Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The removal of women and gender-expansive people from Rikers Island takes on a new urgency
After 11 deaths at the city jail, the population’s exit from the Rose M. Singer Center needs to be prioritized.
New York State
Personality
New York congressional candidates who are new in town
They either don’t live in the districts they’re running to represent – or didn’t until very recently.
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Migrant transfers continue, despite outcry
Advocates have called on federal officials to return 70 migrants transferred out of the Orange County Correctional Facility back to their communities.
Policy
Eric Adams debuts his first curbside composting initiative
The Queens-based initiative comes after years of fits and starts with other composting pilot programs.
New York City
Politics
Vedat Gashi mailer in 16th Congressional District race shows Black opponent Rep. Jamaal Bowman with apparently darkened skin
While Gashi denies the charge, there’s a long history of political advertisements using altered skin tones – which studies say can influence voters’ perceptions of candidates.
New York State
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Politics
2022 primaries: Who’s running for Congress in New York
Looking at every House race across the Empire State – which could be key to which party controls Congress.
Transportation
Policy
NYC’s public spaces are becoming increasingly hostile toward homeless people
Limited seating, or a lack of it, in places like Moynihan Train Hall, don’t make the city’s affordability problem go away.
Politics
A cryptocurrency billionaire is spending big in New York congressional primaries
Josh Lafazan and Francis Conole have been supported by the Protect Our Future super PAC, and Carlina Rivera could be next.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2022 Transportation Power 100
The officials and experts determining how New Yorkers get around.
Transportation
Policy
Penn Station redo and skyscraper plan may lead to a repeat of past mistakes
Developers’ plans include building 10 new buildings in the area around the transit hub, but it’s unclear how a Hudson Yards-esque expansion would benefit the surrounding neighborhood.
Transportation
Policy
With Penn Station’s rebirth in the making, a look at other transit hub rehabs
Here’s how the New York City transit hub’s counterparts around the country delivered after taking on similar redevelopment efforts.
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Texas Gov. Abbott escalates feud with Eric Adams by ‘shamelessly’ sending migrant buses to NYC
The move follows Adams’ refusal to accept Abbott’s invitation to visit the Texas border towns where migrants are crossing into the U.S.
News & Politics
Politics
Adams flares up on bail, asylum seekers arrive from Texas, monkeypox declared state emergency
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Political Personalities with Skye
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Four interns explain their work in politics and government this summer
IDK about you, but if I could go back, I'd take these internships...
Political Personalities with Skye
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Giant Animal Sculptures on Park Avenue: Artist Idriss B Explains
How the Patrons of Park Avenue made the installation come to life
Education
Politics
New York City may have to vote on a schools budget. Again.
Following weeks of public outcry over cuts to school funding, a Manhattan judge ruled in favor of returning the education budget back to the City Council, but the fight isn’t over yet: Adams’ office plans to appeal.
New York State
Policy
Texas Gov. Abbott escalates feud with Eric Adams by ‘shamelessly’ sending migrant buses to NYC
The move follows Adams’ refusal earlier in the week to accept Abbott’s invitation to visit the Texas border towns where migrants are crossing into the U.S.
Personality
Got complaints about the draft City Council map? The Districting Commission wants to hear them.
Dennis Walcott responds to some of the feedback about the preliminary draft of new City Council district maps and encourages New Yorkers to make their opinions heard.
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