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Adams Quietly Uses Free Internet at NYCHA to Expand Police Surveillance

The Adams administration is using its flagship broadband program to give police real-time access to NYCHA camera feeds — without telling anyone.

Zachary Groz   ·   August 11, 2025
Did New York City Record Its Lowest Number of Shootings and Homicides in the First Half of 2025?

There were 351 shooting incidents, 413 shooting victims, and 149 murders during the first half of the year.

Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy   ·   August 9, 2025
Major Pipeline Moves Closer to Approval in New York as Critics Decry ‘Bargain’ with Trump

Public comments are closing soon for an underwater pipeline project that sprang back to life this spring after talks between Hochul and Trump.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   August 8, 2025
21 Counties Have Closed Applications for New York’s Biggest Child Care Affordability Program

There are 1,500 families on the program waitlist in New York City alone, new state data shows.

Julia Rock   ·   August 8, 2025
A silhouette of an elderly person sitting alone in a chair in a warm living room. Cracks appear over the image, indicating precarity.
Trump’s Assault on Social Services Is Taking Aim at New York’s Elderly

Poverty rates among New York’s aging population are rising as the federal government pares back support for longstanding social service programs.

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   August 7, 2025
Does New York Spend More Per Public School Student Than Any Other State?

New York school districts are budgeted to spend $89 billion on public education in the 2024–25 school year.

Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy   ·   August 6, 2025
Comptroller to ‘Slow Roll’ Returning Lost Money to New Yorkers

Several states already proactively send out payments in much larger amounts than New York currently does.

Chris Bragg   ·   August 5, 2025
A person inside an extremely hot prison cell sits hunched over.
Summers Are Brutal in New York’s Prisons. This Year Is Worse Than Ever.

Short-staffed since a strike this winter, the prison system is keeping people locked in their boiling cells and dorms for upwards of 21 hours a day.

Chris Gelardi   ·   August 4, 2025
Did New York Undercount Covid-19 Nursing Home Deaths?

Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly cited federal data placing New York state 38th or 39th nationally.

Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy   ·   July 31, 2025
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New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds After Congressional Cuts

Nearly $50 million will come specifically from public radio and TV stations, including rural ones that rely heavily on federal money.

Kate Harloe   ·   July 30, 2025
Judge Skewers Hochul Administration Over New York’s Climate Law Delays

The judge suggested he’ll rule that the state is violating its climate law.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 29, 2025
Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Vision Faces Big Questions and Bottlenecks

Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.

Alexander C. Kaufman   ·   July 26, 2025
New York’s Landmark Climate Law Goes on Trial

As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 25, 2025
‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay Unemployment Benefits

And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.

Julia Rock   ·   July 25, 2025
Why Won’t New York Lawmakers Call a Special Session to Address Trump’s Cuts?

Fiscal advocates warn the governor and state lawmakers against punting a difficult discussion on how to deal with imminent cuts.

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   July 24, 2025
Regulators Crack Down on a Troubled New York Solar Company

Attyx, formerly known as SUNCo, is set to lose its license to operate in the state over what regulators called “false and misleading” sales pitches.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 23, 2025
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Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists

The prison agency’s security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area effectively.

Chris Gelardi   ·   July 22, 2025
New York’s Health Companies Could Pocket Millions Meant for Low-Wage Care Aides

Offering hard-to-use benefits instead of cash could help two state-funded companies dodge a 2011 law meant to boost care workers’ pay.

Sam Mellins   ·   July 21, 2025
New York to Scale Back Key Energy Affordability Program

Empower+ helps thousands of New Yorkers afford energy efficiency upgrades. The state is planning to slash funding by nearly two-thirds in two years.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 18, 2025
The logo of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appears town down the middle.
‘Consequences Will Be Lethal’: New York ATF Enforcement To Be Slashed Under Trump

New York’s gun shop owners are wary about the loss of federal oversight, with politicians warning the cuts will lead to increased trafficking, violence, and theft.

Mel Hyman   ·   July 18, 2025
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