New York City
Policy
Tech’s footprint in Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards' grand opening on Friday will be a new hot spot for New York's developing tech scene.
New York City
Politics
Unpacking de Blasio’s plan to rebuild lower Manhattan
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a $10 billion proposal to build out lower Manhattan's shoreline by roughly two short city blocks to protect the city from the inevitable effects of climate change.
Transportation
Policy
Uber puts its money behind congestion pricing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal is still facing pushback from from suburban law makers.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Amazon isn’t done defending itself in New York
New Yorkers are concerned about the poor labor conditions reported at Amazon's fulfillment and distribution centers across the country.
New York City
Policy
Engineering deans discuss Cuomo’s L train construction plan
The Association for a Better New York and Google brought together Gilda Barabino from the City College of New York, Jelena Kovačević from New York University, and Mary Cunningham Boyce of Columbia University – deans of their respective engineering schools – to talk about their experiences as trailblazers in the field.
New York City
Policy
NYC extends dockless bike pilot
The Department of Transportation is leaning into one new initiative: its pilot of dockless bikes. The program – which includes operators Lime, JUMP and Motivate – is, in part, an attempt to serve parts of the city not already reached by Citi Bike at a lower cost.
New York City
Personality
New York City’s top 10 lobbyists
City & State checked in with the top 10 lobbying firms to not only highlight their successes and challenges in 2018, but to take their temperature on the landscape for regulation of key New York industries, including technology.
New York City
Policy
The challenge of harnessing urban tech
Brooklyn startup Numina is taking on pedestrian congestion in a hyperlocal way – using sensors to map how traffic flows are impacted by external factors like scaffolding and construction sites.
New York State
Policy
Under pressure, Zuckerberg unveils new privacy approach
Wednesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a six-pronged approach to privacy, with much of the strategy being devoted to shifting social media posts to private, end-to-end encrypted interactions, rather than the public, forum-like shared posts that were a hallmark of early Facebook.
New York State
Policy
Dems embrace New York campaign startup MobilizeAmerica
MobilizeAmerica is both an app and a website that caters to Democratic and progressive campaigns and causes. It allows volunteers to sign up for canvassing shifts and supporters to register for rallies – all on one centralized platform.
New York City
Policy
Lyft’s New York problem
Lyft filed its initial public offering last week, beating Uber to the IPO punch.
New York City
Policy
New e-bike fleet draws questions
Citi Bike announced late last week that it would be expanding its fleet of e-bikes to include 4,000 new pedal-assist bikes.
New York City
Policy
Can New York win another HQ2?
Governor Andrew Cuomo is fighting to win back a new Amazon headquarters in Queens – along with more than 70 other parties who signed an open letter this week to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos – despite the fact that Bezos and his company have shown no signs of regretting their decision to pull out of HQ2.
New York State
Policy
New York passes revenge porn law
A bill that passed the state Legislature on Thursday would make revenge porn a class A misdemeanor in New York, punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $1000 fine.
Technology
Policy
New FTC task force to tackle competition
The FTC will assign 17 attorneys to investigate anti-competitive behavior in the tech sector.
Donald Trump
Policy
Who is Michael Cohen’s father-in-law?
President Donald Trump has tried to turn allegations of improper dealings with Russia back on his former attorney Michael Cohen, in part by making allegations about Cohen’s father-in-law. Here’s what it’s all about.
New York City
Policy
Jumaane Williams' record on tech
New public advocate Jumaane Williams has a few tech positions up his sleeve.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
De Blasio endorsed congestion pricing. Now what?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are finally aligned on congestion pricing, but a few unanswered questions remain for congestion pricing’s future.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Cuomo clashes with Stewart-Cousins over HQ2
Tensions have risen between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic state Senators, and withdrawing the nomination of state Sen. Michael Gianaris to the Public Authorities Control Board has added fuel to the fire.
MTA
Policy