Because the Caro tome has always been shoulder-height in your home office.
As New York politicos grapple with lackluster audio and Zoom backgrounds, many have come to use a strategically placed copy of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker” as a reliable way to signal their clout and credibility. Some, like NY1’s Errol Louis, readily admitted the placement was intentiona...
City & State Webinar Series: Financial and Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
We answered some of your most Googled questions about New York’s governor. You’re welcome.
Here at City & State, we’ve been forced to face the fact that the country’s aggressive Googling about Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resulted in a significant uptick in our traffic – and not just because of our fantastic politics and policy articles.That’s fine, we get it, people want to know everyth...
The governor’s polling boom is subsiding, for now: https://bit.ly/2Xz4MZb
At the rate things were going for the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on pace to reach a 110% approval rating by the end of Memorial Day, but the new political normal appears to not be so kind to Cuomo.
Tomorrow at 2PM, we go live with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and NYS Department of Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell to discuss mitigating the financial impact of COVID-19.
Join us for free by registering here! https://bit.ly/2XHmgCS
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New York's Education System in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Several candidates in the crowded field to replace Rep. José E. Serrano don’t live in the district. Does it matter?
Some congressional districts in New York are awkwardly shaped. Rep. Jerry Nadler’s district paints a wide line down the west side of Manhattan before hopping across the harbor, hugging the thinnest shred of coast and growing again to a big splotch of southern Brooklyn. Rep. Nydia Velázquez’s di...
What we know and what we don’t know about Musk’s promises to help New York during the coronavirus crisis.
A lot has happened since billionaire tech executive Elon Musk promised to reopen Tesla’s factory in Buffalo to produce ventilators “as soon as humanly possible.” Since that promise, made on March 25 when New York was gearing up for the coronavirus’s apex, Musk has spread misinformation about...
Tomorrow, hear from nonprofit leaders at The Fortune Society, United Way of New York City, and The Jewish Board on how they're managing remote operations.
Registration is free! https://bit.ly/2LJxctX
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Ultraviolet machines, antimicrobials and disinfectants are all at the MTA’s disposal.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to limit the spread of the coronavirus on public transit. Much of this effort relies on old-fashioned cleaning products and plenty of manpower, but a little bit of science could go a long way toward making the job....
State Sen. David Carlucci has thrived, despite having been aligned with the GOP. Now he may replace Rep. Nita Lowey.
New York’s Democratic primary in 2018 was a bloodbath for the former members of the Independent Democratic Conference. Six of the eight ex-IDC members lost their primaries to challengers, after their group had drawn the ire of loyal Democrats for maintaining a power-sharing agreement with state Se...
NYC without selfie sticks is every New Yorker’s fantasy. It came true – and it hurts.
New York City without tourists is something many New Yorkers crammed onto crowded subway cars – or avoiding overrun attractions like Museum of Modern Art – may fantasize about now and then. This summer, it’s likely to be a reality, but it will probably hurt more New Yorkers than it helps.
The pandemic has created an unprecedented election landscape, so we asked the experts to guide us through it.
To reduce transmission of the coronavirus through in-person voting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made everyone in New York eligible for an absentee ballot in the upcoming June 23 primary, and mandated that applications for those ballots be sent to all registered voters with contested elections in their dis...
Democrats are eyeing broad reforms as they battle the GOP over another economic relief package.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives firmly in his corner when it comes to getting a new $3 trillion federal stimulus bill through Congress. New York would stand to gain tens of billions of dollars if it passed. The governor would gain the ability to make his desi...
New York's Most Vulnerable to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Without pools and summer camps, there’s no clear plan for the city’s youth after school ends.
Summer camps and public beaches in New York City could close. The city’s public pools have already been shuttered for the summer. And despite receiving some backlash, New York City’s summer youth employment program will probably remain canceled.
We're going live tomorrow to discuss protecting NY's most vulnerable populations.
