New York City Leaders Launch Ambitious Climate Plan
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Indiana Chamber rebuffs newly registered coal lobbyist Scott Pruitt ... Hurricane-recovering Florida Panhandle braces for wildfires ... Tennessee considers plan to fit school buses with traffic cameras.
Some Muslim Immigrants Distrust Census in Trump Era
Arabic-speaking immigrants are wary of answering questions from government employees, including census workers, focus groups have found.
Federal Judge Rules Against Transit Agency in Disability Access Case
The dispute centers on requirements for elevators at subway stations.
Checking on Landlords When the Heat is Too Low
Heat Seek records indoor temperatures when renters say their heat is out or insufficient.
One in Eight NYC Students is Homeless by Fifth Grade
New research found that homelessness among students in New York City varied widely depending on geography and ethnicity.
New York's Online Voter Registration Will Become Accessible to Blind Voters
Websites for the board of elections and DMV must be accessible by the end of the year under the terms of a lawsuit settlement.
N.Y.C. Mayor Looks to Tame Abuse of Official Parking Placards
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The CBD Crackdown Has Begun
In New York City and beyond, health departments are stopping restaurants from dosing customers with cannabidiol.
Cities Aren’t Built for Parents
The death of a young mother who fell in a New York City subway station has drawn scrutiny to the inaccessibility of public-transit systems.
Restrictive Handgun Law to Be Considered by Supreme Court
The New York City law restricts gun owners from transporting an unloaded handgun, locked in a container away from ammunition, outside their homes unless heading to a gun range in the city.
Whoopi Goldberg Tells N.Y. Mayor Her Big Complaint With the City
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Mayor Wants City to Be First in Nation to Mandate Paid Personal Time Off
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High-Tech Band-Aids for New York’s Deteriorating Subway
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” says Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who plans to “break the box” on a long-planned tunnel rehabilitation project three months before its scheduled start.
N.Y. Mayor Sees Major Opportunities for Marijuana Legalization
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Measuring Results of Early Childhood Spending
Finding more resources to help struggling populations “needs to be reframed as an economic imperative, even a national security issue.”
Uber Drivers Are Getting Minimum-Wage Protection for the First Time
New York City's taxi commission voted for a pay floor for ride-hail drivers.
Firing Leads to Confusing ‘Three-Day Misadventure’ at New York City Hall
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Hurricane Michael total estimated insured losses … Alaska’s new governor sworn in … and Berkeley’s old city hall will be used as homeless shelter.
What’s Really Happening to Retail?
Manhattan’s shuttered storefronts tell a larger American story: Only Amazon-proof businesses can now survive in brick and mortar.
Lyft’s New Investment Will Expand NYC’s Citi Bike Service Area in a Big Way
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Making the Case to Curb Outside Pay for Lawmakers in Albany
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