New York State

Politics

The best New York political investigations of 2019

Journalists tackled housing discrimination on Long Island, predatory lending in the New York City taxi medallion industry and more.

New York City

Opinion

Expand Fair Fares instead of cops on NYC’s transit system

The $249 million Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found for 500 more police officers should instead be used to make Metrocards affordable.

New York City

Politics

Protests of churro ladies’ arrests won’t help them as much as changing laws

NYC has failed to reform its vending laws. Perhaps its elected officials should do something about that.

New York City

Politics

Reports: NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill is resigning

NYC’s top cop since 2016 will be joining the private sector. Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea will be taking over.

New York City

Politics

Can you stop fare evasion without criminalizing poverty?

Experts and politicians say there are alternatives to more policing of subway fare beating.

New York State

Policy

A guide to 50-a, the most contentious state law on the books

Legislators are pushing for transparent police records. The Police Benevolent Association argues that puts officers at risk.

New York City

Policy

Amid controversy, NYPD facial recognition has some success

Facial recognition technology was used to identify a man who left rice cookers in the subway, causing terror concerns.

New York City

Politics

You don’t need to worry about the 'Pantaleo effect'

The PBA says officers have held back on arrests, but that doesn’t mean crime will go up.

New York City

Policy

Five years of Eric Garner and Daniel Pantaleo proceedings

New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his use of a banned chokehold while arresting Eric Garner during a fatal encounter. City & State updated its timeline of the major developments in the legal postscript to Garner’s life and death.

New York City

Politics

Nike scores licensing agreement to use coveted NYC logos

The deal may be a slam dunk, but local vendors have often been sued for using city icons.

New York City

Politics

Ninth cop suicide generates fury toward ThriveNYC

News broke that the organization cancelled an event for cops the same day an officer took his own life.