Policy

Policy

NYC health commissioner: 'COVID-19 is here to stay'

New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan asked for help in informing New Yorkers about existing tools to fight COVID-19, as some free ones vanish.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: The Bronx honors Lloyd Ultan, someone truly historic

After 26 years in the unpaid role, the borough’s historian Lloyd Ultan is passing on the torch to his successor Angel Hernandez.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s fiscal problem is even worse than it looks

Mayor Eric Adams’ budgets should not provide the final say on the city’s finances.

Personality

NYN Media

What New York City bus routes should be free?

Check out this unscientific poll by New York Nonprofit Media’s sister news site City & State on where readers want the MTA to see fare-free bus routes, one in each borough, under new pilot program.

Immigration

Policy

Adams’ order suspending some right-to-shelter protections called premature, illegal

You might expect city leaders to present a united front to face this crisis, but that’s not the case.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: It's time to pass a City Council amendment giving restaurants greater flexibility on delivery app platforms

The legislation would create an option for eateries to voluntarily choose from different marketing services levels, while maintaining pandemic era rates and fee caps

Personality

Personality

What New York City bus routes should be free? City & State readers pick popular crosstown buses

The MTA is going to pilot a free bus route in every borough, but they haven’t said which routes will be selected.

Immigration

Policy

New York City shelters are backlogged because of a lack of long-term housing

The Adams administration is struggling to place new asylum-seekers because few people are exiting emergency centers.

Politics

Politics

Adams calls for stronger mental health interventions following Jordan Neely’s killing

Mayor Eric Adams did not directly criticize Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put Neely into a deadly chokehold on a subway car

Campaign Confidential

Politics

Rep. Mike Lawler is in the middle of everything

Biden is visiting, the mayor wants to send asylum-seekers to his district and he’s facing one of the toughest reelection battles in the country.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: The NYPD's Inspector General has lost its potency

Recently finding no harms created by a controversial gang database shows how much this office has been compromised from doing its job of police oversight.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: We must act now to improve access to New York City's early education system

The current enrollment set-up doesn’t do enough to inform parents about free child care and get kids in the city’s 3-K and pre-K programs.

Campaign Confidential

Politics

Not stringing him along: Nadler tells Stringer he's running for reelection

Rep. Jerry Nadler, 75 years old, says he’s running again in 2024, despite what a whole lot of potential candidates may hope.

Politics

Politics

Queens progressives look to primary Juan Ardila if he refuses to resign

The Assembly member faces multiple sexual assault and misconduct allegations but has refused to step down.

New York City

Personality

Council member, advocates criticize reduced city funding for senior meals

The mayor’s latest budget proposal would lower funding for meal programs for older New Yorkers because of “less than anticipated usage.”