Join the Commissioners for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the NYC Department for the Aging, along with Council Member Francisco Moya by registering here: bit.ly/2WHLIav
#sponsored by MetroPlus Health and RAIN Total Care, Inc.
If New York schools do reopen this fall, it’s likely that remote learning will still play a major role.
By the time June rolls around each year, students, teachers and staff are normally wrapping up their lesson plans, itching for summer vacation and the chance to take a break from school for a few months. But not this year.
Our next webinar focuses on what government and the private sector can do to better protect senior citizens, the homeless, schoolchildren, and other vulnerable groups during COVID-19.
Lend your voice to the discussion by registering for free: https://bit.ly/2WHLIav
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For weeks, New York City has been the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The city has put forward a $170 million plan to meet the needs of some of the city’s population most vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We are actively working to meet the needs of seniors, many of whom are unable to l...
From immunotherapies to vaccines, the state’s medical community is looking at all of its options to combat the infectious disease.
While New York’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to wreak havoc, the state’s medical community is hard at work looking for possible treatments and cures to combat the virus.
Opinion | Recovered COVID-19 patients can donate blood that helps to fight the virus. Let’s pay them to do it.
Sometimes there are potential solutions to vexing problems right before our noses – but we can’t see them because we’re not focusing our vision properly. And that might be the case right now with an overlooked treatment for the new coronavirus that could help save lives: convalescent plasma in...
New legislation would require insurers to pay out due to the coronavirus – regardless of what their policies say.
As the coronavirus pandemic rages in New York, more and more businesses are shuttering, both temporarily and permanently. The federal government has been providing relief across multiple aid packages, but for some struggling small-business owners, it hasn’t been enough.
Safety and Emergency Management Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
We're going live in half an hour! Join our webinar on New York emergency management and public safety to hear from the below panelists and more! https://bit.ly/2YnV1is
#sponsored by Metropolitan College of New York
The governor has a tendency to dismiss the NYC mayor's suggestions, and then implement them himself.
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 1 that schools statewide would remain closed for the rest of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic, observers might have experienced déjà vu – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had made the same announcement weeks early on April 11 for city sc...
Will New York be better prepared if there's a second wave of COVID-19?
Tomorrow at 2pm, hear NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Deanne Criswell, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, and NYC Council Member Donovan Richard talk about emergency management and public safety with regards to the pandemic.
Registration is free here: https://bit.ly/2YnV1is
#sponsored by Metropolitan College of New York
COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent hundreds of ambulances, EMTs and paramedics to New York City in recent weeks to help assist amid the coronavirus pandemic. What have our emergency management and public safety been doing to help New Yor...
Do you have questions about how New York is handling public safety and emergency management services during COVID-19?
Get some answers by following the link for free registration to next week's webinar: https://bit.ly/2YnV1is
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Amid backlash against large companies getting federal loans, Nydia Velázquez calls for transparency.
The federal government’s rollout of another $310 billion in small business aid was hampered by more delays and confusion this week, adding to concerns that mom-and-pop shops on the verge of financial ruin are still being shut out. In New York, officials are raising alarms that the federal program ...
But the city and state have resources available for those in need.
Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital’s emergency department, located in Manhattan, died of suicide on Sunday.It’s presumed that Breen’s death was the result of the heavy emotional toll that treating extremely ill COVID-19 patients had on her, The New ...
Today at 2pm, join Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop, and Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President for a live webinar discussion on the COVID-19 relief available for New York's small businesses.
Registration is free here: bit.ly/2Y8ibZY
As part of the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill (CARES Act) passed on March 27, New York State small businesses are eligible for several relief benefits from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This webinar is an opportunity to exchange information and review the federal offering includin...
New York’s public pensions are well-funded, for now at least.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed the idea of giving federal funding directly to cash-strapped states last week, instead proposing legislation to allow states to file for bankruptcy. Such a move could jeopardize pension payments for retired public employees in many states, but th...
Opinion | The COVID-19 pandemic increases costs and decreases revenues for doctors. The state should help.
