Labor
Policy
Gig workers rights inch forward during pandemic
Uber, Lyft drivers score victory to be paid unemployment benefits.
New York City
Politics
Congress is getting more diverse. Now its caucuses could too.
Why Ritchie Torres wants to be the first member of both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
New York City
Politics
Police decry reforms and the coronavirus spreads among young people
Rounding up the week’s political news
New York City
Politics
New York City gets its own reopening guidelines for Monday
Indoor dining and other activities still won’t be allowed when Phase 4 begins.
Politics
Suburban NY backs Black congressional candidates
Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones and Jackie Gordon could win in largely white districts.
Personality
Personality
Nancy Goroff would be the first woman with science Ph.D. in Congress
The Stony Brook professor is the Democratic nominee to challenge Rep. Lee Zeldin on Long Island.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
America’s favorite governor has made some new enemies
Not everyone has fallen for Andrew Cuomo during lockdown.
New York City
Politics
Trump must hand over tax records and Tish James recommends police reforms
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Education
Policy
Internet access remains a problem as schools plan for reopening
With remote learning likely to continue, can New York finally get students connected?
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The growing Queens South Asian political movement
New York City has never elected a South Asian American candidate. That could change this year.
Transportation
Policy
MTA wants startups to help solve its coronavirus problem
The authority issues a new “challenge” for tech companies to keep transit safe.
New York State
Politics
How do you enforce a quarantine?
Details on how the state will force travelers from coronavirus hot spots to self-isolate are still scant.
New York State
Politics
Who are the Democrats running to replace Lee Zeldin?
Three candidates are neck-and-neck in the Democratic primary to decide who will take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in November.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Congress may get its first openly gay Black members
Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones celebrate early leads in their Democratic primaries.
New York State
Politics
Next in line for Pete King’s throne
Assembly Members Andrew Garbarino and Mike LiPetri clash for the chance to keep the Long Island congressional seat Republican.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Is it time to check Cuomo’s emergency powers?
Republicans in the state Legislature are renewing their calls for checks on the governor’s emergency powers as cases of the coronavirus and deaths from the virus continue to decline in New York.
NYPD
Politics
The reforms in store for the NYPD
What’s poised to change for the police – and whether it will make a difference.
NYPD
Policy
NYC to force NYPD to reveal its secret surveillance tech
Legislation three years in the making will require the police to disclose information about facial recognition and other tools.
Transportation
Policy
Forget flying cars. The future of transit is a train without coronavirus.
Experts propose outside-the-box solutions for a healthy commute.
Politics