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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to opt the state into the federal tax-credit scholarship. The announcement represents a major win for supporters of private school choice who have been lobbying Democratic governors to participate in the program. However, Hochul’s office […]

In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a price freeze for a million rent-stabilized tenants in New York. The board approved a range of possible rent levels in its preliminary vote: 0 to 2% for one-year

Councilmember Shahana Hanif formally dropped her support of a bill that would ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides, and other council sponsors say they’ve proposed modifications to ensure people don’t lose crucial care.  The loss of a co-sponsor for Intro 303, which has been stalled in the Council, comes as Council Speaker Julie Menin

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion dollar budget gap, his administration is looking more closely at the money New York City spends on private school tuition for students with disabilities. The payments — which topped $723 million last school year, up

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced a $268 billion state budget, with a pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes, investments in universal child care and more money for police officers on the subway — but it’s unclear if there’s additional cash to help New York City fix its $5.4 billion deficit. The budget, which was

They’ve popped up all across the city, scores of new building plans by different companies in very different neighborhoods, with one thing in common: They all have exactly 99 apartments. In the past two years, developers have filed permits for more than 150 residential buildings with that precise number of units, per city data. Why?

The primary election is quickly approaching on June 23, when New Yorkers will decide who will be their voice in Congress. Candidates are running in eight competitive congressional districts across a city historically dominated by the Democratic Party — at least outside of Staten Island. When a candidate wins a party primary in New York

When the Independent Budget Office and the city comptroller released their annual economic and budget review late last year, they projected that New York City would add about 40,000 jobs in 2025, mostly home health care jobs. But when the final numbers came out in the spring, the state labor department said the city had

City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. The settlements come amid a sharp rise in claims and a dramatic spike in taxpayer-funded payouts by the Department of Correction.  In fiscal

Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer.  The bill, which was stalled in the Council, would replace the 24-hour shifts with 12-hour shifts performed by two separate workers. But those who rely on the support of