New York City
Policy

City posts final surveillance policy for gun detection scanners

The controversial scanners, which look like metal detectors, will be located in areas where the NYPD already does bag checks.

  • By Annie McDonough

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: How not to run a charter revision commission

The mayor’s undemocratic sham of a charter revision commission bears little resemblance to the truly democratic and transparent charter revision process I was part of in the 1980s.

  • By Ruth Messinger

Policy
Policy

NYC Charter Revision Commission proposals: explained

And rated by how much they have pissed off the City Council

  • By Sahalie Donaldson and Annie McDonough

Technology
Policy

Evolv gun detection tech rolling out in NYC subway stations this week

“I am telling them they need to evolve and get it out, because I think it’s good technology,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

  • By Annie McDonough

MTA
Policy

For Janno Lieber, congestion pricing isn’t dead

The self-described “patron saint of challenging projects” is trying to keep the MTA from moving backward – without straying from his boss.

  • By Annie McDonough

New York City
Policy

Nearly united NYC Council votes 46 to 3 to approve FY 2025 budget

The three dissenters, all democratic socialists, blamed the mayor for budget mismanagement.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Policy
Policy

Adams and Adams shake on $112.4 billion FY 25 budget that reverses some deeply unpopular cuts

“Adams and Adams United is here to say we have a deal,” Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday.

  • By Annie McDonough and Sahalie Donaldson

Policy
Policy

NYC budget expected to include $2 billion for affordable housing. Here are the details.

The funds will go toward building, preserving and renovating housing for low-income New Yorkers.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

MTA
Policy

4 borough presidents want an expansion of Fair Fares

In a letter to Mayor Eric Adams, the officials called for more people to be eligible, including full-time minimum wage workers.

  • By Alison Argueta Raudales

Budget
Exclusive Policy

Report: Eric Adams’ administration is ‘unreasonably pessimistic’ in budget projections

The Fiscal Policy Institute found that recent projections have increasingly diverged from the city’s actual fiscal reality.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Infrastructure
Policy

Rebuilding New York Summit shows the way toward a decarbonized future

Climate goals, Local Law 97 and repurposing office space were discussed at City & State’s all-day event.

  • By Phenix Kim

Immigration
Policy

Legal work authorization still eludes most migrants to New York

Those eligible for Temporary Protected Status are able to work legally with relative ease compared to migrants who don’t qualify.

  • By Carlos Garcia

Policy
Policy

Brown & Weinraub once again tops list of state lobbying firms

Bolton-St. Johns took second place, while Kasirer dropped to third.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Policy
Policy

Here are some of the proposed laws resulting from spring campus protests

Lawmakers have taken various approaches to reining in demonstrations. Few have passed.

  • By Alison Argueta Raudales

Policy
Policy

Do the feds owe the state Department of Labor $44 million?

An audit by the state Comptroller’s Office found that the state Department of Labor is entitled to $44 million in federal reimbursements, but the department claims it cannot apply for the money.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Interviews & Profiles
Personality

New York City’s plan to invest millions in LGBTQ+ services

During Pride Month, Chief Equity Officer Sideya Sherman talked about NYC Unity Project, the Family Acceptance Program and budget challenges facing HIV services.

  • By Alison Argueta Raudales

Gambling
Policy

How New York stands to win big on downstate casino licensing

Experts at City & State’s “Who’s who in casinos and sports betting” discuss the latest on this new industry.

  • By Phenix Kim

Policy
Policy

Here’s how to vote in New York’s action-packed primaries

Election Day is June 25, but New Yorkers have nine days of early voting to participate before then.

  • By Alison Argueta Raudales

Health Care
Policy

Report: Two-thirds of licensed registered nurses are active in New York state

The findings, released at Mother Cabrini Foundation’s Healthier Communities, Healthier People summit, reveal staffing shortages felt most strongly in acute care hospitals.

  • By Phenix Kim

Real Estate
Policy

Broker fee bill to draw hundreds of real estate pros, advocates to City Hall

The bill would shift the hefty fee from tenants to whomever hires the broker.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson
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