Contributor
Ben Brachfeld
Articles
- ‘We Simply Cannot Predict What This Virus Will Do Next’: Dr. Jay Varma’s Reflections and Warnings on New York City’s Covid War
- ‘What We Don't Measure We Don't Manage’: Brad Lander on Top Priorities as the New NYC Comptroller
- ‘We Need Historic Leadership from Biden and Schumer’: Jamaal Bowman on ‘Build Back Better’ Negotiations, Mayor-elect Adams, & More
- Steven Banks on 'Welfare' Reform, Fighting Homelessness, and the De Blasio Record
- Emma Wolfe Reflects on the De Blasio Years
- City Construction Department Touts Productivity When Freed from 'Typical Constrained Regime' by Emergency Declaration
- Democratic Mayoral Candidates Discuss Addressing City’s Health Care Gaps After Covid
- Officials Discuss Next Steps in Bridging Digital Divides, Including Online Census
- 'Data for Progress' Poll Shows Support for 'Driver's Licenses for All'
- Crowded Field Forms for Special City Council Election to Replace Jumaane Williams
- Library Presidents Seek Additional Funds at City Council Budget Hearing
- Council Examines CUNY Budget, City Funding for Community Colleges
- City’s New Civic Engagement Commission, Set to Be Named in April, Is Accepting Applications
- 2019 Charter Revision Commission Announces Four Focus Areas
- Commission Recommends Pay Increases and Ethics Reforms for State Legislators
- Panel Previews 2019 Rent Regulation Discussion in Albany
- Criticizing De Blasio's Approach, Stringer Releases Alternative Affordable Housing Plan
- Promising to 'Tell New Yorkers the Truth,' Mark-Viverito Launches Public Advocate Campaign
- City Council Pushes Board of Elections on Another Round of Issues at the Polls
- Assembly Committee Examines Election Administration, Eyes Voting Reforms in 2019
- With Nod from De Blasio and Push from Johnson, Momentum for Ranked-Choice Voting in New York City
- Voter Turnout Booms in New York
- De Blasio Pushes 'Yes' Vote on 3 Ballot Proposals
- Molinaro Pledges Education 'State of Emergency,' Council of Mayors
- Top Republican Strategist on Where the New York GOP Went Wrong and What To Do About It
- Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Sharpe Wants to Reinvent New York's Education System
- The Path Forward for Cuomo's 'One Real Answer,' Congestion Pricing
- De Blasio Names New Chief Analytics Officer
- At Brooklyn Town Hall, Angry NYCHA Residents Told to Vote as a Bloc
- How ‘Blue’ is New York?
- Last-Minute Guide to Voting on Primary Day, September 13
- In Brooklyn, Blake Morris Tries to Upend the State Senate Power Balance All By Himself
- Democratic Attorney General Candidates Seek to Set Themselves Apart During First Televised Debate
- The August Financial Picture for Former IDC Senators and Their Primary Challengers
- Ahead of Primary, Democrats Running for Attorney General File Campaign Finance Disclosures
- Running for Attorney General, James Outlines Initial Policy Platform
- State Board of Elections Curtails Power of Enforcement Counsel
- State Commission Boots Charter Communications from New York, Raising Questions
- In Wide Open Lieutenant Governor Primary, Hochul Targets Votes in Williams’ Backyard
- What New York Voters Care About Ahead of State Elections
- Eyeing Ad Revenue and Antitrust Laws, Teachout Targets Tech Giants in Wake of Daily News Layoffs
- Inside the Democratic Attorney General Candidates’ July Campaign Finance Filings
- Experts Confident in New York Election Security, Though Risk of Temporary ‘Chaos’ Remains
- Facebook Rep Calls New York Ad Transparency Law a National Model, Points to Next Steps
- Amid Primary Fights, Cuomo and Hochul Increase Frequency of Joint Governmental Events
- City Council Progressive Caucus Urges Cuomo to Sign Bill Creating Prosecutorial Misconduct Commission
