Nonprofits
Policy
Public defenders and legal service providers rally for increased city funding
City funded defense attorneys say they aren’t getting paid enough and are losing staff.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Sanitation gets another responsibility: street vendor enforcement
The rats don’t run this city, DSNY does.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.
Politics
Politics
Who’s calling for Juan Ardila to resign?
After facing allegations of sexual assault, the Queens Assembly member is facing mounting pressue from fellow Democrats to resign.
Policy
Policy
Major arrests in New York City at highest point since Giuliani
You can’t arrest your way out of high crime … but is Eric Adams trying?
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Mark Levine talks housing, casinos and the scourge of sidewalk sheds
Mark Levine talks housing, casinos and the scourge of sidewalk sheds
Heard Around Town
Politics
Speaker Adams pushes back on the mayor: Close Rikers by 2027
But the speaker didn’t offer any specifics of how the city would reach that goal.
New York City
Policy
NYC has thousands of 3-K vacancies. City Council says that’s an outreach problem
During an Education Committee meeting, some City Council members said the city needs to retain funding for the program amid proposed cuts.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Carpenters’ super PAC plans to spend half a million dollars on 2023 City Council primaries
Al Taylor is likely to get support in his primary challenge to Kristin Richardson Jordan.
Personality
Personality
New York City tech chief Matt Fraser commands attention
The chief technology officer on the decision to leave behind the Internet Master Plan, why we still haven’t seen the launch of MyCity, and why he’s still bullish on crypto.
Politics
Politics
Eric Adams keeps creating new offices
From child care to rats, if you’ve got a problem, the mayor of New York City has a job to tackle it.
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: How a progressive majority on the NYC Board of Correction had the upper hand over City Hall
Two new members of the panel Tuesday tipped the balance of power in favor of more progressive reforms for the first time in nine years.
Politics
Politics
Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Friends of the MTA are a welcome support for New York’s subways
The volunteer program will prove rewarding for its volunteers and the stations they support.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Amid e-bike fires, Council member suggests charging at police, fire stations
The City Council considered how to prevent lithium-ion battery fires at the FDNY budget hearing.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Eric Adams visits new apartments in former office building, calls for relaxed regs
The New York City mayor touted the project as a way to increase the city’s housing stock.
Personality
Personality
Three New York universities name first women presidents
Fordham University, Columbia University, and New York University have all hired women to lead them in the past year, marking historic milestones for the universities.
Policy
Policy
Dozens of free mobile COVID-19 testing sites to close
New York City Health + Hospitals said they are “rightsizing” their mobile Test to Treat units amid low levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Heard Around Town
Politics