Housing
Policy
Adams’ proposed changes to right to shelter would not be limited to migrant crisis
The city wants the court to relieve it of the right to shelter mandate whenever the homeless population spikes amid a state of emergency.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Ahead of Latin America trip, Eric Adams drives home calls for help in migrant crisis
The New York City mayor is heading to Latin America to meet with local leaders about the asylum-seeker crisis and observe what’s happening on the ground.
News & Politics
Politics
Republican council candidate harasses Queens elected officials
Jonathan Rinaldi threatened his Democratic opponent and has been charged with trespassing for refusing to leave other politicians’ offices.
Energy & Environment
Politics
Eric Adams on defense again as extreme weather hits
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Adams issued states of emergency late Friday morning, following heavy flash flooding and transit disruptions in parts of the city.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’
New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC is revising its request to modify the right to shelter for migrants
“The fact that they are making a motion at all and carrying through with that, asking to be relieved of their obligations under the right to shelter, is an escalation,” Legal Aid attorney Josh Goldfein said.
Immigration
Policy
Which counties are closing their doors to asylum-seekers?
More than 30 counties around the state have taken steps to block New York City from sending migrants to local hotels and shelters.
New York City
Policy
11 key figures from New York City’s latest report card
Important stats on affordable housing, composting, dog ownership and more
New York City
Policy
New York City schools are embracing AI. Lawmakers had some questions.
After an about-face on ChatGPT, the Department of Education plans to develop AI policy for grades K-12 by June.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Progressives denounce Eric Adams’ budget cuts
Lawmakers said the cuts threaten services and city agencies.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Prince William gets canceled on by Eric Adams
The Prince of Wales was to meet with the mayor during his latest visit to New York City, but instead settled for greeting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh at a Lower Manhattan firehouse.
Labor
Policy
Staffing shortages are still disrupting New York City services
Ahead of a hiring freeze, the mayor’s management report showed how insufficient staffing hampered some agencies’ operations.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Report: NYC unable to process most welfare applications on time
Timely processing of cash assistance and SNAP applications continued to drop in the last fiscal year, according to the Mayor’s Management Report.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Sam Berger’s victory could hold lessons for Democrats in other purple districts
The Assembly candidate in Queens said: “Everything we had been looking at said that it was going to be a very tight race.”
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Democrat Sam Berger wins Queens Assembly special election
He was able to flip key areas of Kew Gardens Hills that went big for Lee Zeldin in the race for governor last year.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Queens Assembly District 27 special election results
Democrat Sam Berger has defeated Republican David Hirsch in the race to replace former Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Lawmakers hold rally in support of Adams response to asylum-seekers
The elected officials pushed back on critiques that the mayor is anti-immigrant.
Labor
Policy
20,000 city jobs would stay vacant under Adams’ hiring freeze
Facing mounting asylum-seeker costs on top of other budget shortfalls, the mayor plans to use the tool for the first time.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
‘All hands on deck’: Democrats, unions rally behind Berger in special election
Democrat Sam Berger has outraised and outspent Republican David Hirsch in the Queens Assembly special election, but insiders said Hirsch could succeed – in part by playing on frustrations about the migrant crisis.
News & Politics
Politics