New York State

Homelessness

Number of homeless veterans drops in New York amid calls for continued support

The state tally found that there were 700 known cases, down from more than 1,000 in 2023.

Opinion

Opinion: An urgent call to reform New York’s crisis response to high-conflict relationship incidents

Both first responders and hospital personnel lack adequate training in domestic violence.

Healthcare

Third annual conference tackles the cost of hospital care

The Price of Power: Confronting the Hospital Affordability Crisis conference gathered government officials and public health experts to discuss solutions.

Opinion

Opinion: We do divorce wrong

The best way to protect against the harm of a marital split is not to push people to stay married at all costs, but instead to create legal systems that ensure a breakup is quick, simple and fair.

Nonprofits

New York non-profits among winners of NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants

Over $227,000 was awarded to providers in youth education, community engagement and the arts

New York State

NY’s Blue Ribbon Commission Graduation Measures get hyped at City & State’s 2024 Education in New York Summit

State Department of Education Commissioner Betty Rosa used her keynote speech at the event to bring attention to the initiative that set out to rethink and reimagine New York’s graduation requirements.

New York State

Social services innovators honored at City & State event

ACS Commissioner Jess Dannhauser delivered a keynote address at the festivities honoring visionaries in advocacy, nonprofit, government and the private sector.

Opinion

Opinion: Building trust and embracing change

Reflecting on a year of leadership at SCO Family of Services

Interviews & Profiles

Ten years of gender justice

A Q&A with Amy Barasch, the outgoing executive director of Her Justice.

Nonprofits

Ten years of empowering women to run for political office

An interview with Erin Vilardi, founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead.

New York State

Opinion: NY’s climate progress is failing. A new plan for public power can fix it.

The state must build 15 gigawatts’ worth of clean energy projects by 2030 to hit its climate targets.

New York State

Opinion: Paving the way to protecting workers

A look back at how New York has supported its ever-changing workforce.

Opinion

Opinion: A call to action to solve New York’s criminalization of homelessness

The way out of this crisis is to codify a right to housing.

New York State

Report: Two-thirds of licensed registered nurses are active in New York state

The findings, released at Mother Cabrini Health Foundation’s Healthier Communities, Healthier People summit, reveal staffing shortages felt most strongly in acute care hospitals.

Nonprofits

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to release report addressing statewide nursing shortage

The foundation will unveil the study at its upcoming Healthier Communities, Healthier People summit at the Museum of the City of New York, presented by City & State.

Opinion

Opinion: NY needs a student mental health system that works for students

Gov. Kathy Hochul has made a strong start, but improvements are needed.

Opinion

Opinion: NY must address youth social media addiction before it’s too late

We are in the midst of an unprecedented youth mental health epidemic, and all signs point to smartphones and social media as the primary culprits.