Immigration
Politics
Asylum-seekers face legal challenges and backlogs in New York City
A struggling court system and shortage of legal assistance has left some newly arrived migrants floundering in the complicated process of applying for asylum.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Independent spending dwarfs candidates fundraising for Congress, governor
New campaign fundraising data only offers so much clarity on the state of races that are dominated by millions of dollars of outside spending.
Policy
Policy
New York’s favorite new industry has a climate problem
Micron, the chip manufacturer pouring $100 billion into Central New York, has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, but details are thin on how the plant doing extremely energy intensive work will get there.
Heard Around Town
Politics
New York City Council backtracks on plans to fully end hybrid work
The staff union had pushed back, even as most city employees are in the office five days a week
News & Politics
Politics
Williams and Conole cling to the center at NY-22 debate
A months-long game of “he said, he said,” continued at Wednesday’s debate for the competitive Central New York seat.
Policy
Policy
A timeline of Hochul and Adams’ fight for more cops on the subway
New York’s top leaders continue to tag-team to fight subway crime, redoubling an effort to build omnipresence in the system.
New York City
Policy
Just 40% of New Yorkers have gotten a COVID-19 booster
As COVID-19 cases climb again, the New York City Department of Health is stressing that updated bivalent boosters offer the “single greatest protection.”
New York City
Policy
New York City Council staff won’t give up hybrid work without a fight
The council staff’s union sent a petition to Speaker Adrienne Adams calling for continued hybrid work flexibility, which is set to end on Oct. 31.
New York State
Politics
The New York veterans running for Congress
Six Democrats and six Republicans are campaigning on their military service to be elected to the House.
New York State
Politics
Amazon Labor Union loses election at Albany warehouse
Workers at the Castleton-on-Hudson Amazon facility voted 2-1 against unionizing with the upstart Amazon Labor Union.
New York City
Policy
‘In Trash City, managing garbage is having its moment.’
Everybody’s talking trash in New York City, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
New York State
Politics
It's one of the most competitive congressional races in the country. Does anyone know the candidates?
In New York’s newly drawn 22nd Congressional District, two relative political newcomers battle for the fate of the House.
New York City
Policy
NYC schools chancellor defends yeshivas
Schools Chancellor David Banks stands by findings that a Brooklyn yeshiva is providing “substantially equivalent” education after the state found the opposite.
Policy
Policy
What is Eric Adams’ internet master plan?
Big Apple Connect will provide NYCHA residents with free internet and cable. But critics said solving the digital divide requires more than a subsidy program.
New York City
Personality
Eric Adams’ highest-paid lieutenants wield the power of City Hall
Here are the deputy mayors, senior advisers and high-level staffers who earn more than $200K.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Outdoor dining proposal would ban roadway dining for half the year
An updated New York City Council bill to make Open Restaurants permanent could advance thanks to the dismissal of a recent lawsuit against the program.
New York City
Policy
Plans for a Randall’s Island tent city draw familiar criticism
As the city struggles to host thousands of incoming asylum-seekers, a pivot to build a tent city on Randall’s Island still poses concerns about extreme weather and accessibility, some lawmakers and advocates said.
Heard Around Town
Politics
AOC meets “GSD” on taxi medallion debt relief
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first official appearance with Eric Adams to celebrate a milestone for underwater taxi drivers
Heard Around Town
Politics
After voting down its own map, the New York City Districting Commission opened up its deliberations
The livestreamed meeting focused mostly on increasing the Latino population in a City Council district in Manhattan
New York City
Policy