Jul. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller President Trump signed his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” last week — an omnibus tax and spending package that could significantly reshape the social safety net both nationally and in New York. The $4.5 trillion law funds continuing tax cuts for the wealthy, originally passed in 2017…
Jun. 25, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist, shocked the world on Tuesday night with his apparent defeat of Andrew Cuomo, a moderate, in the Democratic primary to replace Mayor Eric Adams, preliminary results from the city Board of Elections indicate. The outcome saw a relative political newcomer,…
May. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York Democratic leaders issued dire warnings over dramatic cuts to social safety net programs included in Congressional Republicans’ massive spending plan — which sponsors have dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” to honor President Trump — that passed the House of Representatives early on Thursday morning. The multi-trillion-dollar…
May. 20, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams insisted on Tuesday that his friendlier approach to President Trump is what persuaded the commander-in-chief to lift a federal pause on a major wind farm project off the coast of Brooklyn on May 19. His remarks came a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested that…
May. 8, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The long-overdue state budget deal includes several measures Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed to ease New York’s affordability crisis as she gears up for a tough re-election campaign next year. The $254 billion-plus Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which state lawmakers were still voting on Thursday, is chock-full of actions aimed…
May. 6, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Public school students in New York will no longer be allowed to use their phones during school hours starting in September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. The governor said the looming ban on smartphones in schools will finally take effect this fall, in time for the 2025-2026 academic year.…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Get ready, Long Island Rail Road customers, because train delays may be coming your way. The MTA said on Wednesday that a major construction project from Amtrak could disrupt LIRR service for hundreds of thousands of riders daily as soon as next month. Two of the four rail…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams scored two major policy wins in the month-late $254 billion state budget deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York legislative leaders that she announced on Monday night. Hochul, during an April 28 news conference in Albany, revealed that the not-yet-finalized agreement on a spending…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Adam Daly More than $280 million in federal funding for flood protection and climate resilience projects across New York City — including critical upgrades in Central Harlem, East Elmhurst and the South Street Seaport — is now at risk following the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure…
Apr. 1, 2025 By Shane O’Brien NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow is confident that the MTA has “done a good job” showcasing the critical importance of its $68.4 billion five-year capital plan, with state officials set to deliver a budget on April 1. Crichlow, who heads the MTA division response for the subway and…