New York struggles to track $368 million in homeless spending
As New York City continues to spend more money to fight homelessness, state officials are struggling to track…
Exclusive | Zohran Mamdani presses NYC Council to drain city’s rainy day fund
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pressing the City Council to drain the Big Apple’s rainy day fund — setting…
Mamdani’s budget hands Hochul a political bomb — while rejecting the most prudent path forward
On the eve of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first preliminary budget rollout, Gov. Kathy Hochul handed him what amounted…
New NYC Council and its speaker flip the script — actually aim to CURB wasteful spending
Here’s a shocker: The City Council is actually looking to save money. That’s right: Under its new speaker,…
Why Zohran Mamdani’s ‘free childcare’ plan won’t work for New York City
“While families with young children comprise about 14 percent of the city’s population, they comprise about 30 percent…
Hochul’s reckless $260B budget plan: Spend now, worry later
Gov. Kathy Hochul was pretty open about her approach in drawing up the $260 billion “budget” she rolled…
The hidden danger in New York’s universal child care plan— and how it can be fixed
New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit…
Come clean, Mayor Mamdani: New Yorkers need to brace for budget pain
It’s time for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to level with New Yorkers. It’s one thing, after all, for The…
About That ‘Rugged Individualism’ … – Jonah Goldberg
The day before the Trump administration captured and extradited Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, many on the right (including…
Don’t expect NYC’s growing budget hole to deter Mayor-elect Mamdani’s ‘free stuff’ fantasy
On his way out of the door, city Comptroller Brad Lander warns of a $10 billion budget hole…
Patients come last as union angles for $200m-a-year Medicaid payday
New York has been ground zero for one of the worst taxpayer abuses in the history of Medicaid,…
City Council’s big $24K pay hike is just a slice of its self-dealing
The New York City Council is poised to ring in 2026 by giving itself a meaty pay raise, hiking the…