Policy
Policy
Overwhelmed with migrant arrivals, NYC has planned tent shelter to be built in a Bronx flood zone
Road leading to the isolated Orchard Beach parking lot has been dubbed by locals “Lake Orchard.”
Nonprofits
Policy
New York Nonprofit Media hosts 2022 FundCon
The event provided fundraising professionals advice on storytelling, social media and more.
Heard Around Town
Policy
CUNY’s chancellor wants the system to play a pivotal role in New York City’s economic recovery
Announcing a new internship program, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez said graduates of the country’s largest urban public university make up half of the city’s new nurses and a third of new teachers
New York City
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Policy
And… the New York City redistricting process has also devolved
The city Districting Commission voted to reject the latest draft maps, throwing the process into disarray.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Brooklyn Dems meeting cut short amid disorganization and delays
The county organization will have to meet again – postponing Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s likely reelection as leader.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Ari Kagan may be getting screwed by New York City Council redistricting
The commission will be publishing its second draft of new maps Thursday, undoing some of the more controversial changes.
New York City
Policy
The private sector vaccine mandate is lifted. What about the public sector?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by the COVID-19 requirement – despite being challenged in court.
New York City
Politics
Eric Adams’ public schedules tell a lot – but not nearly as much as they should
The mayor’s office dumped hundreds of days of schedules that show a workhorse willing to meet with all sorts.
Gun Control
Policy
Advocates raise concerns about NYPD’s enhanced use of pedestrian stops to tamp down on guns
Gun arrests are at a 27-year high, while stop-and-frisk incidents have also surged.
New York City
Politics
NYC deputy mayor paints a dire picture of city’s labor market in keynote speech
Sheena Wright said that “economic mobility for people of color who are low income” will solve the city’s public safety issues.
New York City
Politics
NYC leaders are behind permanent outdoor dining. So what’s the hold up?
Pending litigation and ironing out the finer details of the program may be slowing down the creation of a legislative framework.
New York City
Policy
New York politicians have historically taken a hands-off approach to regulating Hasidic yeshivas. Is this a turning point?
The New York Times reporting on the private schools – and new guidelines for state oversight – have spurred conversation
New York City
Updated
Policy
Narcan in every bar? Many on the New York City Council hope so.
Doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug could be available for free for more nightlife establishments with passage of new legislation.
New York City
Policy
With a new austerity measure, Mayor Eric Adams asks agencies to cut budgets by 3%
Looking ahead to budget gaps and a weaker economy, City Hall asks, again, for belt-tightening – but no layoffs.
New York City
Policy
A timeline of the water testing fiasco at the Jacob Riis Houses
City Hall said Saturday that test results that showed arsenic in the water – and left residents without water for eight days – were inaccurate.
New York City
Politics
How Rep. Adriano Espaillat built the Squadriano
It was never going to be easy for the nation’s leading Dominican elected official.
Heard Around Town
Politics
NYC council looks for answers on unfilled city jobs
Some members discussed low pay and in-office requirements, while others members were singularly focused on vaccine mandates
New York City
Personality
New York City teachers: Why we stayed and why we left
With a new school year just around the corner, these New Yorkers who’ve been at the forefront of all this share what’s next.
Policy
Policy
Hochul lifts mask mandate on transit
The governor announced that masks are still encouraged, but no longer required on MTA trains and buses.
New York City
Politics