Policy
Opinion
Opinion: New York can’t afford to turn down $1 billion a year
Legalizing mobile sports betting brought the state nearly $1 billion. Legalizing online gambling and the online state lottery could bring in another $1 billion.
Heard Around Town
Coalition fighting right to shelter changes to rally in Albany and NYC
The group has expanded its ranks in the last month.
New York City
Updated
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has moved to strip the city of control over the jail complex.
Policy
What the New York City Council got done in the past two years
The legislative body could use some of its additional oversight powers in the next session.
Policy
Budget headaches complicate City Council’s priorities for 2024
Austerity measures from the Adams administration could limit the creation of many new programs.
Transportation
Congestion pricing is one step closer to becoming a reality. Here’s what you need to know.
“We really wanted to limit exemptions and we did,” Traffic Mobility Review Board Chair Carl Weisbrod said of the board’s recommendations.
Kathy Hochul
DC 37 to Hochul: Sign the Grieving Families Act
In a new letter, the state’s largest public sector union is calling on the governor to approve changes to the state’s nearly 180-year-old wrongful death law
Housing
Hochul confirms she won’t pursue suburban housing mandates in ‘an election year’
The Democratic New York governor is leading efforts to regain suburban House seats that flipped in 2022.
Policy
Climate advocates to rally for NY HEAT Act
The law would limit what low-income residents pay for utilities and get rid of a subsidy for new gas hookups.
Policy
New York’s top court upholds state gun laws – for now
The Court of Appeals rejected Second Amendment challenges to the state’s gun laws on procedural grounds, but both sides of the gun control debate expect more lawsuits to be filed.
Policy
Hochul to abandon required construction mandates in ambitious housing plan
The governor is backing off the requirement in a policy which has had little legislative support, and as Democrats face competitive and consequential elections in 2024.
New York City
City Council examines how to help migrant students in hearing
The Immigration and Education committees will review the impacts of shelter limits and other issues.
Policy
On commissions and task forces, Hochul again issues dozens of vetoes
The governor said 32 proposed bills to study everything from Black youth suicide to climate expenditures would cost the state millions. A proposal to create a reparations task force was not vetoed.
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New York State
Poll: Broad support for universal free school meals, higher food stamp benefits
Siena College found that strong majorities backed these anti-hunger measures to be considered by the state Legislature.
Policy
No NYC mayor has resigned in decades. But here’s what would happen if they did.
Most recent mayoral administrations have been investigated for corruption, but the New York City line of succession hasn’t come into play.
Policy
Ask the experts: Are the Adams administration’s budget cuts necessary?
Experts weigh in on the state of the city’s financial crisis and explore how the city should be dealing with it.
Policy
Hochul announces attempt to address hate online amid rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia
The governor said she would put more resources toward social media surveillance on college campuses and pressure social media companies to curb hateful rhetoric.
Heard Around Town
Council pushes improved alerts to New Yorkers after Canadian wildfire smoke choked city
A trio of bills would bolster better communication during air-quality emergencies.
Energy & Environment
City & State’s Clean Energy Summit showcases Hochul’s historic renewable energy project
City leaders discussed challenges to widespread renewable energy implementation in New York.
Labor
