Jimmy Vielkind
Articles by Jimmy Vielkind
Jimmy Vielkind covers how state government and politics affect people throughout New York. He has covered Albany since 2008, most recently as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Jimmy led a team of reporters that won a New York Press Club award for coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s downfall and was on a team that won a Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of Amazon’s HQ2 process. A native of the Capitol Region, Jimmy has two degrees in urban planning. His position is funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Reach Jimmy at [email protected].
The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Lawmakers are haggling over when ICE and local police departments could cooperate.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed $1.5 billion in additional health care funding and nursing homes want at least half of that.
Legislation introduced recently by Democrats and Republicans show the prison system remains a source of concern for NY lawmakers.
“Today is the end of the beginning,” state Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins said. “And Monday is the beginning of the middle.”
Hundreds gathered in downtown Glens Falls to listen as U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pat Ryan took questions about health care and DOGE cuts.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is allowed to express his views on legislation that affects the court system, his spokesperson said.
The Senate and Assembly included a bevy of tax hikes in their one-house budget plans, setting up a clash with Gov. Hochul.
Critics warn that changes to Tier VI could cost taxpayers billions
State legislators are seeking $15 million in the state budget to help the groups, saying that refugee programs benefit the upstate cities.
The case rippled through state politics, where lawmakers are discussing legislation to limit cooperation with ICE.
Sources tell Gothamist that Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with President Donald Trump about reviving a plan to build 12,000 housing units over the railyard in Sunnyside.
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