Policy
Transportation
NYC and taxi drivers have very different ideas for how to tackle medallion debt
The city is sticking with its grant program despite scathing criticism from taxi drivers who say it’s not nearly enough to give them relief.
Criminal justice
What does criminal justice reform look like to Kathy Hochul?
The governor has reservations about “defund the police” that her No. 2, Brian Benjamin, doesn’t seem to share.
News & Politics
Hochul says she is open to decriminalizing sex work
Advocates for two competing bills are vying for the new governor’s attention on the controversial issue.
News & Politics
Food delivery workers won new protections in New York City. Can the state keep up?
The historic legislation guaranteed ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers minimum pay, but statewide reforms are harder to come by.
Policy
MTA to start enforcing $50 mask fines
The penalty was put in place last year, but officials now say they plan to ramp up enforcement.
Policy
Redistricting is on the ballot again in November. Here’s what voters will be considering.
A ballot amendment would change the state constitution and tweak the redistricting process.
Ask the Experts
New York City is weighing a major expansion of voting rights. Here’s what you need to know.
Roughly 900,000 immigrants would be allowed to vote in municipal elections under a bill being considered in the City Council, but the mayor’s office doesn’t yet back it.
Policy
Hundreds of bills await Hochul’s signature. Here are 10 that will help define her leadership early on.
Which bills the new governor approves – and which she vetoes – will tell us how serious she is about climate change, government transparency and more.
Policy
The Buffalo Bills owners want a new stadium, and taxpayers might help them pay for it
The NFL team is a Western New York treasure, and critics say the owners are exploiting that to help pay for the $1.4 billion project.
Labor
The worker shortages plaguing the public sector
There are a variety of reasons New York is struggling to maintain essential services.
New York State
Takeaways from New York’s (competing!) redistricting draft maps
Failing to find common ground, the Independent Redistricting Commission released different plans along partisan lines.
Housing
How do you make underground apartments safer? Many legislators and housing advocates say legalize them.
Though recent events have thrust the issue to the forefront, advocates have been working on the issue of expanding cellar and basement housing units for decades.
Energy & Environment
Will Kathy Hochul support a carbon tax?
Getting behind an effort that fell short last session could change the climate game in New York.
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Policy
Hochul promised a ‘new era of transparency.’ Here’s what that would really take.
Under Cuomo, obtaining public records was often extremely difficult. Transparency advocates have a lot of ideas for reforming the process.
Technology
How New York is subsidizing Amazon
Local agencies across the state lure the retail giant to town using generous tax incentives.
Education
NYC schools and health officials push in-person learning, despite calls for remote option
Here are the key points for why kids are still returning to class, despite concerns members of the New York City Council had during an education committee hearing Wednesday.
Housing
State lawmakers reach a deal to extend the eviction moratorium
Landlords and tenants both have reasons to like the proposed changes to a state housing relief program.
Ethics
A new ethical zeitgeist hits Albany
Even JCOPE is doing something about holding public officials accountable.
Health Care
Living in isolation has saved – and harmed – New York’s seniors
Older adults were told to stay indoors during the pandemic, but that has had unintended consequences.
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