Criminal Justice
Policy
State Legislature may restore voting rights to parolees
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done it through executive order, but this would make the change permanent.
Personality
Personality
The alumni of the school of Schumer
Chuck Schumer’s office has churned out political heavyweights for half a century.
New York State
Personality
Chuck Schumer: America’s Brooklynite
The new U.S. Senate majority leader is obsessed with New York. Can he deliver long-awaited help from Washington?
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo $15 billion demand of Biden criticized by state senators
No one thinks the governor harmed his relationship with the president, but some say he is avoiding hard budget choices.
New York State
Personality
Rep. Jerrold Nadler on the second Trump impeachment
A Q&A with the member of Congress who led the historic proceeding for the Democrats.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
New COVID-19 variant sparks calls for restrictions
Public health experts hope the discovery acts as a “wakeup call” about New York’s troubling increase in cases.
New York City
Politics
An attempted coup and further vaccine rollout confusion
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Politics
Four NY Republican lawmakers still objected to certifying the election
Many say they bear responsibility for spreading the lies that lead to the Capitol riot.
New York City
Politics
New tenant protections – and a new train hall – as COVID numbers rise
Rounding up this week's political news.
Housing
Policy
Renters, landlords both say the new eviction moratorium isn’t enough
The new law is a temporary patch until lawmakers find a real solution.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Bichotte makes the case for being a unifier
The head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party speaks out after a contentious 26-hour organizational meeting
New York City
Politics
Stimulus clears Congress and state lawmakers consider a blanket eviction moratorium
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Putting Cuomo’s small-town police reform praise into perspective
An annotated press release of the governor’s statement on the village of Lowville “reinventing and modernizing” its police department.
Education
Policy
