Policy

State planned to give no-bid contract to PPL, lawmaker claims

The state has claimed that Public Partnerships LLC received a $9 billion contract after a competitive bidding process, but draft bill language suggests the state always planned to contract with the company.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy

Criminal justice reform groups call on Hochul to commute prison sentences

More than 130 advocacy groups – including the WFP, NAACP New York Conference and Release Aging People in Prison – called on the governor to reduce the state's prison population.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Freeze the rent of … how many apartments exactly?

Breaking down New York City’s housing stock.

  • By Devyn Novikoff

New York City Council

NYC Council preps to override 3 Eric Adams vetoes

The mayor tried to nix legislation upping pay for delivery workers and legalizing street vending. The council is expected to respond Sept. 10.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Policy

NY missed out on nearly $500 million by not switching seniors to Medicare

A new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York kept thousands of Medicare-eligible seniors on Medicaid plans, costing the state $485 million.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy

Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now

Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy

Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now

Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Albany Agenda

Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance?

“I assure you, my capacity for an expansive range of topics is enormous,” the governor told reporters.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy

Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect

The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy

Checking in on Hochul’s five-year housing plan

Gov. Hochul promised to build or preserve 100,000 units of affordable housing between 2022 and 2027. Three years in, here’s where things stand.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy

NYC Council Progressive Caucus to make push for universal daylighting in 2025

The 18-member caucus will prioritize the law restricting parking near intersections by year’s end – despite the Department of Transportation’s warnings.

  • By Devyn Novikoff

Policy

DOH and PPL identify fraud in previous home care program

The company said that there will be fewer opportunities for fraud following a controversial switch to a single fiscal intermediary.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy

New York’s strong gun laws didn’t prevent Monday's mass shooting. Local leaders are looking at the feds

Gov. Kathy Hochul called for advancing gun control legislation in Congress, where Republican opposition has repeatedly doomed attempts at reviving a federal ban on assault weapons.

  • By Annie McDonough
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Cannabis

OCM informs cannabis dispensaries they must relocate further away from schools

The state Office of Cannabis Management previously granted licenses to the dispensaries because it miscalculated how near they were to local schools.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Eric Adams

When has Eric Adams opposed Donald Trump?

The mayor has repeatedly said he wants to work with the Trump administration, not “war with” them. But he has still been at odds with the feds on multiple occasions since January.

  • By Devyn Novikoff and Annie McDonough

Policy

Charter Revision Commission: NYC should have even-year elections, member deference should no longer reign

The 13-member panel is expected to put forth five proposals Monday for voters to consider in November.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

New York City

FEMA cuts threaten NYC’s ability to protect against future flash flooding

The state is now suing to restore $351 million in funding for projects aimed to upgrade drainage and protect public housing from flooding.

  • By Steve Kastenbaum

Policy

Is NYC’s housing engine finally restarting? New residential permit filings jump in second quarter

Building permits are up 43% year-over-year as the new 485-x tax break takes effect. Most projects are capped at 99 units – just below the wage trigger in the new program.

  • By Steve Kastenbaum

Policy

A breakdown of Trump’s TPS terminations and what they mean for New York

Thousands of New Yorkers’ legal status and work authorizations are being threatened.

  • By Devyn Novikoff

Policy

A unanimous vote on the $116 billion FY 2026 New York City budget

It’s been a pretty divisive year in city politics, but the mayor and the City Council are united in their enthusiasm for this year’s spending plan.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Budget

Opinion: GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will savage NY’s health care system, budget and economy

The GOP bill would leave 1.5 million New Yorkers uninsured, cut hospital funding by $3 billion and blow a $13.5 billion hole in the state budget.

  • By David Jones