- Cuomo Faces Another Decision on MTA Funding ‘Lockbox’
- Bill to Create Prosecutorial Misconduct Commission Awaits Cuomo Decision
- Democratic Candidates for Attorney General Plant Campaign Flags
- A Closer Look at Voter Turnout in 2018 New York Congressional Primaries
- What Did and Did Not Move at End of State Legislative Session
- Mayoral Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Community Boards and Land Use
- Mayoral Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform
- Created in Budget, State Pay Commission Off to Slow, Rocky Start
- Teachout Launches Attorney General Campaign with Focus on Trump
- Little Appetite in Albany to Address State Budget Flaws Identified by Comptroller
- Task Force Created by City Council Recommends CUNY Go Tuition-Free
- Fusion, Spoilers, and New York's Many Ballot Lines
- Major Cuomo Supporters Don’t Want a Democratic State Senate
- ‘Sex and the City’ Likely to Stay on Air Through Nixon-Cuomo Primary
- Community Board Reps Tell City Council They Need More Funding
- Civil Trials Commissioner Outlines Office’s Challenges
- Under New Leadership and Oversight, City’s Hospital System in Spotlight
- City Landmarks Brooklyn Home Against Owner’s Wishes
- Cuomo Criticizes Scott's Florida Gun Control Plan, Despite Relative Strengths
- City Council Oversight Hearing on Policing Protests Dominated by Disputes
- Transit Advocates to Storm Albany for MTA Action
- City Council, Outside Experts Push De Blasio Administration on 'Career Pathways'
- City Council Speaker Candidates Address Power, Reform and Transparency
- City Council Evaluates Progress of NYPD Inspector General
- As New York Votes, a Push to Allow 17-Year-Olds the Ballot Next
- Malliotakis Comes Up Short in Long-shot Mayoral Bid
- Yes or No? Three Questions on the Back of Your November Ballot
- Comptroller Debate Focuses on Stringer's Record
- You Can Help Boost Voter Turnout on Election Day, But You Have to Register Soon
- 23 Things Bo Dietl Promises To Do As Mayor
- A Smattering of Independent Expenditures in City Election Cycle
- City Council Hears Testimony on 'Open Data 2.0' Bills
- City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
- Ede Fox Unsuccessful in Second Attempt at Election to City Council
- 25 Things Nicole Malliotakis Promises To Do As Mayor
- Lower East Side City Council Candidates Make Their Case in Debate
- Oversight Bill Moves Ahead, with Police Union Opposition But De Blasio Support
- Police Misconduct Bill Set to Move Through City Council
- A Rarity: City Council Candidate Releases Detailed Reform Agenda
- The Deadline to Register to Vote this Fall is Fast Approaching
- On the Lower East Side, Council Contenders Seek to Upend Favorite for Open Seat
- Even Without Federal Cuts, Signs of Trouble for State Finances
- Democratic Mayoral Candidates Talk 'Faith in New York'
- City Releases Latest Progress on Open Data Plan
- The Week Ahead in New York Politics, July 24
- Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Address Criminal Justice Reform at Forum
- Democratic Challengers Fire Away at De Blasio. Is Anybody Listening?
- Massey Drops from Mayoral Race, Clearing Path to GOP Nomination for Malliotakis
- 8%! New Report Shows Shockingly Low Voter Turnout in NYC
- Policy Implications of the Mayor’s Paris Climate Order
- De Blasio Launches Voting Reform Push with Tele Town Hall
- Republican Mayoral Candidates Noncommittal on De Blasio Paris Climate Order
- City Council Progressive Caucus Sets 18 Policy Goals for 2018
- 4 Interesting Participatory Budgeting Project Winners
- The Evolving Powers of the New York Attorney General
- City Announces Winners of Annual Design Competition
- Hearing Showcases Frustrations Over Stagnant Aging Department Budget
