Nonprofits
NYN Media
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
Politics
Crises at Rikers and in housing asylum-seekers in NYC
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Silence is no answer on plight of horse-drawn carriages in NYC
The City Council has not responded to recent calls for action.
New York City
Policy
The biggest questions addressed at the City Council hearing on asylum-seekers
As New York City prepares a tent shelter in the Bronx, officials from Eric Adams administration testified about the location, transportation, and services provided
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
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
Heard Around Town
Updated
Politics
Mark Levine wants Democrats to run up the score in Manhattan
The borough president is launching the Wake Up Dems campaign to get the deep blue borough voting in November
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
Politics
Politics
All the ethics snafus dogging Kathy Hochul
The governor has notched eye-popping fundraising numbers, and it’s difficult to do that without raising some eyebrows.
New York City
Policy
Mental health care on Rikers: New York’s largest psychiatric provider
On an average day, almost 3,000 people with mental illnesses are detained there – and they need better care.
Politics
Politics
GOP candidates in swing House seats soften their messaging on abortion
Campaign websites are undergoing some subtle updates as New York Republicans in key districts pivot to the general election.
New York State
Updated
Policy
Judge: NY Assembly maps to be redrawn by dysfunctional redistricting commission
New lines will go into effect for the 2024 election cycle.
New York City
Policy
NYC overhauls controversial schools admissions process for middle schools, selective high schools
Schools Chancellor David Banks said the controversial process was replaced with one that rewards the highest academic achievers, as well as increases transparency and fairness.
New York City
Policy
How many people are detained on Rikers? A look at the crisis by the numbers
The annual Mayor’s Management Report offers a cross-section of statistics on the jail complex.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Settlement houses workers face burnout amid poverty-level wages: Report
A United Neighborhood Houses study found that the housing settlements provide essential community services, while issues of salary parity and employee retention persist.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Honesty and incremental reforms in the nonprofit sector may be the keys to solving difficult social issues
Poverty, ineffective education and violence have no easy solutions and many organizations over promise to achieve results.
New York City Council
Policy
Outdoor dining plan still set to allow roadway seating, council confirms
A City Council bill that would make the Open Restaurants program permanent still includes provisions for roadway seating – though it’s unclear what those set-ups would look like.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Advocates and electeds call for an end to solitary confinement as City Council discusses a bill to curtail the controversial practice
So far, no policy decisions have yet made progress in stopping jail officials from isolating incarcerated people.
Criminal Justice
Policy