Is the New York state budget deal bad for business?
Lawmakers in Albany are in the process of approving the earliest state budget in decades. In limiting state spending to under 2% growth, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders negotiated an...
View ArticleShould NY pay Hollywood $4 million to shoot TV series here?
On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a deal under which the Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios have agreed to shoot four live-action television series in the city based on popular superheroes,...
View ArticleWas Eva Moskowitz wrong to have sent her charter-school students to protest...
Eva Moskowitz, a former city councilwoman and the founder of Success Academy, closed her schools Tuesday and bused her students to Albany, where they took part in a protest against a decision by Mayor...
View ArticleIs it time for Mayor de Blasio to focus on running the city?
Since taking office in January, Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly pressed his case for a higher minimum wage and taxing the city’s richest residents to fund his ambitious prekindergarten program. The...
View ArticleShould Albany be tinkering with mayoral control of schools to aid charters?
The state budget agreement would require New York City to find rent-free space in traditional public schools for charter schools or to pay charters’ rent in private space. It’s a response to the...
View ArticleIs this the right time for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to show his support for Israel?
With a fragile cease-fire in place between Israel and the Palestinians, and with more than 1,000 people dead after weeks of warfare, Gov. Andrew Cuomo began his two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday. He...
View ArticleShould noncity residents pay a pied-a-terre tax?
The Fiscal Policy Institute is proposing an annual tax surcharge on New York City properties worth $5 million or more that are owned by nonresidents. The tax of 0.5% to 4% would raise about $665...
View ArticleWill you watch the gubernatorial debate tonight?
A debate between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican Rob Astorino and two third-party candidates is likely to be the only opportunity voters have to see the candidates for New York governor...
View ArticleShould taxpayers plow billions more into the upstate economy?
The Cuomo administration famously invested $1 billion in an effort to revive the city of Buffalo, which has lost most of its population since 1950. The state has also plunged $1 billion into the...
View ArticleWill New York City get shortchanged on the budget surplus?
In the lead-up to state budget negotiations, an analysis released Friday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said that the city has been shortchanged by Albany for years, and this year’s...
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