package of bills creating a new ‘office of algorithmic accountability.’ It’s not the first attempt to rein in AI use.
Policy
Policy
Adrienne Adams on outdoor dining program: This isn’t new
Some lawmakers are pushing for change as restaurants struggle with the current system, the speaker said the council “just went back to pre-pandemic” regulations.
Immigration
Policy
Goldman seeks answers from Tisch on Nov. 12 NYPD-ICE incident
The lawmaker penned a letter to the police commissioner looking to clarify the department’s protocol.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Fast, free and fair – a universal and targeted affordability agenda for transit riders
Our next mayor should fund free buses for every rider, free subway rides for very low-income New Yorkers, and half-fares for more workers.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The life-saving difference salons can make
The city must provide salons with clear, multilingual posters that explain the signs of gender-based violence and list free hotlines and services where survivors can get help.
Personality
Personality
Combating the rising price of auto insurance in New York
In a fireside chat, Kathryn Wylde talks about why rates are so high and how legislators can help lower them.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
