New York City

Policy

Can cameras improve city buses?

About new 123 buses will be equipped with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement pilot cameras on routes in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

New York City

Politics

Will Charter Spectrum stay in New York?

New York has been trying to kick Charter (the merged entity of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable) out of New York for ages, but that may not happen after all. We asked experts what they think Charter's fate is in NYC.

New York City

Policy

Jumaane Williams joins automatic voter registration effort

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is supporting a proposal to enact the adoption of Automatic Voter Registration.

MTA

Policy

Byford offers mea culpa on e-hail program

New York City Transit President Andy Byford apologized to Metropolitan Transportation Authority customers on Monday due to unexpected changes to an e-hail program for Access-A-Ride users.

New York City

Policy

The professional driver mental health crisis

Taxi drivers and drivers working for app-based ride-hailing companies, such as Lyft and Uber, are suffering from poor mental health.

New York State

Policy

What’s happening to the tipped minimum wage?

Advocates for the restaurant industry are trying to get New York to apply the standard minimum wage to tipped workers, but a lot of servers are skeptical of this potential change.

New York City

Policy

New York tech's slog to diversity

Wendy Garcia, chief diversity officer at the New York City Comptroller’s Office discussed how tech companies and businesses can better support minorities and women during City & State's Diversity Summit on Thursday.

New York City

Policy

Why New York gives TV and film companies a $400 million break

Governor Andrew Cuomo raised the possibility of ending the state’s Film Tax Credit Program if the state Senate would cut some of the pricey measures included in its budget proposal. We explain what exactly the Film Tax Credit Program is and why Cuomo is suddenly interested in ending it.

New York State

Personality

Andrew Yang rages against the machines

City & State spoke with presidential hopeful Andrew Yang about his Silicon Valley background, how New York is leading in tech, and his ambitious universal basic income proposal.

New York City

Policy

Legislature expands school speed cameras

New York state Legislature passed the massive expansion of the speed camera program, expanding the number of cameras from 160 to as many as 2,250 in 750 school zones and to extend the hours of operation to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

New York State

Policy

New Yorkers weigh in on Amazon exit

A Siena College poll released Monday confirmed that most New Yorkers were sad to see Amazon abandon plans for a new headquarters in Long Island City.

Bill de Blasio

Policy

How tech opened up to government

Today’s tech companies like Lime, Jump, and Motivate are attempting a more collaborative approach, working with government agencies and currying the favor of elected officials before formally launching services in the state.

New York City Council

Policy

The rise and fall of the asshole startup

The days of tech startups slipping into residents’ daily lives unnoticed are over since New York has witnessed the power of companies like Uber and Airbnb,

New York State

Politics

Why these New York politicians are backing Beto

Beto O’Rourke thinks he is born to run for president, and so far, it looks like New York Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Kathleen Rice agree.

New York City

Policy

Tech’s footprint in Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards' grand opening on Friday will be a new hot spot for New York's developing tech scene.

New York City

Politics

Unpacking de Blasio’s plan to rebuild lower Manhattan

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a $10 billion proposal to build out lower Manhattan's shoreline by roughly two short city blocks to protect the city from the inevitable effects of climate change.

Transportation

Policy

Uber puts its money behind congestion pricing

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal is still facing pushback from from suburban law makers.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

Amazon isn’t done defending itself in New York

New Yorkers are concerned about the poor labor conditions reported at Amazon's fulfillment and distribution centers across the country.

New York City

Policy

Engineering deans discuss Cuomo’s L train construction plan

The Association for a Better New York and Google brought together Gilda Barabino from the City College of New York, Jelena Kovačević from New York University, and Mary Cunningham Boyce of Columbia University – deans of their respective engineering schools – to talk about their experiences as trailblazers in the field.

New York City

Policy

NYC extends dockless bike pilot

The Department of Transportation is leaning into one new initiative: its pilot of dockless bikes. The program – which includes operators Lime, JUMP and Motivate – is, in part, an attempt to serve parts of the city not already reached by Citi Bike at a lower cost.