New York State
Politics
Judge backs GOP on LaSalle, subway surfing, and national Dems eye NY for 2024
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Politics
Politics
City Hall talks public safety, with a new briefing
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said media coverage is affecting the perception of crime in the city, so he’s trying something new.
Immigration
Policy
Biden immigration rule could mean fewer migrants to NYC
Mayor Eric Adams administration said it's still reviewing the policy.
Policy
Policy
Who decides a NYC public school holiday?
Here’s a look at the movement to give students the day off for holidays like Diwali.
News & Politics
Politics
LaSalle rejected, a shooter sentenced and a truck rampage in Bay Ridge
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Housing
Policy
New York City’s borough presidents are ready to build
They each have their own priorities for development, but there’s a sense of urgency to create more housing.
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
Policy
NYC ends COVID-19 text updates amid pandemic policy rollback
The state is also longer requiring masking at health care facilities.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
What it was like with Eric Adams overnight at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
A Q&A with homeless advocate Shams DaBaron on visiting the migrant facility and more.
Politics
NYC Council progressive schism and a cannabis crackdown
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Politics
Politics
Being the city’s social services commissioner is a hard job. And Gary Jenkins is leaving at a particularly difficult time.
The New York City shelter population is at a record high, and more homeless New Yorkers died last year than ever before.
Heard Around Town
Policy
After banning ChatGPT, NYC Schools consider how to use it
Schools Chancellor David Banks said the DOE is looking for the right “guardrails.”
Politics
NY mourns Tyre Nichols, Hochul unveils budget proposal and vetoes the Grieving Families Act
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Infrastructure
Policy
Biden touts $300 million grant for 'critical first phase' of Gateway Hudson River tunnel
The funding, however, will only go towards a sliver of the work that’s needed for the $16.1 billion project, which is set for completion in 2038.
Heard Around Town
Politics
'I want to be in motion too': UFT brings contract negotiations to the public
New York City public school teachers, like almost all city employees, are working under an expired union contract
Politics
Adams’ vision for NYC and a new shelter for migrants
Rounding up the week’s political news.
NYPD
Politics
Protests over the police killing of Tyre Nichols are expected in NYC tonight. Can the NYPD do better this time?
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul said police were prepared to monitor protests.
Eric Adams
Policy
5 takeaways from Eric Adams’ State of the City
The New York City mayor laid out his “Working People’s Agenda” for 2023 at a theater in Queens on Thursday.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC education department says admissions diversity pilot is working
A program to set aside spots at high-performing schools for underrepresented students should be expanded, city education leader says.
Immigration
Policy