From a single wave off the coast of Africa to a $52 billion sea wall a decade later. Source: New York Times
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Federal Covid Cash Kept New York State Afloat. That Could End Soon.
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2022
An influx of federal funds may have saved the M.T.A. and staved off painful budget cuts in Albany and New York City. There’s a fight over what comes next. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Promotes ‘Radically Practical’ Agenda in Washington
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
Eric Adams spoke at a national gathering of mayors and focused on the importance of cities demonstrating that government can work. Source: New York Times
New York Requested $1 Billion for Pandemic Rent Relief. It's Getting Far Less.
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
The gap illustrates how severe the economic crisis has been in New York, and how aid programs may be falling short. Source: New York Times
800,000 New Yorkers Just Lost Federal Unemployment Benefits
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
Many pandemic-era federal programs expired on Sunday, leaving jobless New Yorkers with more modest state unemployment benefits, or no aid at all. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Subway Needs Riders to Save It. Will They?
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2021
Billions of dollars in federal aid have pulled New York’s transit agency from the depths of its fiscal crisis. But a growing consensus that its ridership may never return entirely threatens its future. Source: New York Times
Biden Stimulus Package Helps Mass Transit Avoid Doomsday Cuts
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package includes the largest single infusion of federal aid that public transportation has ever received, allowing agencies to scrap plans for draconian cuts. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Staves Off Cuts to Public Transit, Despite Dire Warnings
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
Transit officials are expected to announce on Thursday that they will not slash bus or subway service through 2022. Source: New York Times
What Schumer’s Rise to Senate Majority Leader Means for New York
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer is poised to become the state’s first Senate majority leader, putting New York in position to reap the benefits. Source: New York Times
‘We’re at War’: New York City Faces a Financial Abyss
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2020
The pandemic has crippled tourism, retail and the culture sector. The damage could last years, and layoffs, service cuts and added debt are all on the table. Source: New York Times
Trump Uses E.P.A. Office to Widen ‘Anarchist’ War vs. New York
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2020
The president has painted New York as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” but his administration’s threats to withhold funds are being dismissed as a politicized campaign tactic. Source: New York Times
Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2020
Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don’t qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis. Source: New York Times
De Blasio and Council, Facing Fiscal Crisis Over Virus, Agree on Budget With Big Cuts
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
The mayor and City Council pared $1 billion in funding for the Police Department, but nearly half of that would come from budgetary sleight of hand. Source: New York Times
She Survived the Coronavirus. Then She Got a $400,000 Medical Bill.
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
Patients who were treated for the virus are largely supposed to be exempt from receiving large bills. Source: New York Times