Interviews & Profiles
Policy
What does coronavirus mean for school funding in New York?
State Budget Director Robert Mujica explains big plans to change state education spending.
New York City
Policy
Everything New Yorkers need to know about the 2020 census
The decennial count will be conducted primarily online for the first time this year.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Katz admits mistake in asking for bail
Queens DA also continues asking for bail in other cases, despite campaign pledge.
Technology
Policy
Is ‘InsurTech’ here to stay?
Root CEO Alex Timm talks the Green Light Law, telematics-based car insurance and the slightly grating nickname for insurance technology.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Cuomo’s timing with the state comptroller
DiNapoli’s state financial update could put lawmakers on the spot.
Technology
Policy
Uber rolls out text-to-911 – and its annual lost-and-found index
Riders can now discretely text 911 during Uber trips.
New York City
Policy
NYC got homeless vets off the streets. Can it replicate the feat?
A major federal initiative, plenty of city resources and coordination were key in the city’s success.
Criminal Justice
Policy
The backlash to the cash bail backlash
Criminal justice activists are mounting a counter-attack in Albany.
Technology
Policy
Corey Johnson talks transportation tech with Kara Swisher
The host of the Recode Decode podcast discussed the future of transportation in NYC with the City Council Speaker.
Homelessness
Policy
Will de Blasio’s subway homelessness plan be a train wreck?
Homeless advocates, outreach workers and cops say the mayor’s approach doesn’t address root causes.
Labor
Policy
Gig economy companies weigh paying workers affected by coronavirus
Some companies are announcing steps to protect gig economy workers vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Homelessness
Policy
How New York’s programs and policies are keeping the homeless on the street
Despite damning reports, calls to action and billions spent, New York is perpetuating the crisis.
New York State
Policy
Can legislators make coronavirus work for them?
The outbreak has drawn attention to income inequality and health care access.
Technology
Policy
Talking Open Data with Kelly Jin
First Read Tech talks to chief analytics officer for New York City, Kelly Jin.
Nonprofits
Policy
Cuomo resurfaces nonprofit donor disclosure plan
The governor wants to make major donors to nonprofits public despite losing a legal battle over a similar 2016 law.
Labor
Policy
Could coronavirus push gig workers’ labor fight to the fore?
Despite concern about gig workers’ risk of exposure, the gig economy debate remains in limbo in Albany.
New York City
Policy
DoITT head Jessica Tisch’s hard line against LinkNYC vendor
Tisch comes out hard against CityBridge
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Andrew Cuomo: Master of disaster
The governor has rallied state government, lawmakers and the media to his cause.
Gambling
Policy