New York State
Policy
NYC’s coronavirus tracing program is making small strides
One month in, New York City Health + Hospitals is finding its footing.
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Politics
Buffeted by crises, will New York regain its footing?
First Read readers expect the city and state to rebound, but with major changes.
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The long wait for New York City election results
The Board of Elections has set its timeline to finally start counting absentee ballots.
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Politics
Should NYC allow indoor dining during Phase Three?
Not until New Yorkers learn how to keep their masks on and stay six feet a part, according to health experts.
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Politics
How do you enforce a quarantine?
Details on how the state will force travelers from coronavirus hot spots to self-isolate are still scant.
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5 trans rights bills the state still has not passed
The state and nation made strides in improving transgender rights, but there are still discriminatory practices to abolish.
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Personality
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on being gay in Trumpland
How New York’s first LGBTQ member of Congress holds on to his purple district.
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Politics
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie wants to end qualified immunity
The legal defense has been criticized for giving police officers an unfair advantage in civil lawsuits.
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Politics
Who are the Democrats running to replace Lee Zeldin?
Three candidates are neck-and-neck in the Democratic primary to decide who will take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in November.
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Politics
Cariol Horne finally gets some attention
With the Buffalo Common Council putting pressure on the state attorney general, the former police officer may have a chance of collecting her pension.
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Congress may get its first openly gay Black members
Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones celebrate early leads in their Democratic primaries.
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Personality
Second time’s the charm for Suraj Patel?
Patel is neck-and-neck after election night with Rep. Carolyn Maloney after losing in 2018.
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Another big night for the DSA
The left-wing group showed it isn’t a one-time wonder in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.
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Chaos reigns in the pandemic primary
Confused poll workers are handing out the wrong ballots and others forced to vote in person.
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Here’s who’s to blame for Tuesday’s disenfranchisement
Many voters never got their absentee ballots. And it’s not just the boards of elections at fault.
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As New York moves left, can a pragmatist oust a progressive Democrat?
A lower Manhattan Assembly primary highlights the party’s shifting middle ground.
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Can Schumer and Gillibrand block Geoffrey Berman’s successor?
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York was abruptly terminated and President Trump wants a crony to replace him.
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Politics
Next in line for Pete King’s throne
Assembly Members Andrew Garbarino and Mike LiPetri clash for the chance to keep the Long Island congressional seat Republican.
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