Transit Albany lawmakers set to pass Sammy’s Law, allow NYC to lower speed limit to 20 mph Posted on April 18, 2024
Politics Hochul proposes $2.4 billion to deal with migrant crisis in new budget vision Posted on January 16, 2024
Transit House GOP seeking more than 90% funding cut to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Posted on September 28, 2023
Op-Ed Op-ed | Lift up New Yorkers in need — no matter when they arrived here Posted on September 18, 2023
Politics Adams warns city agencies could face 15% funding cuts amid migrant crisis Posted on September 10, 2023
Op-Ed Op-Ed | New York City’s budget: Investing in working families and New Yorkers in need Posted on July 3, 2023
Politics At Lower Manhattan rally, youth and family services providers, pols say they won’t accept ‘one penny of cuts’ to education Posted on May 23, 2023
Business Biden confident ‘America will not default,’ expects budget deal with GOP lawmakers Posted on May 17, 2023
Health ‘We want to hire our own nurses’: NYC hospitals chief seeks funding boost after city spends $500M on temp nurses to fill vacancies Posted on May 17, 2023
Nation California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, one of the only states to have a shortfall this year Posted on May 13, 2023
Politics Seniors, city officials call on Mayor to stop budget cuts to senior programs Posted on May 12, 2023
New York State budget includes measures to smoke out unlicensed cannabis peddlers Posted on May 3, 2023
Politics Hochul signs $229B budget deal into law, making changes she sought to state bail laws Posted on May 3, 2023
News Done deal? Hochul announces ‘conceptual’ $229 billion New York state budget plan nearly a month late Posted on April 27, 2023
New York New York caregivers assisting people with developmental disabilities looking for wage hike in state budget negotiations Posted on April 3, 2023
Politics Op-ed | It’s time to scrap the 60’s-era rules holding back NYC housing development Posted on March 30, 2023
Transit Facing a budget crunch, the MTA needs big improvements on reliability and safety: Comptroller Posted on March 24, 2023
New York Open space advocates demand increased funding for NYC Parks Dept., hold rally ahead of budget hearing Posted on March 22, 2023
Politics Hochul’s latest effort to tweak bail reform could again upend pursuit of on-time state budget Posted on March 22, 2023
Sports amNY at the Track | Big changes coming to Belmont Park, sooner rather than later Posted on March 18, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Straphanger sprint: Pols race to subway platform to highlight slow service, MTA underfunding
Politics Adams rolls out $102.7B 2024 preliminary budget with a focus on cost-cutting Posted on January 12, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Parents talk funding, teacher shortage with U.S Secretary of Education at Cypress Hills Community School
Transit Runaway train: MTA ‘fiscal cliff’ arriving a year sooner because of lower ridership return, officials say Posted on July 25, 2022
Politics New York drivers to get a seven-month gas tax ‘holiday’ as part of state budget Posted on April 7, 2022
Elections Biden proposes $15 billion for election funding, including $5 billion for USPS Posted on March 28, 2022
Politics Advocates hold independent budget forum outside Governor’s Midtown office Posted on February 15, 2022
Politics Pelosi says U.S. infrastructure bill will pass, eyes smaller social spending bill Posted on September 26, 2021
Business Senior House Democrats concede likely scale-back of $3.5 trillion Biden spending bill Posted on September 19, 2021
Transit ‘Right-sizing’ MTA might slash service in 2023 despite $14.5 billion in federal aid Posted on July 21, 2021
Politics The ‘nays’ have it: Republicans nix U.S. infrastructure debate, could resume next week Posted on July 21, 2021
Politics New York City ‘recovery’ budget aims to bring equity to working families, de Blasio says Posted on April 26, 2021
Opinion Op-Ed | New York must find revenue to adequately fund social services Posted on November 18, 2020
Police & Fire Independent budget watchdog group predicts city will spend $400 million over NYPD overtime cap Posted on July 22, 2020
Coronavirus Queens City Council member missed budget vote due to COVID-19 complications Posted on July 1, 2020
Police & Fire Nobody likes it: Billion-dollar NYPD defunding criticized by protesters and police supporters Posted on June 30, 2020
Coronavirus BUDGET VOTE: City Council approves spending plan with NYPD defunding, other big cuts Posted on June 30, 2020
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