Heard Around Town

Politics

Carolyn Maloney skips Met Gala to focus on politics

Passing on the ‘gilded glamour’ event may avoid a tricky point of contention in her reelection bid.

News & Politics

Politics

Amazon Labor Union loses election at a smaller Staten Island warehouse

Workers at the LDJ5 facility rejected joining the union after it led the first successful effort to unionize an Amazon warehouse last month.

New York State

Politics

5 things to know about Amazon and New York’s fraught history

The online retail behemoth and the Empire State had clashed long before workers voted to unionize at a Staten Island Amazon facility on Friday.

New York City

Policy

City Council passes revised pay transparency bill in response to business leaders’ lobbying

The amended legislation delayed the implementation of a law designed to tackle pay inequity but kept its major provisions intact.

Policy

Policy

Can New York court and regulate the crypto industry at the same time?

Some state lawmakers are making enemies in the cryptocurrency industry as Eric Adams tries to woo it.

New York City

Policy

Eric Adams’ new budget proposal, by the numbers

The mayor’s updated plan comes with a slightly larger price tag and some concessions to the City Council.

Technology

Policy

Some lawmakers are trying to pause bitcoin mining in New York. They’re facing an uphill battle.

Energy-sucking bitcoin operations are taking over old polluting power plants and siphoning off hydropower from the public.

Policy

Policy

Can cryptocurrency actually help anyone?

Proponents said communities of color can benefit from a decentralized virtual banking system, despite concerns over volatility and scams.

New York City

Policy

City Council grills education officials on support for students in foster care

A new division for students in foster care was announced last year but won’t be staffed up until this summer, education officials said.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Jessica Tisch led City Cleanup Corps before sanitation appointment

The department’s new commissioner went to work for the city program after she stepped down as chief information officer in January.

New York City

Policy

In the wake of a mass shooting, what are the gun detection systems Eric Adams is talking about?

Like other emerging surveillance technologies, weapon detection systems come with questions about effectiveness and privacy.

Eric Adams

Politics

Eric Adams’ first 100 days

Public safety and homelessness were among the key issues Adams focused on in his first three months in office.

Budget

Policy

What did Eric Adams get in the state budget?

Some bail changes and an enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit are in the budget. Mayoral control and an increased borrowing authority are not.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Chris Smalls wants to see the Amazon Labor Union go national

The founder of the history-making union discusses the advantages of grassroots organizing and upcoming fights with the behemoth company.

New York City

Politics

As Eric Adams looks to reduce waste, council points to city offices in need of staffing

The City Council is pushing back against vacancy reductions at Sanitation, the Department of Buildings and more.

Politics

Amazon workers vote to join first-ever union on Staten Island

Self-organized workers at a large Amazon facility on Staten Island made history by voting to become the company’s first labor union.

Politics

Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to join first union

Self-organized workers at a large Amazon facility on Staten Island made history by voting to become the company’s first labor union.