Sen. Carl Kruger has been stripped of his title as ranking member of the finance committee and word is that Sen. Liz Krueger will take over the position. It seemed that Krueger was snubbed a few times ...

When New York City decided 150 years ago to build Central Park, it launched a project that became the model for city parks throughout the country. A major undertaking for the city, as Morrison ...

New York City needs a lot more affordable housing, but we also must take care of our existing housing stock. Rent-stabilized buildings provide affordable housing for more than 1 million residents in ...

Food policy, nutrition and public health have played a central and often contentious role in the Bloomberg administration's agenda for the city. Achieving the goal of a healthier New York City has led ...

These days, safety is at the forefront of the consciousness of most New Yorkers. With New Year's Eve just around the corner – and the binge drinking that comes with it – alcohol-fueled accidents, ...

There is a reason why Access-A-Ride is better known as “Stress-A-Ride” for the approximately 170,000 New Yorkers who depend on it. The bill for Access-A-Ride will hit $616 million this year and the ...

Ten years ago, New York City received one of the biggest wake-up calls in its history – climate change was here, and we were not ready. Superstorm Sandy, which killed 44 New Yorkers and caused $19 ...

A New Yorker (photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council Media Unit) Even with many of us working from home during the global pandemic, age discrimination was just as common in the workplace, and based on ...

Most Flushing community stakeholders, including at least one Community Board 7 member, learned from a December YIMBY article that a massive waterfront rezoning and special district application had ...

Outreach to New Yorkers (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Mayor Adams, in launching the Dynamic Mayor’s Management report (DMMR) and the creation of a Chief Efficiency Officer, ...

As students prepare to take the entrance exam for the city's elite, 'specialized' high schools, debate swirls about these top schools, their admissions processes, and the diversity - or lack thereof - ...

Governor Kathy Hochul released the New York State Executive Budget on January 18, 2022, setting the framework for an adopted budget before April 1 of this year by the Legislature and governor. The ...