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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 10/09/2026

We are honored to receive the Operational Resilience Award from LION Publishers!! Congratulations to our development team — Miles Freeman and Zach Ford.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 10/06/2026

Across more than 4,400 pages, lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget that funded major programs serving New Yorkers across the state. nysfocus.com/2026/06/09/n...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 28/05/2026

Nearly two months past deadline, New York lawmakers passed the 2026 state budget. New York Focus reporters are breaking it all down: the rollbacks of the state's climate law, the historic child care investment, and a failure to avert huge losses in health care coverage.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 11/05/2026

New York Focus investigates the politicians, lobbyists, and monied interests that drive state policy. But we can’t do it alone. Our reporting relies on sources who are willing to share their insight and knowledge with us.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 23/04/2026

Thanks for joining us for happy hour in Albany! See you again soon! Don't miss the next one. Get our newsletter: nysfocus.com/newsletter

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 22/04/2026

New York Focus is honored to have three finalists for Livingston Awards in the local reporting category. Congrats to all the finalists!

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 21/04/2026

Hang out with New York Focus tonight! We’re hosting a happy hour in Albany. Have a beer on us 🍻

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 18/04/2026

Hang out with New York Focus in Albany! We're having a happy hour on Tuesday.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 10/04/2026

New York Focus is a proud founding partner of Local News Day! Which local news orgs do you subscribe to or support? #LocalNewsDay

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 28/03/2026

Under the governor’s proposal for rolling back the climate law, the most concrete deadline for climate action would be pushed out to the end of her potential second term. New York Focus was in Albany covering a climate rally opposing her proposal.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 18/03/2026

The Senate and Assembly are resisting Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to relax New York’s emissions targets and are instead pressing for renewed clean energy funding. The clock is ticking for Hochul and lawmakers to reach a deal over the climate law before the state's budget deadline.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 13/03/2026

The Senate and Assembly’s budget proposals include many of the mayor’s desired revenue-raisers and give the city a larger cut of state funds. Will this be the year New York taxes the rich?

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 19/02/2026

"People sometimes talk about homelessness as separate from housing supply...the cities that have the worst homelessness problems are also the most supply restricted." -Fiscal Policy Institute's Chief Economist Emily Eisner

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 17/02/2026

What if we had a rental market that functioned...like a functioning market?

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 13/02/2026

Getting started with our housing panel. Moderator Sam Mellins posed the question: Is a rent freeze a good idae or not? Watch the livestream here: nysfocus.com

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 11/02/2026

The mayor’s Tin Cup Day speech hinges on a bold claim that state leaders have deprived the city of what it’s owed. Mamdani’s argument went further: that state leaders, namely former Governor Andrew Cuomo, meant to “punish” the city by extracting its wealth. nysfocus.com/2026/02/09/m...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 11/02/2026

Zohran Mamdani’s Tin Cup Day speech hinges on a bold claim about the city’s relationship with the state. Does his claim that Albany is shafting New York City hold up?

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 31/01/2026

Governor Hochul unveiled a proposal to bar local police from signing contracts with ICE. But many localities collaborate with ICE without contracts, and Hochul’s proposal wouldn’t change that. Here’s what you need to know: nysfocus.com/2026/01/31/hochul-sanctuary-ice-immigration-287g-jail-bill

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 30/01/2026

"You have to accept the possibility that people may know their neighborhood and some of the particular details better than you do," Hank Gutman, former New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner, on community outreach.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 30/01/2026

New York Focus is a proud partner of Local News Day localnewsday.org

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 30/01/2026

What's next for transportation advocacy orgs? "I know some of our groups will be getting some buses up to Albany and putting that pressure on our state electeds, on the governor, to do more and not just kick the can," Megan Ahearn, Executive Director, New York Public Interest Research Group.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 29/01/2026

"We get accused of being car haters," Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives. "It's not that they're bad per se, but that they're very large...it is not ideology, it is geometry."

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 29/01/2026

Why are New York buses so slow? "It is a political will problem," Betsy Plum, Executive Director of Riders Alliance. Thank you for joining us yesterday at Littlefield for our public forum on transportation!

