Heard Around Town

Policy

NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’

New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City.

Policy

Policy

Health care providers discuss the future of value-based care

City & State's “Innovations in Value-Based Care” conference featured industry professionals who stressed the importance of reducing health inequities among vulnerable populations.

Housing

Policy

City Hall backs bill to require five-year affordable housing plans

The governor’s plan to spur affordable housing at the state level collapsed earlier this year, but Mayor Eric Adams is backing a bill to set housing production goals in every city neighborhood.

Heard Around Town

Policy

NYC is revising its request to modify the right to shelter for migrants

“The fact that they are making a motion at all and carrying through with that, asking to be relieved of their obligations under the right to shelter, is an escalation,” Legal Aid attorney Josh Goldfein said.

Interviews & Profiles

Policy

Community organizing takes the lead: An interview with Theodore Moore

City & State catches up with the new executive director of the Alliance for a Greater New York, best known as ALIGN.

Heard Around Town

Policy

Cruz still plans to push for state-level work permits for asylum-seekers

The Queens Assembly member said the law is needed for people from places other than Venezuela.

Immigration

Policy

Which counties are closing their doors to asylum-seekers?

More than 30 counties around the state have taken steps to block New York City from sending migrants to local hotels and shelters.

Events

Policy

City & State’s Government Procurement conference focuses on modernization

The event attended by government leaders and procurement experts stressed the importance of robust digitization and best business practices.

Housing

Policy

5 things to know about Eric Adams’ latest housing proposal

The New York City mayor unveiled the latest on his goal to become a “City of Yes.”

New York City

Policy

New York City schools are embracing AI. Lawmakers had some questions.

After an about-face on ChatGPT, the Department of Education plans to develop AI policy for grades K-12 by June.

Immigration

Policy

Hochul doesn’t talk state work permits with Biden

But state Senate lawyers are currently analyzing new legislation that would supersede the federal government

Heard Around Town

Policy

Free buses start on Sunday

A pilot program to test the feasibility of fareless buses is set to start Sept. 24.

Policy

Policy

DOC stopped providing tampons to detainees – despite 2016 law mandating it

The Department of Correction has a problem with menstruation, amid fears that tampons will be used to smoke drugs and menstrual cups will be used for “splashings.”

Policy

Policy

Report: Community preschool teachers paid half as much as public school teachers

Over the course of a 25-year career, educators working in privately-run preschool programs could make $690,000 less than public school teachers.

Labor

Policy

Staffing shortages are still disrupting New York City services

Ahead of a hiring freeze, the mayor’s management report showed how insufficient staffing hampered some agencies’ operations.

Education

Policy

Major felony crimes up in New York City schools

School safety has been a major focus after a string of high-profile incidents occurred outside school buildings last year.