Government

Albany

Hochul Balanced Budget Proposal Banks on Wealthy Staying Put

Jan. 18, 2022, 7:33 p.m.Jan. 18, 2022, 7:33 p.m.

Projecting billions in boosted tax revenue and cashing in federal aid, state budget plan socks away funds for a future rainy day while helping New York dig out from COVID calamity.

Government

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.

With a law allowing Zoom sessions expiring even as omicron spreads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a bill on her desk that would virtual sessions for as long as pandemic emergency lasts.

City Hall

De Blasio Violated Fundraising Ethics Rules Even After Warning — Yet Mayor Faced No Penalty

Dec. 8, 2021, 8:22 p.m.Dec. 8, 2021, 8:23 p.m.

Letters released after a protracted battle to shield them from public view show ethics board cited the mayor in 2014 and again in 2018 for asking real estate industry players with pending city business to give to his Campaign for One New York nonprofit.

Albany

Big Money in the Running in the Race for New York Governor

Oct. 20, 2021, 8:15 p.m.Oct. 21, 2021, 8:38 a.m.

Reforms spurred by Albany corruption scandals haven’t changed the basic equation: state campaign fundraising deals in big dollars and few limits. Kathy Hochul, Tish James, Bill de Blasio and other potential contenders are poised to take full advantage.

MTA

MTA Brings Back Virtual Testimony for Board Meetings — With a Catch

Sept. 9, 2021, 7:33 p.m.Sept. 9, 2021, 9:51 p.m.

The MTA will no longer require in-person testimony at its board meetings beginning Monday. That means public speakers will once again be allowed to rail remotely against the transit agency — although not in real time.

City Government

Retired de Blasio Labor Commissioner Wins $500-an-Hour Deal for Himself

Aug. 15, 2021, 8:40 p.m.Aug. 16, 2021, 11:26 a.m.

Bob Linn gets big money to do part of his former job as the city’s top negotiator with municipal unions — thanks to a waiver of city ethics rules, THE CITY has learned. He also collects a $64,000-a-year city pension.

Prisons

Prisoners Hoping for Mercy Place Little Faith in Cuomo

Dec. 22, 2020, 10:03 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:47 a.m.

Despite the governor’s promise of a progressive overhaul of the clemency process, very few people have made the cut. Cuomo’s 24 commutations in his term don’t match the pace of his father. Meanwhile, the pandemic has upped the stakes.

Williamsburg

Brooklyn Community Board Considers Suspending Its 2020 Election Over Pandemic Disruptions, Sparking Backlash

June 8, 2020, 10:13 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:38 a.m.

Community Board 1, which came under fire last year for using public funds to purchase an SUV for its leadership, weighs allowing executives to remain unchallenged until next June.

Health

City Hall Turns to Temps to Swiftly Staff Tracing Squad

May 28, 2020, 5:28 p.m.Oct. 21, 2021, 2:07 p.m.

The coronavirus tracing corps New York City will rely on to safely reopen will be heavily staffed by privately employed temps earning as little as $20 an hour — despite what the city public hospital system CEO described as “sensitive” work. NYC Health + Hospitals is scrambling to hire 1,700 workers by Monday to […]

Justice

Juvenile Detention Population Climbs After COVID Releases

May 25, 2020, 10:14 p.m.May 26, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

Following a city effort to free youths from juvenile detention amid the pandemic, court adjournments and new arrests fuel new rise in jailed kids.

Government

Hochul Balanced Budget Proposal Banks on Wealthy Staying Put

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

De Blasio Violated Fundraising Ethics Rules Even After Warning — Yet Mayor Faced No Penalty

Big Money in the Running in the Race for New York Governor

MTA Brings Back Virtual Testimony for Board Meetings — With a Catch

Retired de Blasio Labor Commissioner Wins $500-an-Hour Deal for Himself

Prisoners Hoping for Mercy Place Little Faith in Cuomo

Brooklyn Community Board Considers Suspending Its 2020 Election Over Pandemic Disruptions, Sparking Backlash

City Hall Turns to Temps to Swiftly Staff Tracing Squad

Juvenile Detention Population Climbs After COVID Releases

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