Healthcare
Policy
Is it finally, finally the year for the New York Health Act?
Single-payer health care’s biggest champion, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, will retire after the 2022 legislative session.
Healthcare
Policy
Supreme Court denies challenge to New York vaccine mandate for health care workers
Lawyers for the plaintiffs have vowed to continue fighting the ruling.
Healthcare
Policy
Hochul’s new mask mandate has flavors of old and new
The governor declared a major shift in COVID-19 policy, with a sign-off from the state health commissioner
Healthcare
Policy
NYC’s supervised injection sites face pushback
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis introduced a bill to defund the “Overdose Prevention Centers.”
Education
Policy
Can David Banks lead NYC schools out of the pandemic?
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is set to announce David Banks as his pick for Schools Chancellor on Thursday.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Hochul vetoed a bill to create an office advocating for utility consumers
Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the office would be redundant because the state already protects utility consumers, but consumer advocates say otherwise.
Policy
Policy
Good cause eviction has momentum leading into 2022
Coming off of local successes, housing advocates are hoping to score a major statewide tenant protection victory.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Criminal justice reformers want to go beyond bail
While Republicans ran and won on fears over crime, Democrats are set to push parole and sentencing changes next year.
Housing
Policy
Gov. Hochul announces new financial assistance program for homeowners
New York is the first state in the country to receive the federal funding.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Will New York Democrats push a progressive climate agenda this session?
The state needs to wean itself off fossil fuels, but lawmakers disagree about how – and how quickly – to do that.
Healthcare
Policy
Minnesota man who attended NYC anime event tests positive for the omicron variant
The new strain of the virus, which was first detected in the U.S. on Wednesday, has still not been found in any New Yorkers.
Technology
Policy
5 ways Eric Adams could revamp how NYC uses tech
Adams has championed New York City as a home for tech companies. Can he make his own city’s technology work?
Healthcare
Policy
Hundreds of NYC correction workers have not been vaccinated
The deadline for all Department of Correction staffers to receive a COVID-19 shot was Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Healthcare
Policy
Supervised injection sites expected to open in New York City
The “Overdose Prevention Centers” are the first of their kind in the U.S.
Labor
Policy
Tension builds within the UFT over reducing class sizes
A new coalition within the union dubbed United for Change won a vote to force a referendum on the issue, signaling a growing divide.
Healthcare
Policy
Will Hochul reinstate COVID-19 restrictions?
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would put COVID-19 restrictions back into place if the state’s cases keep increasing but there’s been little talk about when that would happen.
Policy
Policy
Is the New York Blood Center approval the end of City Council’s member deference?
Lawmakers overruled the member who represents the district where the blood center is located, bucking a tradition that has stymied multiple other major projects.
Ask the Experts
Policy
New York City is set for a major expansion of voting rights. Here’s what you need to know.
The City Council will vote next month on a bill that would allow more than 800,000 immigrants to vote in municipal elections.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Questions loom about the plan to close Rikers, as new administration takes over
The City Council heard a final update from the de Blasio administration. But what do the new guys think?
Ethics
Policy