Albany

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about a state law enforcement effort against unlicensed cannabis businesses.

Calling Cannabis Rollout a ‘Disaster,’ Hochul Blames Law for Rampant Illegal Sales

Jan. 31, 2024, 6:31 p.m.Jan. 31, 2024, 6:32 p.m.

Governor calls unlicensed dealing in “every other storefront” “insane” while her officials struggle to get legal retailers launched.

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about a state law enforcement effort against unlicensed cannabis businesses, June 22, 2023.

Marijuana

Sudden Cannabis Board Meeting Cancellation Came at Hochul’s Request, Email Suggests

Jan. 24, 2024, 8:11 p.m.Jan. 24, 2024, 8:40 p.m.

Just three proposed dispensary licenses were on the agenda for a meeting canceled abruptly Tuesday night — while hundreds of frustrated retail-store applicants wait.

The Bronx Point development will provide hundreds of affordable apartments.

Albany

Hochul Reups Housing Hopes but Mostly Plays Safe in High-Stakes State of the State

Jan. 9, 2024, 4:53 p.m.Jan. 9, 2024, 4:53 p.m.

The annual speech by New York’s governor outlines proposals from swimming pools to slowing shoplifting but no new taxes — and big questions about apartment development and budget deficits.

Police officers talk with a homeless person who was swiping in subway commuters at Penn Station.

Mental Health

Adams Renews Push for Forced Psych Hospitalizations as Albany Gets Back to Work

Jan. 8, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Jan. 8, 2024, 11:10 a.m.

The mayor's top mental health advisor recently visited a Midtown community board looking for elusive for changes to state mental health laws.

Eric Adams

What THE CITY Newsroom is Watching in 2024

Jan. 2, 2024, 7:48 a.m.March 12, 2024, 3:06 p.m.

Casinos, a federal takeover at Rikers, the ongoing migrant crisis and more. Here’s what our reporters have on their radar in the New Year.

Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander testifies at a State Senate hearing in Albany.

Marijuana

Pot Boss: $20K-a-Day Fines Not Enough to Deter Illegal Shops

Oct. 30, 2023, 5:21 p.m.Oct. 31, 2023, 9:15 a.m.

Testifying in Albany, OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander suggested that even steep fines were merely “the cost of doing business at times” for big operations selling pot without a license.

Homelessness

City Hall to Let Local Housing Vouchers Be Used Across New York State

Sept. 26, 2023, 8:04 p.m.Sept. 26, 2023, 8:07 p.m.

Under the new rule, the Department of Social Services would adjust the CityFHEPS rate to fair market rent in counties outside of the city, while also requiring a physical or virtual inspection of the units.

Prisons

Gov. Hochul Frees Man Whom Shooting Victim Advocated For

Sept. 11, 2023, 5:29 p.m.Sept. 11, 2023, 10:04 p.m.

THE CITY in 2021 highlighted the story of David Herion and how his alleged victim, Carolyn Jones, had pushed to get him home to his family.

How to New York

What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year

June 22, 2023, 4:36 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 1:01 p.m.

New school holidays and criminal record seals are in. But many proposals related to tenant protections, developer tax breaks and speed limits have gone nowhere.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Budget Breakdown — Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

April 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

Funding cuts to libraries, Albany issues and Knicks and Nets, with special guest co-host Ben Max.

Albany

Calling Cannabis Rollout a ‘Disaster,’ Hochul Blames Law for Rampant Illegal Sales

Sudden Cannabis Board Meeting Cancellation Came at Hochul’s Request, Email Suggests

Hochul Reups Housing Hopes but Mostly Plays Safe in High-Stakes State of the State

Adams Renews Push for Forced Psych Hospitalizations as Albany Gets Back to Work

What THE CITY Newsroom is Watching in 2024

Pot Boss: $20K-a-Day Fines Not Enough to Deter Illegal Shops

City Hall to Let Local Housing Vouchers Be Used Across New York State

Gov. Hochul Frees Man Whom Shooting Victim Advocated For

What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year

LISTEN: Budget Breakdown — Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

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