Bill de Blasio
New York City
A coyote, a reporter and a state budget
A coyote, a reporter and a state budget: Recapping the top political news in New York this week
Andrew Cuomo
What to watch for in the final week of state budget talks
With the New York state budget deadline pending and several issues left unresolved, here are the things to watch as the spending plan is finalized this week.
Eric Adams
Eric Adams calls for full public financing of elections
Saying there’s still too much private money in New York City politics, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is calling for full public financing of elections.
affordable housing
NYCHA tenants deserve rent abatements for missing heat
The law requires a refund for uninhabitable conditions.
Rafael Espinal
An open letter to NYC’s first nightlife mayor
5 suggestions for Ariel Palitz from those responsible for creating her new job.
Ritchie Torres
Torres asks what fundraiser is doing on COIB
New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres brought some conflict to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board on Wednesday, questioning why board member Fernando Bohorquez Jr., a partner at BakerHostetler, is still a political fundraiser.
New York
NYC’s new schools chancellor should make college success matter
The most important item on the next New York City school's chancellor’s to-do list is hardly being discussed: preparing vastly more students to succeed in college, argue Tom Hilliard and Matt A.V. Chaban of the Center for an Urban Future.
New York
Other political figures who backed out of appointments
Alberto Carvalho isn’t the first politician to withdraw from a position – although in his case, it wasn’t driven by scandal or controversy but because he was beloved by local school board members and students who wanted him to stay. Here are some other national figures who have made waves by declining a position after being nominated.
Letitia James
Who'll be the next New York City mayor?
A way-too-early preview of the 2021 New York City mayoral race.
Andrew Cuomo
Does it matter if voters don’t want New Yorkers to run in 2020?
A new poll shows New York voters are against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio running for president. But that didn't stop Donald Trump.
Bill de Blasio
Four takeaways from de Blasio’s State of the City
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a plan for revitalizing democracy in his 2018 State of the City address.
Bill de Blasio
NYC public employees need paid parental leave
Mothers and fathers both should have time with their newborns.
Leroy Comrie
Hitting the road
Former New York City Council members like to stay busy, whether it’s in politics, or government, or branching out into the private sector or nonprofit world. But where exactly do they go?
Bill de Blasio
The Shola must go on
Why de Blasio is standing by embattled NYCHA chief Shola Olatoye.
John DeFrancisco
Cuomo’s new challenger and de Blasio's growing budget
Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco is running against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an $88.7 billion budget, and special elections for vacant state legislative seats are expected on April 24.
Bill de Blasio