Policy
New York City
Talks underway to settle 9/11 World Trade Center air quality records fight
First responders and survivors may be close to getting answers.
Healthcare
Opinion: The legal loophole robbing New Yorkers of mental healthcare
Patients on Medicaid should be able to have virtual appointments, too.
City & Sports
Will the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic bid stick the landing?
There are still a lot of questions, but hey, 2042 is 16 years away.
Education
Opinion: NYU must provide paid family leave for all
Adjunct professors should not have to choose between caring for loved ones and getting paid.
New York City Council
Concerned about e-bikes? Julie Menin is looking into them
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’ll review 17 bills under consideration by the City Council, but said his priority is cracking down on already illegal e-bikes and e-scooters.
Albany Agenda
Confusion, legal questions surround ranked choice voting effort in city of Albany
Ranked choice, but no primaries? Albany Dems and progressives are teaming up to defeat a proposal that would end them.
Policy
What Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety does in the aftermath of tragedy
Some elected officials are still waiting to see the effects of the mayor’s gun violence prevention plans.
Taxes
What’s a pied-à-terre tax and why do people care?
The Mamdani administration is managing the new pied-à-terre tax. The rollout is off to a rough start.
Immigration
More New York Dems are calling for ICE to be abolished
A letter to Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries now has 143 electeds’ signatures.
News & Politics
With Glick retiring, what will become of PRRIA?
Opponents of the packaging reduction bill see an opening to pass a (watered-down) version of it next year.
Policy
Should the state Legislature meet year-round? Maybe. Will it? Don’t hold your breath.
What even is a full-time legislature anyway?
Artificial Intelligence
How NYC government is using AI
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani may not use ChatGPT, but his agencies have adopted chatbots and other artificial intelligence.
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Artificial Intelligence
Mamdani’s government has started to embrace AI. Will he?
The personally AI-avoidant mayor faces calls to both expand use of cutting-edge technologies and put in guardrails to curb their usage.
New York City Council
The NYC Council passed a $10k bonus for paraprofessionals. Will the mayor sign it?
Even if he doesn’t, the council has the votes needed to override the mayor’s veto.
New York City Council
New York City Council votes to give themselves and other electeds an 18% raise
The City Council, citywide officials and borough presidents will receive their first pay increase since 2016.
Policy
A brief history of New York City’s neverending horse carriage controversy
Since Central Park first opened, no one has been able to agree whether horse-drawn carriages should be allowed to transport tourists around the city.
New York City
Legislation to ban horse carriages nears majority support
Hold your horses: Council Members Oswald Feliz, Lynn Schulman and Kamillah Hanks have signed on as co-sponsors and Rita Joseph is poised to follow.
Zohran Mamdani
What’s NOT in the New York City budget?
From extra cops to 1% for parks, $126 billion and still not everything gets funded.
Budget
Opinion: Why I voted no on the $126 billion budget
New York City Council Member Althea Stevens was the only Democrat to vote against the budget Tuesday.
Policy
Harlem public defenders threaten strike
The union’s contract with Neighborhood Defender Service – Darializa Avila Chevalier’s unit – expires on Wednesday.
