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.
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