Should cops have to live in NYC?

It could improve community relations, but unions object and even some reform advocates are unenthused.

• By Kay Dervishi
• April 19, 2021

Why New York City hasn’t gotten police overtime under control

The NYPD has blown past its nominal cap for years without consequence.

• By Roshan Abraham
• April 19, 2021

How New York City mayoral candidates want to reform the NYPD

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• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• April 14, 2021

Johnson & Johnson pause could affect vaccine equity

• By Annie McDonough
• April 13, 2021

3 contentious post-budget issues

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• By Zach Williams
• April 12, 2021

In pot deal with Cuomo, the Legislature has the power

Between Democratic supermajorities and mounting crises, the governor seems to have caved on some major sticking points on legal weed.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• March 30, 2021

Did New York let doctors get away with sexual misconduct?

Internal whistleblowers say a branch of the state Department of Health was reluctant to penalize accused physicians.

• By Emrys Eller
• February 22, 2021

Can the MTA get back on track without derailing New York’s recovery?

NY’s recovery depends on trimming MTA’s operating budget while maintaining efficient service.

• By Gabe Ponce de León
• January 26, 2021

Climate activists celebrate Brooklyn wind turbine plant

Debate remains over whether it could coexist with Industry City rezoning.

• By Karina Piser
• January 21, 2021

With federal elections undecided, state aid hangs in balance

GOP-led Senate would likely mean less COVID-19 relief funding.

• By Kay Dervishi
• November 6, 2020

Incarcerated New Yorkers may lose out on stimulus checks

Prisoners have just a week left to claim their stimulus checks. But many say they have not been provided with the paperwork.

• By Akash Mehta and Sophie Walker
• October 28, 2020

New York City Council moves to protect religious institutions’ property

Churches and synagogues have been facing tax liens for bills they didn’t owe.

• By Oscar Perry Abello
• February 28, 2020

Everyone’s got a problem with the plastic bag ban

Environmentalists say new rules are too permissive and the plastics industry says they are too restrictive.

• By Zach Williams
• February 12, 2020

Some real estate brokers aren’t following new rent regulations

Multiple tenants have reported that brokers are still trying to charge them considerable fees.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• February 10, 2020

The unresolved questions on congestion pricing implementation

Members of the panel setting fees and exemptions have yet to be named, but here’s what’s known.

• By Annie McDonough
• January 30, 2020

Will softer Community Reinvestment Act regulations harm communities of color?

New York City members of Congress are protesting, upstate cities and rural areas could also be affected.

• By Oscar Perry Abello
• January 29, 2020

Poll: The Democrats’ legislative deluge

Which bills could backfire? And what policy fights are looming?

• By City & State
• January 29, 2019

Reform NYC private sanitation without a zone system

Zoned franchises for waste management in New York City harms customer service. Other approaches can improve safety.

• By John H. Banks
• June 21, 2018

The state budget keeps wasting economic development cash

New York Economic development cash and how it's being spent.

• By Riley Edwards
• April 5, 2018

Why NYC should hope it loses Amazon's HQ2 sweepstakes

The case against Amazon for the Big Apple is easy: Just look at what has happened to Seattle. Antipathy to Amazon has palpably grown during the two years I’ve lived there, as Amazon’s vertiginous growth has made Seattle the country’s largest company town and fueled Seattle’s status as the fastest growing city in the U.S.

• By Gregory Scruggs
• January 24, 2018