Joe Biden
Policy
How much New York is getting in the COVID-19 relief bill
New York state and local governments would get a total of $23.3 billion in federal assistance under draft COVID-19 relief package.
New York State
Politics
How Cuomo wants to raise revenues
His proposed state budget includes ideas big and small to help close a multibillion-dollar deficit.
Budget
Policy
State budget battles begin taking shape
Legislators, advocates and the Cuomo administration are girding for a multi-front tilt in the weeks before the governor has to present his budget in January.
New York City
Politics
DiNapoli to NYC: Don’t borrow to cover day-to-day costs
Without loans or money from the feds, de Blasio says the city will face steep cuts.
New York State
Policy
With federal elections undecided, state aid hangs in balance
GOP-led Senate would likely mean less COVID-19 relief funding.
New York City
Politics
Rich to NYC: Drop dead
While the city approaches a fiscal cliff, the most powerful New Yorkers complain about possible tax hikes.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The drama of waiting for Cuomo
The storyline of fixing the state’s budget deficit remains as unresolved as ever.
Budget
Policy
Why upstate cities are in extreme financial peril
Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse are likely to face some of the worst revenue shortfalls among major cities in the country.
New York State
Politics
New York’s moment of fiscal truth is nigh
Lawmakers don’t have much more time to institute budget cuts.
NYPD
Politics
Did de Blasio actually defund the NYPD?
The mayor and the City Council did some fuzzy math to arrive at $1B in cuts.
New York City
Politics
City Hall reaches agreement on reduced budget, with major NYPD cuts
Some dissent on both the right and the left.
New York City
Politics
The sticking points as the New York City budget deadline nears
The New York City budget for fiscal year 2021 is due before midnight on Wednesday, July 1, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have yet to reach an agreement. Here's why.
Budget
Policy
A new pot of pot revenue unlikely to save the state budget
Legalizing recreational marijuana is unlikely this year, and wouldn’t provide immediate fiscal relief.
New York City
Politics
New York City is looking at these areas for budget cuts
Education is the big one, but the economic fallout from the coronavirus will impact the budget in many other ways.
New York State
Politics
Will the state Legislature meet in May?
Waiting on federal aid could limit state lawmakers’ sway on budget.
Budget
Policy
What to expect in the state’s first round of spending cuts
The details are slim, but the state has options as it waits on the feds.
Budget
Politics
Cuomo warns of $8.2 billion in cuts to localities
Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to slash aid to localities by $8.2 billion and cut state agency budgets by 10% unless new federal aid comes through in the coming weeks
New York City
Politics
New York City budget proposal slashed by billions
Coronavirus forces first year-to-year spending reduction under de Blasio.
New York State
Politics