Nick Garber covers politics for New York Focus. He previously worked for Crain’s New York Business, where he covered city and state government, housing and real estate, and money in politics. He also covered neighborhood news in Manhattan and Queens for Patch, and got his start at local newspapers in Vermont. He’s a New York City native and graduated from Middlebury College.
The Senate and Assembly’s budget proposals include many of the mayor’s desired revenue-raisers and give the city a larger cut of state funds.
The mayor narrowed his big business tax proposal in the hopes of making it easier to pass.
As Small Business Services commissioner, Kenny Minaya will be charged with slashing fees and helping street vendors.
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to unveil property tax reforms, he must weigh a plan he inherited from his predecessor.
The threat of a new appeals board pushed Vickie Paladino to approve a new development.
The mayor campaigned on more than a dozen state-level policy demands, but some are taking a backseat.
Civil service exams can slow down government hiring by months or even years. New York City is one of the only areas of the state that hasn’t opted into a program to bypass the process.
The mayor’s Tin Cup Day speech hinges on a bold claim about the city’s relationship with the state.
Vornado Realty Trust has a stake in Halmar’s proposal to rebuild the Manhattan rail hub.
The governor’s campaign got an influx of donations from theater producers as its trade group lobbied her office to “enhance” the credit.