Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: There’s no such thing as homelessness fraud
If someone is seeking a bed in a shelter, it’s because they need a bed in a shelter.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Bronx DA challenger gets more money from out of state family than borough residents
Progressive Tess Cohen is challenging the incumbent Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark.
Immigration
Policy
Appeals court considers arguments for non-citizen voting
Immigrant advocates hope the appellate court will overturn a judge’s ruling that blocked legal permanent residents from voting in local elections.
Policy
Policy
Nonprofits make final appeals as New York City budget deadline nears
Negotiations have “been tense since day one,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Policy
Policy
As fires rage on, city looks to further regulate lithium-ion batteries
There’s been a massive increase in fires, and deaths in New York City relating to bad batteries used in some e-bikes.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Could a white guy win in a City Council district meant to unite Asian voters?
Neither Republican candidate in New York City Council District 43, Vito LaBella and Ying Tan, live within its borders.
New York City
Policy
NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 3% rent hikes for rent-stabilized tenants
Over chants of furious tenant activists, the board voted 5-4 for the increase.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Yusef Salaam doesn’t know the City Council. He says that’s a good thing.
A Q&A with the newcomer to local politics, who’s running for a Harlem council seat against two experienced elected officials.
Housing
Policy
Maria Torres-Springer: New York has ‘really failed’ on housing
At the Rebuilding New York Summit the deputy mayor called for action, lamenting state government gridlock on legislation to spur housing development.
New York City
Politics
Endorsements in the 2023 Democratic primary for City Council District 9
In a sleepy primary season, the Harlem race between Al Taylor, Inez Dickens and Yusef Salaam has quickly become the hottest one to watch.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: New York City trees need the City Council’s protection
I’ve watched the number of trees on a portion of West 58th Street dwindle down to one survivor.
Immigration
Policy
Report: Funding cuts threaten services for asylum-seeking kids in NYC
The city launched child care for asylum-seekers and English language learning high school programs soon after migrants started to arrive. The future of those new initiatives is uncertain.
Housing
Policy
Adams nixes ‘90-day rule’ for homeless New Yorkers – setting up possible veto of housing voucher expansion
City Council leaders believe they would have enough votes to override a mayoral veto.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams endorses Inez Dickens at fiery rally
The mayor praised the veteran Assembly member, who is running against activist Yusef Salaam and Assembly Member Al Taylor: “You don’t need a GPS to get around Harlem.”
NYPD
Policy
Under Adams and Sewell, advocates allege rollback in police accountability
The city’s police watchdog said that Sewell has disagreed with or declined to pursue their recommended discipline for substantiated complaints of misconduct in most cases.
Ethics
Politics
De Blasio ordered to pay $475,000 for using city resources in 2019 in failed presidential run
The former mayor has been dogged by debt to the city for using NYPD security on his many campaign trips, but now the city Conflict of Interest Board is inflicting additional punitive fines.
Heard Around Town
Politics
LGBTQ+ political clubs boycotting Mayor Eric Adams’ Pride reception – again
“This mayor does not and demonstrably will never stand in solidarity with our community.”
New York City
Policy
City Council considers bills to alleviate the harms of slavery
From the removal of artwork to reparations, this legislative package also addresses the lingering impacts of systemic racism.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Carpenters union calls out a Bronx party switcher, and other super PACs start spending
Independent expenditure committees are getting active in the 2023 New York City Council primaries.
Housing
Politics