Heard Around Town
Politics
Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding
The worker protection agency is looking at an 8% budget cut.
Zohran Mamdani
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Personality
Mamdani, reporters, trade jabs at the Inner Circle show
It was a “Free-for-All” at the annual parody musical – and the mayor even teamed up with old rival Curtis Sliwa.
Personality
Personality
St. John’s basketball carries the hopes of these political alums
Many other New York politicos have been rooting on their teams in both NCAA basketball tournaments.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Mamdani will skip this weekend’s rallies aimed at Trump, Hochul
The New York City mayor, navigating relationships with both executives, won’t attend Saturday’s No Kings rally or Sunday’s Tax the Rich event.
New York City
Policy
Council passes bills to regulate protests outside schools and houses of worship
There was veto-proof support for the bill pertaining to churches and less support for restricting protests at schools.
New York City
Policy
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board declines to clarify electioneering rules
Anticorruption groups wanted to rein in government spending to promote ballot proposals, but the city’s watchdog board said that’s not up to them.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Protest is sacred
As faith leaders of three spiritual traditions, we oppose the City Council’s “security perimeter” legislation around houses of worship.
Immigration
Policy
The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs is 5 people. Amid ICE crackdown, some NYC officials want more
Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Faiza Ali testified before the New York City Council Immigration Committee on Wednesday, where she fielded calls for a bigger agency.
Budget
Policy
Soliman faces the council
The director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget insisted he dislikes the idea of raising property taxes during an hourslong grilling before the City Council Finance Committee.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York homeowners shut out again as World Cup nears
With a $120 billion budget and no real relief for outer-borough families, the city is ignoring a simple solution to let New Yorkers stay in their homes.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Mamdani and Ossé make peace, plan to team up against deed theft
The mayor called the council member last week to chat.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Pro-Palestinian PAL PAC endorses Claire Valdez for Congress
The anti-AIPAC PAC is backing the Assembly member over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who’s not exactly a staunch supporter of Israel.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: An MLK Day to remember with Rep. Yvette Clarke
It was an enlightening experience traveling around with the member of Congress in 2020.
Ethics
Politics
New York City moves to dismiss Paladino’s free speech lawsuit
The City Council member faces potential consequences for a series of Islamophobic statements on X.
Education
Policy
NYC schools chancellor: Class size mandate will be ‘very difficult’
Kamar Samuels faced his first grilling before the City Council in a preliminary budget hearing.
Education
Opinion
Opinion: Without mayoral control, everyone is in charge of NYC schools, and no one is responsible
State legislators should remember the lessons of the past and extend mayoral control for another four years.
Heard Around Town
Politics
NYC electeds back NYU faculty union with strike looming
Non-tenure track professors have been negotiating a contract with the downtown college for more than a year.
Artificial Intelligence
Politics
City Hall hires expert on AI and privacy
Rashida Richardson, an alum of the White House and Federal Trade Commission, will work with the Mamdani administration on AI, among other tech issues.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why NYC needs a Department of Community Safety
For decades, the city has defaulted to police, courts and incarceration to contain and supervise crises.
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