Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Grizzly subway fight is latest blow to MTA
The agency needs to get a grip on violence that keeps erupting on the rails.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Jumaane Williams calls for fire retardant storage cases for lithium ion batteries
The Public Advocate wants New York City to spend $1.3 million to purchase the cases to protect users from fires triggered by the batteries.
Policy
Policy
City Hall and Legal Aid Society settle right to shelter case
The temporary settlement will allow the city to limit adults’ shelter stays to 30 days.
News & Politics
Politics
Public defender Eli Northrup raises $102,000 in Assembly race
Northrup’s campaign also qualified for $88,000 in matching funds from the state.
New York City
Opinion
Opinion: Social housing is public safety
The “Homes Now, Homes for Generations” campaign will help build healthy communities where neighbors have strong ties to one another, which will reduce violence and harm.
News & Politics
Politics
Kathy Hochul talks public safety on ‘The View’
The governor continued her tough-on-crime crusade on national television this morning.
New York City
Politics
In vision for the city, Speaker Adams lays out plan to hold City Hall accountable
Affordable housing, government accountability, mental health resources, and filling city vacancies took center stage during the speaker’s third State of the City address.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Unsatisfied with the mayor’s, NYC Council to launch its own agency report cards
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to announce the initiative in her State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.
New York City
Policy
Ghostbusters: Hochul and Adams take on fake or obscured license plates
Cracking down on so-called ghost cars will be a joint effort to recoup bridge and tunnel toll money.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How Suri Kasirer has remained New York City’s top lobbyist for the past seven years
In a Q&A, she talked about navigating the transition from Bill de Blasio to Eric Adams at City Hall.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Happy dogs offer an alternative to troops in the subways
Canine companions, in increasing numbers, deliver a calming effect for many riding the rails.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Aiming to turn a longtime women’s organization into an advocacy force
An Interview with Na’ilah Amaru, Women Creating Change’s new head of policy, advocacy and government relations
Heard Around Town
Politics
New York City rent-stabilized apartment owners group launches podcast
The Community Housing Improvement Program’s executive director Jay Martin wants to chat about housing in the five boroughs.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Zohran and Kal go to a coffee shop
Actor and former Obama staffer Kal Penn supports his good friend, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, but he is highly critical of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Hochul says subway crime ‘not statistically significant, but psychologically significant’
The governor's supporters say the specter of National Guard troops checking bags will make New Yorkers feel safer, but activists say it’s just a militarized version of stop-and-frisk.
News & Politics
Politics
The Adams administration quietly hired its first AI czar. Who is he?
Jiahao Chen, who led AI initiatives at JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, is the city’s new director of AI and machine learning.
Housing
Policy
City program to incentivize upgrades to rent stabilized apartments has just one applicant
The pilot program is just one way the city is trying to help get vacant units back on the market, city officials said at a City Council hearing on housing vacancies.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Hochul leaves bail behind and continues tough-on-crime approach with subway deployment
The governor said she would send National Guard troops and state police to check bags in the New York City subway system.
News & Politics
Politics