Politics
Politics
1199 fills 17K-seat arena for budget rally in Albany
Health care workers called for higher reimbursement rates and funding for safety net hospitals – while rapping with hip hop legends.
Politics
Politics
New York Republicans target Bragg ahead of potential Trump indictment
When news dropped that the Manhattan district attorney’s office could bring criminal charges against the former president, New York Republicans took aim at a familiar opponent.
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Politics
This Assembly member didn’t file campaign finance reports for nearly 5 years. No one noticed.
The state Board of Elections seems ill-equipped to enforce basic reporting requirements, as Assembly Member Amanda Septimo illustrated.
Politics
Politics
Shake-ups are coming to the Commission on Judicial Nomination. How will that impact NY’s chief judge process?
Three commission members’ terms expire at the end of the month as they try to come up with a new shortlist for the governor.
Politics
Politics
‘There’s total paralysis.’ With NY’s chief judge vacancy, courts are stagnant
Until the Court of Appeals gets a permanent chief judge, many initiatives remain on ice, and the judicial branch is in a “holding pattern.”
Politics
Politics
The inside story of the fight against Hector LaSalle
How a socialist organizer, public defenders, union leaders and abortion rights activists worked together to oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge nominee.
Politics
Politics
Who’s calling for Juan Ardila to resign?
After facing allegations of sexual assault, the Queens Assembly member is facing mounting pressue from fellow Democrats to resign.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Speaker Adams pushes back on the mayor: Close Rikers by 2027
But the speaker didn’t offer any specifics of how the city would reach that goal.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NY’s new GOP Chair Ed Cox: ‘We are on the offensive’
After leading the GOP party for years, Cox is back with hopes to disrupt the Democratic supermajorities in Albany. And he called the recent chief judge saga a threat to democracy.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Carpenters’ super PAC plans to spend half a million dollars on 2023 City Council primaries
Al Taylor is likely to get support in his primary challenge to Kristin Richardson Jordan.
Politics
Politics
Eric Adams keeps creating new offices
From child care to rats, if you’ve got a problem, the mayor of New York City has a job to tackle it.
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: How a progressive majority on the NYC Board of Correction had the upper hand over City Hall
Two new members of the panel Tuesday tipped the balance of power in favor of more progressive reforms for the first time in nine years.
Politics
Politics
Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
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Politics
Cuomo campaign has lots of money in Signature Bank
The former governor shouldn’t expect to lose any money though, even though the bank was taken over by the state of New York.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Will John King stop SUNY from spiraling?
He’s no stranger to the New York education world. Now, he hopes to save the state’s struggling public universities.
Heard Around Town
Politics
The City Hall steps are closing for renovation
Visitors to the center of New York City government will have to enter through a side door for the next year.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Adams replaces school funding with gaffes and prayer
As the mayor’s talking points validate the instincts of a large, and likely growing, supermajority, progressives need to start planning a credible challenge to defeat him in 2025.
New York City Council
Policy
Adrienne Adams wants New York City to get creative with its staffing crisis
At her State of the City address, the City Council speaker called for expanding programs to get people from the correctional system into civil service jobs.
Politics
Politics
Brooklyn Dems sued for breaking office lease
The party said it couldn’t pay because of the pandemic. Its landlord says the party owes $82,000.
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Politics