City Council
Street Merchants Demand First Vendor License Increase in Decades
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Only 4,000 street vending permits and 5,000 street food licenses have been issued in the city since 1983.
Economy
Council Bills Could Pave the Way for a Public Bank in NYC
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The measures would require broader disclosure of where the city stashes its money now.
Brooklyn
Tough Questions for Industry City in First Council Hearing on Rezoning Bid
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Councilmembers scrutinized the promise of 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, which depends on hiring decisions that Industry City itself will not control.
2021 election
Early Moves in Bronx Council Race Preview What ’21 Could Look Like All Over
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In the race to replace Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, money won’t matter as much as grassroots support, and one candidate is pitching a new way to share power in the Bronx.
City Council
Opinion: Luxury Rezoning Will Displace Flushing Residents, and Our Politicians Know It
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‘Just as the pandemic has laid bare long-standing societal issues, not created them from thin air, the Special Flushing Waterfront Project is tied to a long legacy of corporate real-estate pushing for development that will displace us.’
The Max & Murphy Show
A Budget that Either Clobbers or Coddles the NYPD
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Two things can be said about the fiscal 2021 budget. One is that it made almost no one happy.
The other is that it did not meaningfully reduce the operational size of the nation’s largest police force.
Affordable Housing
Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis
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Resisting budget cuts is just part of the plan, they say. Changing how the housing market works is the deeper goal.
Albany
A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz
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As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Focus on the ‘Hot Zones’ to Truly Control COVID-19
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‘The resolve of all city government officials should reflect the central understanding that New York City will continue to be at risk of COVID-19 case surges until our most vulnerable neighborhoods have the tools needed to reduce transmission.’
Housing and Development
Demands for Deeper NYC Homeless Aid Despite Budget Tightening
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As formal budget negotiations get under way homeless advocates have outlined a series of long-term priorities and acute coronavirus-related needs they say the city must fund.