Policy
Policy
Excelsior Pass is another vestige of New York’s COVID-19 era to come to an end
The app, once used to prove vaccination status and negative COVID-19 test results upon entry to businesses, is being phased out on July 28.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Ron DeSantis sets his sights on Hamptons fundraiser
Whether he’ll have support from New York elected officials there remains to be seen.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Hochul allocates $51 million to hate crime prevention
The money will go to community organizations facing bias crimes. The governor also signed college campus hate crime reporting legislation.
New York State
Politics
Sue! New Jersey’s undefeated Supreme Court record against New York
The nation’s highest court in two centuries has ruled in favor of the Garden State in at least 6 cases against its neighbor, and there could be one more with congestion pricing
Personality
Assembly Member Jeff Aubry knocked down at event, sent to hospital
Aubry had been speaking at an opening ceremony for a cultural center in his Queens district when a man being pursued by police knocked the politician to the ground, causing him to hit his head.
Policy
Policy
NYC food establishments to be required to use trash containers
The switch from loose garbage bags left curbside is the next phase in the city’s rat mitigation efforts
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Isis McIntosh Green falls short in City Council challenge to Darlene Mealy
Mealy, a City Council member in Central Brooklyn, won despite being notoriously absent from both City Hall and her district.
Policy
Policy
As fires rage on, city looks to further regulate lithium-ion batteries
There’s been a massive increase in fires, and deaths in New York City relating to bad batteries used in some e-bikes.
Personality
Personality
Why did Catalina Cruz sponsor Clean Slate? ‘Believe it or not, it was being a survivor of a crime’
The Assembly member talked about what’s still left to do now that the law is on the governor’s desk.
Energy & Environment
Policy
NYC should have 30% tree canopy coverage, City Council says
Less than a quarter of the city is currently shaded by trees.
Politics
Politics
New York laws named for the people they could have saved
After a tragedy, lawmakers have taken to naming their legislation for victims who would have been protected by it.
Politics
Politics
Some NYC Council members didn’t disclose their free tour of Israel
Conflicts of Interest Board filings show other elected officials have been traveling as well.
New York City
Personality
Eric Adams’ friends and family with plush city jobs
The mayor has appointed a number of friends and family members to positions within his administration or city agencies.
Energy & Environment
Policy