Homelessness

Policy

Will de Blasio’s subway homelessness plan be a train wreck?

Homeless advocates, outreach workers and cops say the mayor’s approach doesn’t address root causes.

Nonprofits

Policy

Cuomo resurfaces nonprofit donor disclosure plan

The governor wants to make major donors to nonprofits public despite losing a legal battle over a similar 2016 law.

Nonprofits

Policy

NYC nonprofit accused of fraud to lose its homeless shelters

Childrens Community Services, one of the city’s largest social services providers, is having its operations wound down.

New York State

Politics

State census funding to be distributed days before count begins

Some localities will be partnering with foundations to give the funding out to nonprofits more efficiently.

Politics

Michael Bloomberg: Movin’ on up

Why black voters are turning to the former champion of stop and frisk.

New York State

Politics

Child Victims Act leads to insurance woes

Some institutions facing or at risk of facing child sex abuse lawsuits have lost coverage.

Health Care

Politics

Cuomo allies are aplenty on the Medicaid Redesign Team

Lawmakers criticized the exclusion of consumer advocates, physicians and others in the health care sector.

New York City

Politics

Why have anti-Semitic hate crimes risen in New York?

Political polarization exacerbated by social media may be to blame, experts say.

Criminal Justice

Policy

It’s not just jail, bail or getting released

New York City’s supervised release program is expected to see more participants as other new pre-trial initiatives are pursued.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

Long-term care providers targeted in Cuomo’s budget

Human services funding remains largely consistent in the executive budget, though nonprofit nursing home providers may get squeezed.

New York State

Politics

Will New York go down for the count?

Forget protesting. The best way to foil Trump might just be filling out the census.

New York City

Policy

Relocation of homeless not biggest concern with New York City program

A better payment process is vital for the program housing the city’s homeless, critics say.

Donald Trump

Policy

Why the Trump Foundation settlement was so unusual

Foundations often fall under the radar, despite New York’s strong charity enforcement.

New York City

Politics

More than 100,000 New Yorkers could be hurt by new food stamp rule

Combined with other federal proposals, as many as 3.7 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits.

New York City

Policy

New York City’s next push for MWBEs

City officials hope that a new law will get more contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses.

New York State

Politics

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s pro-Trump turn puts her reelection at risk

The anti-impeachment star’s rising profile is driving support to her Democratic opponent.

New York State

Policy

JCOPE’s strange priorities

The state ethics watchdog slept on a lot of major corruption scandals, but it’s chasing a private citizen for buying a billboard.