New York State
Policy

New York lawmakers want your right to an attorney to cover immigration too

With a bill that has failed to pass the state Legislature in recent years, more low-income immigrants would have access to representation – the only problem is finding lawyers for them.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

New York City
Policy

Advocates clarify the right to shelter stands in NYC – after Eric Adams seemed to question it again

The mayor spoke about the crisis of asylum-seekers coming to New York City on top of the city’s existing homelessness crisis.

  • By Jeff Coltin

New York State
Policy

Andrea Stewart-Cousins has presided over some monumental legislation

Let’s just say the majority leader has been busy since 2019. Here are some of her greatest hits.

  • By Shantel Destra

Policy
Policy

Overwhelmed with migrant arrivals, NYC has planned tent shelter to be built in a Bronx flood zone

Road leading to the isolated Orchard Beach parking lot has been dubbed by locals “Lake Orchard.”

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Nonprofits
Policy

New York Nonprofit Media hosts 2022 FundCon

The event provided fundraising professionals advice on storytelling, social media and more.

  • By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo

Health Care
Policy

32BJ Health Fund conference tackles uncontrolled hospital pricing

The fall event gathered legislators, national experts and healthcare leaders.

  • By Phenix Kim

Heard Around Town
Policy

CUNY’s chancellor wants the system to play a pivotal role in New York City’s economic recovery

Announcing a new internship program, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez said graduates of the country’s largest urban public university make up half of the city’s new nurses and a third of new teachers

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

New York City
Updated Policy

And… the New York City redistricting process has also devolved

The city Districting Commission voted to reject the latest draft maps, throwing the process into disarray.

  • By Annie McDonough

New York City
Policy

The private sector vaccine mandate is lifted. What about the public sector?

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by the COVID-19 requirement – despite being challenged in court.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Policy
Policy

MTA to install ‘Big Brother’ security cameras in all New York City subway cars

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are optimistic new measures will prevent subway crime and give riders an added sense of security.

  • By Shantel Destra

Policy
Policy

Evictions slowly ramp up after COVID-19

They’re nowhere at pre-pandemic levels, but a small but steady rise since January may portend a new crisis.

  • By Tim Murphy

Gun Control
Policy

Advocates raise concerns about NYPD’s enhanced use of pedestrian stops to tamp down on guns

Gun arrests are at a 27-year high, while stop-and-frisk incidents have also surged.

  • By Sara Dorn

Policy
Policy

How New York City’s right-to-shelter law works

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to reassess the entire homeless shelters system.

  • By Sara Dorn

Policy
Policy

Clean fuels industry leaders voice optimism on prospect for state, federal legislation

Lawmakers reiterate push for low carbon fuel standards as part of transition to renewables.

  • By Vaughn Golden

New York City
Policy

New York politicians have historically taken a hands-off approach to regulating Hasidic yeshivas. Is this a turning point?

The New York Times reporting on the private schools – and new guidelines for state oversight – have spurred conversation

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

New York City
Updated Policy

Narcan in every bar? Many on the New York City Council hope so.

Doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug could be available for free for more nightlife establishments with passage of new legislation.

  • By Kyle Chouinard

New York City
Policy

With a new austerity measure, Mayor Eric Adams asks agencies to cut budgets by 3%

Looking ahead to budget gaps and a weaker economy, City Hall asks, again, for belt-tightening – but no layoffs.

  • By Jeff Coltin

New York City
Policy

A timeline of the water testing fiasco at the Jacob Riis Houses

City Hall said Saturday that test results that showed arsenic in the water – and left residents without water for eight days – were inaccurate.

  • By Sara Dorn

New York State
Policy

Hundreds of bills from last session still await Kathy Hochul’s signature. Here are some of the major ones.

The state Legislature wrapped in June with a deluge of influential bills passed. With an election coming up in November, here are some Hochul has yet to sign off on.

  • By Shantel Destra

Policy
Policy

Hochul lifts mask mandate on transit

The governor announced that masks are still encouraged, but no longer required on MTA trains and buses.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis
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