Politics
Politics
Ed Cox: The press is ‘too obsessed’ with George Santos
The state Republican Party chair spoke to City & State at an ABNY event that honored City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Policy
Policy
NYC gets leg up on housing plan in state budget, despite setbacks
New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz talks about how aligned the city and Albany are on affordable housing goals.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Sarah Hughes, Olympic figure skater, files to run for Congress on Long Island
Now a lawyer, she’s taking aim at GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in the 4th Congressional District
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
Heard Around Town
Politics
Adams doesn’t make Biden’s national advisory board after criticizing the president
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Grace Meng are helping with the 2024 reelection campaign, however.
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.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Hiram Monserrate can run again, after judge strikes down law
The political pariah from Queens got a big procedural win in his latest comeback attempt.
Education
Policy
Adrienne Adams and advocates lay out plan for strengthening early childhood programs
The City Council Speaker called the system managed by the Department of Education “broken”
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.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Jordan Neely’s death shows how homeless people are the ones at risk
Neely didn’t deserve to die for being in a heightened level of distress.
Campaign Confidential
Politics