Personality
Personality
At his funeral, Dick Ravitch was lovingly remembered by political leaders and family
Gov. Kathy Hochul called him a “visionary” and the “consummate public servant.”
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Coming together to build a safe pathway for youth at risk
How a coalition of providers are stepping up to help with seed funding from New York state to help members of the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities
Politics
Politics
Trans activist Shéár Avory to run for Assembly seat in Hudson Valley
If elected, Avory would be the first out trans elected official in New York state.
Opinion
Personality
Commentary: Remembering Dick Ravitch, New York's civic treasure
Ravitch was the most consequential New York public servant in the past five decades. His life exemplifies the true meaning of “giving back.”
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: To address NYC’s growing housing crisis, the city must fully fund the Anti-Harassment and Tenant Protection Program
The little-known AHTP program provides funds to legal service providers to help New Yorkers get repairs, stop tenant harassment and stay in their homes.
Transportation
Policy
Hochul celebrates federal green light for congestion pricing
The long delayed road tolling program is set to start in Manhattan next year.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Liberals dislike ‘independent state legislature’ theory… outside of NY
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts continue to have the authority to toss maps from state legislatures they deem unconstitutional, meaning state Democrats will continue their court saga.
Budget
Policy
Hochul and fiscal watchdogs warn of larger-than-expected state budget deficits
The state’s spending is on track to outpace its revenue by more than $10 billion, leading conservatives to call for decreased spending and progressives to call for more taxes on the wealthy.
Above & Beyond
Power Lists
The 2023 Above & Beyond: Innovators
New Yorkers who are disrupting the status quo and driving transformative change.
Abortion
Policy
Hochul marks one-year anniversary of Dobbs by signing law for telehealth abortions across state lines
The governor signed a bill that will protect New York health care providers administering abortion medication to patients living in other states – insisting New York is on solid legal footing to do so.
Policy
Policy
The Legislature actually passed some (minor) housing bills
Big ideas like “good cause” eviction and the 421-a replacement never made it to the floor, but less controversial housing policies squeaked through.
Rikers Island
Policy
Elected officials sound the alarm on proposed city budget cuts to Rikers
Amid proposed cuts to jail-based programming, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says the Eric Adams administration is at a crossroads
Politics
Politics
Republicans spent over an hour debating…coyotes
Assembly lawmakers engaged in a lengthy discussion over the merits of wildlife-killing contests on what could be their last day in Albany.
Heard Around Town
Policy
How should Congress join the AI revolution? Chuck Schumer has thoughts
The majority leader unveiled a plan to address the emerging technology – and it’s emerging threats.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Women of color running for mayor in Westchester’s biggest cities
“You develop an instant kinship” among candidates in Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon.
Policy
Policy
Coverage for All hangs in the balance as Assembly returns to Albany
Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas said she worked with the governor to amend the bill but now Hochul is “moving the goalpost.”
Politics
Politics
Meet the next generation of LGBTQ+ rights activists in New York
Seven years after the Empire State Pride Agenda called it quits, Elisa Crespo and the New Pride Agenda are fighting to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the state.
Personality
Personality
Why did Catalina Cruz sponsor Clean Slate? ‘Believe it or not, it was being a survivor of a crime’
The Assembly member talked about what’s still left to do now that the law is on the governor’s desk.
2023 session wrap-up
Policy