New York City

A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.

Thomas G. Donlon had claimed he was fired for exposing corruption within the Police Department and City Hall. He briefly served as interim commissioner under Mayor Eric Adams in 2024.

Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.

The assistant chief, Jamiel Altaheri, resigned almost immediately after starting the job, after The New York Times asked about misconduct allegations while he was a police chief in Michigan.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has now proposed two options that called for raising taxes. Here’s a look at each proposal and the rationale and chances for each.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as leader of the interagency efforts.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.

The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.

Many people who commute into Manhattan got their first taste of the crowded platforms that are expected to become common over the next month as the Portal Bridge is reworked.