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.
New York State
Politics
Women are leading the charge to investigate Cuomo
More women have joined the Legislature in recent years, and some say increased representation is contributing to the reckoning Cuomo now faces.
New York State
Politics
Why are cops rarely charged or convicted when they kill in the line of duty?
A grand jury declined to indict police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester last year. That’s not a huge surprise.
New York City
Politics
NYC launches website to highlight social equity outcomes
New data shows the city’s race and gender gaps on health, economic and educational indicators.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
How Cuomo wants to safeguard your data
A proposal in Cuomo’s executive budget would make it harder for companies to share and sell user data but some say it only scratches the surface of privacy concerns.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
How will the Legislature revoke Cuomo’s emergency powers?
There’s no consensus yet on how to curb Cuomo’s expanded powers, but those powers may not be gone for good.
Health Care
Policy
Why accurate data reporting matters in a pandemic
A complete picture of nursing home deaths and other pandemic data is crucial, public health experts say.
Labor
Policy
Amid building boom, Amazon faces complaints from warehouse workers
The company is still expanding in New York, but some employees have complained about pandemic working conditions.
Joe Biden
Policy
How much New York is getting in the COVID-19 relief bill
New York state and local governments would get a total of $23.3 billion in federal assistance under draft COVID-19 relief package.
New York State
Politics
How Claudia Tenney won back her seat in Congress
Her open embrace of Trump was received more warmly in Central New York than it was in 2018.
MTA
Personality
A conversation with Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s first chief accessibility officer
He’s just as sick of inaccessible subway stations as you are.
New York State
Policy