Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Cut out the home care middlemen
Private insurance companies are pocketing millions of dollars intended for home care workers.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul offers three-day budget extender
The extension is short, but that doesn’t mean a budget deal is imminent.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Lawmakers still waiting on labor-developer deal on housing
The state Senate majority leader said the New York budget won’t be done by April 1.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The plan to tax stock trades is a terrible idea
Restoring the stock trade tax will drive Wall Street traders out of New York City and harm ordinary investors.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time to promote responsible AI development to better serve New Yorkers
We need to make AI research affordable for nonprofits and schools, so that Big Tech companies won’t have a monopoly on this transformative technology.
New York State
Politics
Building trades ask state Legislature to step in on 421-a labor standards
Eight construction unions criticized REBNY’s proposal for a wage floor and urged lawmakers to take the lead on a compromise plan.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Heastie: ‘There’s an understanding’ on tenant protections in NY budget
The Assembly speaker told reporters he hopes state budget negotiations will result in a deal on housing.
Politics
Politics
How NY’s establishment Democrats are testing progressives’ staying power in 2024
After the progressive waves of the Trump years, some Democrats are challenging one-time insurgents.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York needs an ‘all of the above’ approach to affordable housing development
Social housing, developer tax abatements, Good Cause tenant protections, building on state-owned land, accessory dwelling units – we need them all!
Albany Agenda
Politics
Few City & State readers think we’re looking at an on-time budget
It’s budget week in the Capitol, and it could be the first of many.
Above & Beyond
Power Lists
The 2024 Above & Beyond: Women
Recognizing an amazing group of leading women taking center stage in New York.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Slaying New York’s two-headed monster driving up car insurance costs
The city and state must increase enforcement against garaging fraud and “ghost cars,” the illegal practices responsible for New York’s extremely high car insurance costs.
News & Politics
Politics
Trade unions say REBNY is lowballing them in negotiations over 421-a replacement
The Steamfitters and the Carpenters say the Real Estate Board of New York’s proposal guarantees wages well below their unions’ prevailing wages.
LGBTQ+
Politics
Summit highlights mental health of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers in the digital space
Attendees at “Diverse Spaces, Diverse Faces,” presented by Equality New York in collaboration with City & State, discussed racism, criminalization and anti-trans attacks, as well as regulating social media and protecting free expression.
Albany Agenda
Policy
NY lawmakers focused on environmental legislation this week
From Hudson River clean-up to natural gas hook-ups, lawmakers took action on protecting the state’s natural resources.
Albany Agenda
Opinion
Opinion: Nationwide, LGBTQ+ young people are in crisis. New York can do something about it.
We must include funding for free mental health appointments for our youth in this year’s state budget.
New York State
Politics
Building the strategy to pass an Equal Rights Amendment in New York
The ballot amendment would enshrine additional protections in the state constitution.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Goldman, Levine and Reynoso back new bus funding
Rep. Dan Goldman, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn borough presidents, want Hochul to include $90 million for more free buses and better service
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York needs money. It’s time to tax stock trades.
Hong Kong and London already tax stock trades. Why shouldn’t New York?
Albany Agenda
Politics
Pro-Palestine activists urge primary voters to cast blank ballots to protest Biden
The state Board of Elections does not plan to include blank ballots in its unofficial election day results, which could undermine the protest.
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