New York City

Politics

Booster shot uptake lags amid COVID-19 wave

In New York City and beyond, booster shot rates are still a fraction of the vaccination rate.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Former NYC jails boss advocates for federal takeover of Rikers Island

Vincent Schiraldi: “If my son or daughter were incarcerated or worked at Rikers Island, I'd want a receivership.”

News & Politics

Politics

Eric Adams for president?

New York City mayors have a long history of running for – and failing to win – the White House.

Housing

Policy

City Council to push for more affordable housing investment in budget negotiations

Council members and advocates said an extra $5 billion over 10 years won’t be enough to address a housing affordability crisis.

Housing

Policy

What you need to know about rent hikes in New York City

Rent stabilized tenants could face up to 4% and 6% increases. Tenant advocates say those hikes are enough to devastate renters.

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.