Mamdani has placed DCWP front and center. Menin wants him to give it $32M more
The City Council will call for a big increase in the consumer and worker protection department’s budget at a hearing on Friday.
Opinion: The debate over buffer zone bills ignores that New York has a war crimes problem
A CUNY Law professor’s case that Israeli real estate events in NYC violate international law – and potentially federal and state law, too.
“Significant progress” made with Tier 6 reforms in state budget
In a Q&A, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew talks about the new, lower retirement age for educators.
Opinion: More Asian New Yorkers should consider joining the government workforce
Though some roles in government employ few Asian workers, there’s no better time to serve your community from within government.
It’s time for Zohran’s Charter Revision Commission
It’s not a year in New York City unless there are at least two Charter Revision Commissions happening, and ideally they are dueling.
Editor’s note: Celebrating press freedom at the LCA Show
We should err on the side of press access, even if it makes for some bad videos.
Opinion: For the first time ever, “all leases, no increases”
The Rent Guidelines Board should side with tenants and approve an unprecedented rent freeze on both one- and two-year leases.
How the 2003 murder at City Hall shaped politics today
A Q&A with “Rorschach: Murder at City Hall” Executive Producer Brent Katz on his podcast on the death of James E. Davis.
NYC public school grads have raised $1 million for their fellow alumni to attend college
With its funding model being replicated by the Trump administration, NYC Kids Rise Scholarship accounts continue to build safety nets for public school kids.
Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect
The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates