Policy

Nonprofits

Public defenders and legal service providers rally for increased city funding

City funded defense attorneys say they aren’t getting paid enough and are losing staff.

Policy

Where could there be a new casino in NYC?

Proposals have popped up in every borough – and outside the city.

Nonprofits

Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.

Nonprofits

Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.

Policy

The Legislature doesn’t want to force suburbs to build more housing. Advocates are calling them on it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed aggressive building targets all over the state. Lawmakers roundly rejected her enforcement plans.

New York City

NYC has thousands of 3-K vacancies. City Council says that’s an outreach problem

During an Education Committee meeting, some City Council members said the city needs to retain funding for the program amid proposed cuts.

Policy

Legislature rejects tuition hikes for SUNY and CUNY

The state Senate and Assembly thwarted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for tuition hikes at the state’s public universities.

Policy

The LaGuardia AirTrain is not the only Cuomo project sent to the graveyard

As governor, Andrew Cuomo backed several big projects that won’t see the light of day.

Heard Around Town

Labor makes another push for Clean Slate

Unions sent a letter to state leaders supporting the legislation to seal criminal records after a certain time period.

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New York City

A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island

With the jail complex’s incarcerated population forecasted to balloon in coming years, corrections department officials are casting doubt on closing in 2027

Immigration

Following the asylum-seeker odyssey: a timeline

Tracking the arrival of migrants bussed to New York City from the southern border, from April 2022 to now.

Policy

Senate budget proposal includes full Build Public Renewables Act

Gov. Hochul’s executive included a watered-down version of the bill, but the Senate is insisting on the full legislation.

Heard Around Town

Amid e-bike fires, Council member suggests charging at police, fire stations

The City Council considered how to prevent lithium-ion battery fires at the FDNY budget hearing.

Policy

Two Oscar contenders are getting New York state tax credits

That’s way less than in past years – just as Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to boost the credit to $700 million a year.