INTERACTIVE: Voters hand Cuomo two ballot proposal victories
Election results show where support for casino gambling expansion and opposition to increasing judge retirement age were strongest
Election results show where support for casino gambling expansion and opposition to increasing judge retirement age were strongest
Many at the Resorts World gaming machines voted Tuesday — though not always in favor of casino expansion
In Staten Island, turnout to the polls is usually tops in the city. This year, maybe not.
The mayoral candidates’ big campaign promises have some surprising origins
Boston, San Francisco and Albuquerque among cities that set higher floor for pay than their states — and New York City low-income workers say it’s time for their town to follow
Mayoral candidate de Blasio’s pre-K funding scheme faces new obstacle in supply-side ex-governor
Participatory budgeting gets underway in nine City Council districts, while promised grants to the ballot’s organizers remain stuck in bureaucratic limbo
Manhattan’s Dan Garodnick, reported to seek the speaker’s seat, lavishes nearly $35,000 on other council campaigns
More than 22,000 medical and religious exemptions were granted to students for the 2013-14 school year, up 27 percent from 2010-11, according to the state Health Department. Public and private enrollment over the same period remained largely flat.
Over the past several years, more than 120 law enforcement agencies across the state, from the NYPD to Tuckahoe, have obtained military-grade equipment through the Pentagon’s 1033 program, which transfers excess military equipment to state and local police across the country.
Department of Education data obtained by The New York World reveals a stark contrast between a few well-funded PTAs and more than 1,000 other smaller organizations across the city.
As new speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito takes the helm, financial disclosures reveal the baggage and benefits 51 members bring to public service
INTERACTIVE: How dirty is your local grocery store?
Good things happen when nonprofit newsrooms collaborate across state lines — and New York now has Minnesota to thank for helping us keep a close watch on our legislature
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