(l-r) top: Brian Benjamin, Brad Lander, Kevin Parker, David Weprin, Corey Johnson; bottom: Reshma Patel, Zach Iscol, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Terri Liftin The Democratic candidates for New York City ...

Gotham Gazette was a pioneering, nonpartisan online publication of the Citizens Union Foundation, dedicated to covering New York City and State government, policy, and politics from 1999 to 2023. The ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio said yesterday he will block three charter schools from opening in public school buildings yesterday. All of them are part of the Success Academy system, run by former City ...

City Council Member Linda Lee, the author (photo: Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit) Despite being the fastest-growing immigrant group within New York City, the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) ...

In the final days of the 2023 session, the State Legislature passed a last-minute bill to bring a new form of universal mail-in voting to New York, relying on a novel interpretation of the state ...

In January, America watched in horror as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed onto the field, moments after making a routine tackle during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Twenty-four ...

Pete Sikora, climate campaigns director for New York Communities for Change, joined the show to discuss implementation of New York City's "Green New Deal" — particularly Local Law 97 that deals with ...

Zero Irving, at times referred to as the Union Square Tech Hub, is set to fully open later this year after construction lagged amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Built on a city-owned site that for years ...

Council Speaker Adams with BLAC members (photo: Emil Cohen/NYC Council) As Mayor Eric Adams prepares to release his executive budget proposal, the New York City Council's Black, Latino, and Asian ...

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Mayor Eric Adams announced last month the creation of a new office consolidating the city’s various civic engagement bodies, as part of his ongoing effort to streamline the functions of city ...

As of November 24, the Adult Survivors Act went into effect in New York State, allowing survivors of sexual offenses one year to file civil claims for cases that occurred even decades ago. The Adult ...