The State of New York
Albany Dispatch: Housing Crisis Despair Edition
"It really feels like we're trying to minimize all of the harm that's going to come through this budget."
Which Banks Should Get to Hold NYC’s Billions in Cash?
NYC has an average daily cash balance of $6.5 billion.
‘The Number One Issue in Our Budget This Year Is Locking Up Black and Brown People’
An interview with Assemblymember Latrice Walker, on the fifth day of her hunger strike to protest bail law rollbacks.
Governor Hochul Wants to Get Back in the Marijuana Enforcement Game
Defense attorneys say that huge fines on illicit weed could reopen the door to an NYPD crackdown.
Assembly Speaker Says NY Can Improve Long Island Zoning Laws ‘In Another Time and Universe’
A low-density Syosset must be protected at all costs.
Lights, Camera, Extraction! Inside Hochul’s Plan to Shovel Hundreds of Millions More Into TV & Film Shoots
Spending taxpayer dollars on dubious incentives? That’s showbiz, baby.
Perhaps Kathy Hochul Is Not Very Good at This Whole Politics Thing
Exhibits A, B, and C: Hector LaSalle. And more news for your Friday!
NYC Asks Landlords of Unlicensed Weed Shops to Do Their Dirty Work for Them
While trying to avoid recriminalizing weed sales, the City is taking steps to crack down on new unlicensed shops.
NY Lawmakers Held a 9-Hour Hearing to Ground Bail Policy in Empirical Reality. Governor Hochul Ignored It
Yes, we listened to the whole thing. Seems like Kathy Hochul did not.
