Albany

Justice Reforms Not Expected to Make It Out of Albany Budget Talks

March 31, 2023, 7:12 p.m.April 1, 2023, 1:34 p.m.

A raft of proposals that progressive and anti-incarceration activists have been pushing for will likely have to wait until next year.

Sports

Madison Square Garden a Contender for Biggest Sports Tax Break, Budget Office Finds

March 29, 2023, 6:11 p.m.March 29, 2023, 10:10 p.m.

While Yankees and Mets help pay back state-issued bonds, the arena home to the Knicks and Rangers gives “nothing, zero, bupkis” says lawmaker who’s pressing to end MSG’s $42-million-a year benefit.

Housing

Chinese Landlords Say ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Would Ruin Them — and That Democrats Don’t Get It

March 28, 2023, 5:05 a.m.March 27, 2023, 9:50 p.m.

In NYC, where a majority of Chinese households own a home, landlord protests have ignited on WeChat and the courthouse steps.

Sports

Queens Assemblyman Lobs Bill to Help Mets Owner’s Casino Swing

March 22, 2023, 1:17 p.m.March 22, 2023, 3:54 p.m.

Legislation introduced Wednesday by Jeff Aubry would allow building on the Citi Field parking lot, which is owned by the City of New York, but regulated by the state.

Public Housing

NYCHA Rent Bailout Proposed for State Budget, With $466 Million Owed

March 13, 2023, 8:27 p.m.March 13, 2023, 8:33 p.m.

Albany lawmakers look to open the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to public housing statewide, as NYC’s ailing housing authority raids savings and halts repairs.

Brooklyn

Before Sex Abuse Arrest, Brooklyn Lawmaker’s Aide Received Nearly $200,000 in State Payments to His Company

Feb. 15, 2023, 8:46 p.m.Feb. 15, 2023, 9:33 p.m.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is investigating 82 disbursements to a company founded by former Bensonhurst Assemblymember Peter Abbate’s statehouse staffer.

Crime

Ex-Albany Aide With Biker Gang Ties Escapes Felony Sex Abuse Charge

Feb. 13, 2023, 8:21 p.m.Feb. 13, 2023, 8:41 p.m.

Joseph Brady, legislative director for former Brooklyn Assemblymember Peter Abbate, still faces multiple misdemeanor counts in alleged upstate assault

Climate Change

Albany Lawmakers Plot Climate Priorities and Ways to Find Green

Jan. 19, 2023, 9:49 p.m.Jan. 19, 2023, 9:49 p.m.

Finally armed with a roap for how to achieve the environmental mandates outlined by a sweeping new state law, it’s now up to legislators to advance those policies.

Albany

State Senate Committee Rejects Hector LaSalle for NY Chief Judge

Jan. 18, 2023, 5:01 p.m.Jan. 18, 2023, 8:11 p.m.

The judiciary committee voted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee down 10 to 9. Senate Democrats say his candidacy is dead, but Hochul says the full Senate needs to vote.

Transportation

Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

Dec. 14, 2022, 5:08 p.m.Dec. 14, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

The proposals would freeze the current $2.75 price of subway and bus trips and would roll out free fares by borough over four years.

Albany

Justice Reforms Not Expected to Make It Out of Albany Budget Talks

Madison Square Garden a Contender for Biggest Sports Tax Break, Budget Office Finds

Chinese Landlords Say ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Would Ruin Them — and That Democrats Don’t Get It

Queens Assemblyman Lobs Bill to Help Mets Owner’s Casino Swing

NYCHA Rent Bailout Proposed for State Budget, With $466 Million Owed

Before Sex Abuse Arrest, Brooklyn Lawmaker’s Aide Received Nearly $200,000 in State Payments to His Company

Ex-Albany Aide With Biker Gang Ties Escapes Felony Sex Abuse Charge

Albany Lawmakers Plot Climate Priorities and Ways to Find Green

State Senate Committee Rejects Hector LaSalle for NY Chief Judge

Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

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