Infrastructure
Policy
Part of Adams’ Albany agenda: building stuff faster
The comptroller and City Hall officials headed to Albany to lobby for capital process reforms.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams recalls his past, under surveillance by the NYPD
The mayor who has, at times, shown support for civil liberties, appointed attorney Muhammad Faridi to an NYPD oversight role.
New York City Council
Politics
Sunrise Movement makes endorsements for City Council, with an eye to budget ‘no’ votes
Endorsing seven ‘climate champions’ for reelection, Sunrise Movement NYC puts a premium on those who stood against the budget.
Politics
Politics
Andy King, expelled from the City Council, wants back in
But the city charter is clear – he can’t run this year, due to term limits.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Eric Adams in Albany: ‘We don’t have an endless flow of cash’
The mayor shared specific complaints about the proposed budget but insisted his relationship with the governor remained strong.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The New Majority NYC endorses 27 women for City Council, including four non-incumbents
The group formerly known as 21 in ‘21 hopes to keep the New York City Council majority women.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Mayor Eric Adams, DSA agree: expand the court
51 New York electeds signed on to a campaign to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politics
Politics
Eric Adams in Albany: ‘We don’t have an endless flow of cash’
The mayor shared specific complaints about the proposed budget but insisted his relationship with the governor remained strong.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
NYCHA tells state legislators what their districts owe in rent
The public housing authority is hoping to get funding for rent that hasn’t been paid during the pandemic.
Personality
Personality
2023 New York political power couples
Eight sets of partners who have found love in New York’s political universe.
Politics
Politics
NYCHA tells state legislators what their districts owe in rent
The public housing authority is hoping to get funding for rent that hasn’t been paid during the pandemic.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Union ad campaign pushes health care cost transparency bill
The New York City Council bill has 42 sponsors, but hospitals don’t like it
Heard Around Town
Politics
Fifteen council members leave the Progressive Caucus
The New York City Council’s progressives were nearly halved, as leadership tries to build a more cohesive group.
New York City
Exclusive
Politics
Exclusive: Leader of NYC jails oversight board resigning in protest
Board of Correction Executive Director Amanda Masters is on her way out.
Heard Around Town
Politics
New York snubbed at State of the Union
Mayor Eric Adams attended the speech after calling again for a ‘decompression strategy’ at the southern border.
Politics
Politics
Adams puts a new price tag on serving migrants: $4.2 billion
The New York City mayor doesn’t think the governor’s cost-sharing plan is workable
New York City
Policy
No increase in mental health intakes yet from Adams’ involuntary removal plan
But Mayor Eric Adams’ administration couldn’t provide many specifics at a City Council oversight hearing on the removals
Politics
Politics
Finding Shirley Chisholm’s legacy across New York state
While a statue of the trailblazing member of Congress planned for Prospect Park in Brooklyn has been delayed and another has been in the works in Buffalo, her name has at least shown up in a number of places to honor her.
Heard Around Town
Politics