Health commissioner on insurance rate increases
The government shutdown may be over, but Americans are still paying the price. The government reopened this week…
Race for City Council speaker takes shape
Inside the walls of City Hall there is a race happening — it is not seen, and is…
Public housing residents grateful to have EBT funding again
The government shutdown had New Yorkers who depend on food assistance, like SNAP, checking their EBT cards as…
Brooklyn Hospital Center considering filing for bankruptcy
Elected officials and administrators of a hospital in downtown Brooklyn are sounding the alarm that the hospital could…
Grassroot rallies form outside Schumer offices across N.Y.
Progressives held rallies outside U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s New York offices on Friday, demanding he step down as…
Council committee votes against bill to ban horse carriages
The City Council Committee on Health on Friday voted against a bill that would have banned horse carriages…
Cook Political Report on N.Y. House 2026 ratings
With the 2025 elections in the rearview mirror, attention is quickly turning to the 2026 midterm elections, where…
N.Y. pension fund valued at $291.4B at end of second quarter
The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund was $291.4 billion at the end of…
N.Y. pension fund valued at $291.4B at end of second quarter
The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund was $291.4 billion at the end of…
Board orders hearing for firing range plan in Adirondacks
The Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Committee voted Thursday to recommend a project hearing to further scrutinize a…
Advocates urge Hochul to sign Medical Aid in Dying Act
New York state Assemblymember Amy Paulin and a coalition of faith leaders and elected officials held a rally…
Progressives infuriated by all-electric building pause
Progressive lawmakers and environmental advocates were fuming Thursday, one day after it was revealed that New York state…