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 29/01/2026

Getting started with our lineup of transportation expert panelists at Littlefield.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 28/01/2026

Come through to littlefield! nysfocus.com/turning-plat...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 23/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Astoria for our panel on child care! We have two more forums coming up — one on transportation and one on housing. Get tickets here: nysfocus.com/turning-plat...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 22/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Astoria last night for our panel on child care! We have two more forums coming up — one on transportation and one on housing. Get tickets here: nysfocus.com/turning-plat...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 22/01/2026

Thank you to all who attended the first night of The Next New York — an event series to question what it will take for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to turn his platform into policy.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 22/01/2026

Starting now: New York Focus welcomes our expert panelists to Bohemian Hall to discuss what it would take to build a city that truly supports families from birth through high school – and whether there’s money to do it.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 21/01/2026

📍Bohemian Hall Tickets here! nysfocus.com/turning-plat...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 20/01/2026

This article was updated to describe the Hochul administration's release of Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado's Outlook calendar.

Hochul’s office was particularly generous when it came to a political opponent. Last May, the office shared Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado’s Outlook calendar with David Lombardo, host of the public radio program The Capitol Pressroom. Lombardo had only requested one year of records, but Hochul’s office gave him close to three years of the calendar. (The two officials were in the middle of a very public falling out, and Delgado is now running against Hochul in the Democratic primary for governor.)

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 15/01/2026

The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 13/01/2026

The Focus team is seated inside The Egg in Albany. Watch the livestream: nysfocus.com/2026/01/12/k...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 02/12/2025

Without our reporting, there's a decent chance this lifesaving program never gets implemented. For people waiting for organs, the absence of this journalism could have been a death sentence. Support us for #GivingTuesday and your donation will be tripled! nysfoc.us/donate

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 02/12/2025

From now until the end of the year, your donation will be TRIPLED. Your support means we can keep covering stories that matter the most to New Yorkers across the state, like access to child care. Donate to New York Focus for Giving Tuesday: nysfoc.us/donate

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 26/11/2025

What if we told you that the Trump administration has access to tens of thousands of flimsy local gang database entries, and there could be untold numbers of Kilmar Ábrego Garcias out there? We need you to tell these stories. Donate today and your gift will be tripled. nysfoc.us/donate

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 25/11/2025

An officer bungled a teen rape case. The victim was abused again. The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 24/11/2025

Our reporting on federal cuts to public media was featured on @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver! Because of the congressional cuts, New York public media will lose at least $57 million. 27 media organizations in New York, including 18 public radio and TV stations, count on this funding.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 24/11/2025

Without our reporting, there's a decent chance this lifesaving program never gets implemented. For people waiting for organs, the absence of this journalism could have been a death sentence. Support us today and your donation will be tripled! nysfoc.us/donate

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 24/11/2025

How is local law enforcement in New York working with ICE? We're able to investigate stories like these thanks to reader support. From now until the end of the year, your donation will be tripled. Donate today: nysfoc.us/donate

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 21/11/2025

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 17/11/2025

The uncertainty around federal funding for heating assistance has left advocates worried about heat and power shutoffs heading into winter. Shutoffs have already spiked this year. nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 15/11/2025

NEW: The uncertainty around federal funding for heating assistance has left advocates worried about heat and power shutoffs heading into winter. Shutoffs have already spiked this year. nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 12/11/2025

Zohran Mamdani now faces tremendous pressure to deliver on his agenda. To do it, he’ll need Governor Kathy Hochul and the leaders of the Democratic majorities in the legislature to get on board.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 12/11/2025

Almost half of New York's newspapers have closed in the last 20 years. New York Focus launched in 2020 to fill those gaps. We can't do it without you. Right now, your donation will be tripled. Visit nysfocus.com/donate.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 05/11/2025

At Brooklyn Paramount, the moment AP called the race for mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social:

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 04/11/2025

After Rabbi Marc Schneier's 5-year-old son ostensibly donated $250, the Cuomo campaign sent him a verification document to sign. Schneier told the Daily News that “we recognized a mistake was made," that Cuomo “is like family to us” and “our son wanted to help out like mommy and daddy.”

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 23/10/2025

While mayoral candidates break down their plan for the future of Rikers Island at their final debate - what's going on at Rikers and jails across the state? After a strike led state prisons to stop accepting new prisoners, local jails have been left holding thousands of extra people.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 23/10/2025

From 2020, as DSA's electoral efforts ramped up: NYC-DSA built an electoral powerhouse with no paid staff and just a few years of experience. Here’s how they pulled it off. nysfocus.com/2020/10/12/n...

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