Takeaways from New York Governor Hochul’s state budget plan
Governor Hochul on Tuesday outlined her proposal for the next state budget, offering more detail on initiatives she centered in her State of the State speech last week, and putting a striking price ta...
17 Jan 20249min
Mayor Adams has raised $650K for legal defense trust since FBI raid at his campaign aide’s home
In the two months since its launch, Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust has raised at least $650,000 to help cover lawyer fees he and his associates rack up as part of an FBI investigation into his 2021 ...
16 Jan 20247min
New York Gov. Hochul to unveil state budget proposal on Tuesday
Weighing looming deficits, the city’s costly asylum seeker challenge and the loss of pandemic-era federal funds, Gov. Hochul has spent recent weeks preparing a framework for the state’s next budget. L...
15 Jan 20246min
Mayor Adams rolls back cuts to trash pickup and jobs training program
Reductions in trash pickups and cuts to the city Parks Department announced in November were rolled back Thursday as part of the fiscal rejiggering Mayor Adams and his budget team are engaged in prior...
12 Jan 20248min
Mayor Adams reversing some NYPD and FDNY cuts
New York City won’t freeze hiring of police officers or lay off disabled firefighters this fiscal year after all, Mayor Adams announced Wednesday, citing “better than anticipated” tax revenue and a re...
11 Jan 20246min
Governor Hochul’s State of the State address centers on public safety, mental health, and affordability
Governor Hochul on Tuesday was set to trumpet her agenda for the new year, outlining proposals aimed at overcoming post-pandemic mental health challenges, cracking down on retail thefts and illegal we...
10 Jan 20247min
What would NYC Council’s ‘How Many Stops Act’ actually do?
For the second time in less than a year, the City Council is bracing for Mayor Adams to veto a bill it passed with overwhelming support — and this time the legislation at hand relates to police transp...
9 Jan 20248min
Pushback growing over mayoral control of NYC schools with renewal up for debate in Albany
As state lawmakers reconvene for a new legislative session, one of the tasks they’ll face is reviewing school governance at New York City public schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
8 Jan 20247min
