New York City
Politics
Mercedes Narcisse makes second run at Council District 46
The candidate goes up against establishment-backed opponents in the southeastern Brooklyn district.
New York State
Policy
Savino to introduce bill allowing gig workers to unionize
While some lawmakers approve of the compromise legislation, there’s not much time left in the session to pass it.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How can NYC build back faster?
New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Jamie Torres-Springer talks COVID-19 capital project delivery, East Side Coastal Resiliency and borough-based jails.
Criminal Justice
Policy
The police are watching you, and some lawmakers aren’t happy about it
Concerns about police surveillance hardly begin and end with “digidog.”
New York City
Politics
Welcome to the Dianneverse
Dianne Morales is the mayoral field’s unapologetic progressive. It’s won her fierce and energetic supporters, but some doubt she can win over the city.
New York City
Policy
New York is inching toward its MWBE goals
The pandemic hit MWBEs particularly hard, making New York City and state contracting even more important.
New York City
Politics
First-time candidates and government veterans face off for New York’s UES
High-profile endorsements and impressive fundraising numbers are split in this close race for the City Council District 5.
New York State
Policy
Vaccine passports raise equity, privacy concerns
New York’s Excelsior Pass can’t be equitable until vaccinations are equitable, some advocates say.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Kathryn Garcia, New York City’s go-to fixer
Supporters say the former Sanitation commissioner’s record prepared to be mayor, but do voters care?
New York State
Politics
What is New York’s vaccine passport app?
A new app will allow New Yorkers to carry proof of their vaccine status or a negative coronavirus test. There are privacy concerns about the first such "vaccine passport" app in the country.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Andrew Yang is more than New York City’s “tech candidate”
The mayoral contender has run successful companies and built a nonprofit, but it didn’t turn around cities like he hoped it would.
New York State
Politics
Looking back on a year of locked down New York
Public health experts discuss what has gone right and what’s gone wrong in New York’s approach to combating the spread of COVID-19.
New York State
Policy
How virtual court could be harming defendants
An essential human element of the justice system may be lost when proceedings happen remotely.
New York City
Politics
Can New York City rescue its taxi drivers?
Industry experts and advocates weigh in on a new relief plan from Mayor Bill de Blasio and what else can be done to help drivers.
New York State
Personality
Del. Stacey Plaskett is a New Yorker at heart
The star of Trump’s second impeachment trial talks about her Brooklyn roots and work in the Bronx district attorney’s office.
New York State
Politics
AOC explains it all
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flexed her social media prowess to give an update on coronavirus stimulus talks.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Stewart-Cousins calls for Cuomo’s resignation after two more women come forward
“There is no way I resign,” Cuomo said Sunday in the wake of new allegations.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo administration faces more cover-up allegations
New reports say administration officials altered the state’s report on the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
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