Every night at 7 p.m., New Yorkers cheer for the health care workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, fighting to save lives. We rightly laud their contributions. But we should also know that in addition to putting immense strain on our hospital system, the pandemic is preventing thousand...
Commentary | Trump and McConnell lay the groundwork to force New York to open up too early.
After returning from his meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a press conference with an oddly divergent message. The governor proudly announced that he had secured a commitment from Trump to provide federal assistance in setting up the internat...
How can New York's nonprofits continue to deliver essential services, while keeping ensuring the safety of their workers during this crisis?
Join the leaders of Safe Horizon, the Chinese-American Planning Council, and The New York Foundling tomorrow for a webinar on how organizations can manage the impact of COVID-19.
Registration is free! https://bit.ly/3cIkU0x
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New York's Education System in the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Even the city that never sleeps has rules to keep things quiet.
What's City Hall's philosophy on undocumented New Yorkers? De Blasio's right hand man, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, laid it all out to applause at our On Diversity event last week. Watch the clip, and check out the full video on our site here: https://goo.gl/eoUhGd
NYC comptroller candidate Michel Faulkner on politicians who pander for the minority vote without taking action.
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis explains why she decided to jump into the New York City mayoral race.
America First? New York City stands to lose a lot under Donald Trump.
A lot has been made about it in city budget talks, but what exactly is the Commercial Rent Tax?
"Most of our prejudice comes from our fear of the unknown."
“There’s a storyline out there that he is lazy, or he’s not a very good manager. These are tags that drive me crazy.” –Mayor de Blasio’s senior campaign advisor Phil Walzak.
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s final term is winding down, but she isn’t backing away from an ambitious agenda.
Sure, Christine Quinn supports de Blasio's homeless plan, but would she have done the same thing? From the latest New York Slant podcast: https://goo.gl/Lgk2tV
Linda Sarsour, who calls herself “an activist born out of the ashes of 9/11,” shares her history as a Muslim advocate, why she thinks “the Muslim Ban 2.0” is so hypocritical, and what the progressive movement has learned since Trump’s election: https://goo.gl/Jbw8Cy
Rob Astorino took on Cuomo in the 2014 race for governor, but the political landscape has changed a lot since then, especially for Republicans. The Westchester County Executive joined the New York Slant podcast, where he didn’t shy from attacking Cuomo, saying he has "no backbone" and all of Albany. Listen to the episode here: https://soundcloud.com/cityandstate/executive-opinions
Trump's administration is starting a war on civil liberties and the NYCLU and Executive Director Donna Lieberman are on the front lines fighting back. She joined the Slant Podcast to discuss the "President of Hate" and pushing back against the climate of fear: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/new-york-slant-network/e/48976936?autoplay=true
Trump needs an intro to politics class, and other thoughts on race, gender, class and the "Boy King" in our latest New York Slant podcast with Fordham University's Christina Greer: goo.gl/9U6riu
Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks de Blasio needs to shape up on homeless policy. Hear it all on the New York Slant podcast: https://goo.gl/rtQHOf
Democrats already hold 18 of the 27 Congressional seats in New York, but with the highly unpopular Donald Trump on the Republican presidential ticket, Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries thinks the Dems could win five, maybe six seats in New York en route to a possible House majority. Jeffries also talks about whether the power sharing arrangement in the state Senate is sustainable, gives his thoughts on possible challengers to de Blasio in 2017 and shares finals words about his friend, the late Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson: https://goo.gl/w8vf6M
Could the Buffalo Billion scandals plaguing Andrew Cuomo negatively affect Buffalo redevelopment as a whole? NY1's Zack Fink joins the NY Slant podcast to debate.
Yoav Gonen of the New York Post joined this week's NY Slant podcast to discuss his newspapers lawsuit against Mayor Bill de Blasio and what the case may reveal about the mayor. https://goo.gl/0JltuW
Preet Bharara's favorite Bruce Springsteen song? Thunder Road. https://goo.gl/ywVWxy
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