Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Can abortion rights turn out voters in a purple Hudson Valley district?
Democrat Pat Ryan is betting on voters turning out to support abortion rights – in both the 18th and 19th congressional districts.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Aside from Claudia Tenney, New York reps vote to codify same-sex marriage rights
Forty-seven GOP lawmakers voted to recognize marriage equality, including all but one New York Republican.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Bill de Blasio ends congressional campaign for NY-10
A couple of discouraging polls preceded the former mayor’s exit from the crowded, high-profile race.
News & Politics
Breaking News
Policy
Districting Commission releases draft of New York City Council maps
“Preliminary” was the key word as commissioners proposed a shakeup in southern Brooklyn and other changes in new draft City Council maps.
New York City
Politics
De Blasio returns to City Hall to call for new COVID-19 strategy
The former mayor’s campaign events took him to City Hall Park for his second press conference this week.
New York State
Policy
Takeaways from JCOPE’s 2021 New York lobbying report
Lobbying spending reached almost $293 million in 2021, according to a new report from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. The hospital association, United Teachers and Doordash were among top clients.
New York City
Policy
Eric Adams wants New York to learn to live with COVID. The city scrapped its guide map for how to do that.
New York City said it is reevaluating its color-coded COVID alert system, even as the city has seen a rise in cases and the BA.5 variant taking hold.
Policy
Policy
NYC Ferry is taking on water, audit finds
Comptroller audit finds $224 million in undisclosed expenditures during the previous administration.
New York City
Politics
How does redistricting work in New York City?
Buckle up for another round of legislative map re-drawing, this time for New York City’s 51 Council districts.
Policy
Policy
Finger Lakes cryptomining operation is inconsistent with climate law, state finds
Citing “tripled facility emissions,” the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied an air permit renewal for Greenidge Generation, a former coal plant near Seneca Lake.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
New York 2022 Assembly primary election results
We’re following the competitive Democratic primary races across the state.
Housing
Policy
Why are rent stabilized tenants getting rent hikes?
New York City has a housing affordability crisis. So why are 2 million rent stabilized tenants getting a rent increase?
New York City
Politics
Dissenting City Council members’ projects were funded after all
City & State originally reported that members who voted against the budget were stripped of some funding for pet projects. Turns out they were just stripped of credit.
Politics
Hochul and Suozzi get heated at final Democratic gubernatorial debate
Days away from the start of early voting, Suozzi and Williams also joined forces to take aim at Hochul’s record
Heard Around Town
Updated
Politics
Punishment? Council members didn’t get credit for additional discretionary funds in NYC budget
Seven members had their names pulled from a $41.6 million pot Speaker Adrienne Adams has for pet projects.
New York City
Politics
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council strike $101 billion budget deal
Citing funding for some of the City Council’s priorities, Speaker Adrienne Adams called the deal an “unprecedented outcome”
New York City
Politics
Republican lawsuit against noncitizen voting law begins
The case will likely hinge on whether the guarantee of the right to vote to citizens is viewed as a floor or a ceiling.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
A Q&A with New York City Council LGBTQ Caucus Co-Chairs Tiffany Cabán and Crystal Hudson
The two council members talk about why the group’s diversity is a strength, and what they want to see from the Adams administration.
Politics
New York City Council District 3 celebrates 30 years of LGBTQ representation
The four out gay council members who have occupied the seat during the past three decades say they’re focused on the work that lies ahead.
Policy
Policy
After passage of bitcoin mining moratorium, advocates push Hochul for action
The moratorium bill was revived to pass early Friday morning, despite aggressive lobbying by the crypto industry.
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