DOT commissioner explains city’s new bus plan
Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new plan to improve bus service in…
Org calls for an overhaul to closed primary elections
Should New York City allow more than 1 million independent voters to cast ballots in primary elections? Mayor…
NYC investigators open preliminary criminal probe
The city’s Department of Investigation has opened a preliminary criminal inquiry into the former Pfizer headquarters building in…
Assessing AI’s growth in politics and in daily life
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming society, workplaces and politics. This week, ChatGPT released its latest model only after…
González-Rojas talks her priorities for Queens district
Weeks after New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter swept primary night and knocked out several incumbents,…
Andy Byford looks at Penn Station transformation project
Last month, the developers tapped by federal officials and Amtrak, which owns and manages the busy transit hub,…
City Comptroller Mark Levine discusses NYC’s rainy day fund
Last week, the Mamdani administration and the City Council reached a $126 billion budget deal. Since 2019, city…
NYC delays final AI policy in public schools after backlash
City education officials recently delayed the release of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in schools across…
Queens Council Member supports keeping NYPD headcount flat
The city’s new $126 billion budget includes numerous policy items, but it does not include an increase in…
NYC officials walk through Mamdani’s first budget deal
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed the nearly $126 billion budget deal Wednesday morning after it was approved by the…
Assemblyman Jordan Wright celebrates June primary win
Candidates endorsed by the city’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America swept nearly every race last Tuesday…
N.Y. Working Families Party sees mixed results in primaries
Last week’s primaries yielded mixed results for organized labor and candidates who were backed by New York’s Working…