New York State
Politics
What the repeal of walking while trans ban means for LGBTQ rights
Activists say a new era of equal rights is beginning in New York.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Health care executives involved in vaccine planning have close ties to Cuomo
This isn’t the first time the governor has turned to or listened to old friends and allies.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Rochester’s new Person in Crisis team might have prevented 9-year-old’s pepper spraying
Even though the city created a non-police unit to deal with individuals in emotional distress, they weren’t on the scene.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo’s New Year’s blues
Political setbacks, a new president and expiring emergency powers present new challenges to the governor.
New York State
Personality
Carolyn Maloney: Still standing
Career politicians all around the Congress member are dropping like flies – but she says she isn’t going anywhere.
New York City
Politics
Bombshell AG report on COVID-19 deaths and the State of the City
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York City
Policy
Delayed COVID-19 statistics have become a pattern
New York City and state have each been criticized for failing to release information on vaccinations, deaths and more.
Health Care
Policy
AG James: Nursing home deaths undercounted
A new report says the Cuomo administration may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents by as much as 50%.
Personality
Personality
Parker: ‘I literally have the most relevant and significant experience’
A Q&A with state Sen. Kevin Parker on his New York City comptroller run.
Criminal Justice
Policy
State Legislature may restore voting rights to parolees
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done it through executive order, but this would make the change permanent.
Labor
Politics
A who’s who of the elected officials at the Hunts Point strike
The strike at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the South Bronx brought out a lot of political star power.
New York State
Politics
How Cuomo wants to raise revenues
His proposed state budget includes ideas big and small to help close a multibillion-dollar deficit.
Personality
Personality
The alumni of the school of Schumer
Chuck Schumer’s office has churned out political heavyweights for half a century.
New York City
Policy
Is New York distributing COVID-19 vaccines equitably?
That state appears to be falling short on efforts to get people of color vaccinated against the coronavirus.
New York State
Personality
Chuck Schumer: America’s Brooklynite
The new U.S. Senate majority leader is obsessed with New York. Can he deliver long-awaited help from Washington?
New York State
Policy
Canceled appointments are the latest vaccine headache
Two weeks into New York’s expanded coronavirus vaccine rollout, some parts of the state are hitting the brakes.
New York State
Policy
Vaccine scramble leaves many Westchester residents seeking doses elsewhere
Confusion in the county has led many to book vaccine appointments in New York City.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo $15 billion demand of Biden criticized by state senators
No one thinks the governor harmed his relationship with the president, but some say he is avoiding hard budget choices.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Sheldon Silver’s many prison sentences
The former Assembly speaker is finally serving time – and he’s staying in prison.
Joe Biden
Politics