A City Council hearing in Manhattan on Thursday promises a rare scene in New York politics: hospitals playing defense. The council is debating whether to establish a watchdog agency focused on the high price of hospital care in New York, with a goal of helping the city and other employers contain the rapidly rising cost of health benefits for workers. Read More
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Overtime payouts to New York City government employees rose by more than one-third last year. The City paid out a total of $2.44 billion dollars in overtime in Fiscal Year 2022, a 36 percent increase from the prior year’s total of $1.8 billion. Read More
Graduation rates are rising while standards for graduation are falling. It begs the question: What number of graduating students are college ready? Read More
New York City set an example worthy of approbation and emulation by publishing their grade 3-8 test results in math and English language arts. Read More
A few months into its third fiscal year since the pandemic’s start, New York City’s finances have never looked so flush — and so precarious. Read More
A state court judge at a hearing this morning will consider whether to interfere with New York City authority over its own budget by ordering a preliminary injunction that ices a portion of Gotham’s recently enacted FY 23 city budget. Read More
The Empire State's private-sector employment gains over the past year have been increasingly concentrated in New York City. Read More
It's last call in Albany. Read More