Job alert 🚨 We are seeking a Sales Director to lead business development and revenue generation for Civic Square Partners — a new, collaborative advertising sales operation serving some of New York City's leading news nonprofits. city-report-inc.breezy.hr/p/0a65731340...

Here's what New Yorkers need to know about the changing work requirements for SNAP that just went into effect. @jiejennyzou.bsky.social @nysfocus.com

NEW: It’s two months late, but it’s finally here: New York state’s $269 billion budget. Our searchable database breaks down the most consequential decisions Albany politicians made on climate, immigration, housing, schools, taxes, and more. nysfocus.com/2026/05/29/n...

it's all happening on the @nysfocus.com homepage!

One of the highest-stakes questions in Albany this year has been whether Governor Kathy Hochul could convince a skeptical legislature to roll back the centerpiece of New York climate policy. The final state budget makes clear that she succeeded. nysfocus.com/2026/05/27/c...

I love supporting news and I also love breaking the rules of a paywall

witnessing two guys become friends over their skateboards at the coffeeshop. boys ...just. be boys!!!

someone asked me what's happening for people in their early 20s in nyc I was like omg...I am not in my early 20s LOL

how has this man been cook county sheriff for as long as my entire tenure in journalism to date

michael barbaro making the whole songwriting episode about billy joel even though he wasn't on the list of best songwriters...get him off the stage

Did you see us at the Amtrak station in Albany? Focus yellow is hard to miss :D Send us your tips securely at: 929-430-7434 or [email protected].

NEW: James Skoufis is full of contradictions: a Democrat in a red county, scornful of both “activists” and the moderate governor, who fought eviction protections but supports taxing the rich. Does he have a vision for bringing populist politics to Albany?

so cool!! You can learn more about the project at 5:12 and see the award announcement at 17:40.

Just checking in on week three of Heath Freeman's decision to fire our print production team...

our audience team is growing!

Thanks to the support of our readers, New York Focus is growing! We're thrilled to welcome Kyle Constable as director of growth and Amudalat Ajasa as a climate reporter. nysfocus.com/2026/05/01/n...

scoop from @nysfocus.com's immigration team:

NEW: A super PAC tied to allies of former governor Andrew Cuomo has spent six figures on a NYC Council race. The spending is meant to defeat Lindsey Boylan, a former aide who was the first person to publicly accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment. nysfocus.com/2026/04/27/c...

omfg. sorry everyone

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

have a beer on New York Focus!

America’s largest bank is expanding its data center in Orangeburg, NY, near the New Jersey border. In exchange for $77 million in tax breaks from the state and county, the bank promises to create exactly one permanent job. My story in @nysfocus.com: nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...

See you in Albany!

I turn 32 today. I know this because I recently learned how to count. substack.com/home/post/p-...

I'm back from spring break today! emails incoming 💌

Rahm Emanuel is the candidate for the three people who find Gavin Newsom too likable.

Some 1,600 people are suing NY prisons over sexual abuse they allege they suffered while in custody. Reporters at @nysfocus.bsky.social sought records to find out how the prison agency handles sex abuse allegations, but they met a stone wall. Now they're suing.

happening now! ask your questions on Reddit - or drop them here and we'll share them.

Read his essay, published in partnership with The Marshall Project: nysfocus.com/2026/03/03/n...

John J. Lennon is a journalist writing from behind bars at Sing Sing. Ask him anything! He'll answer on Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

We're hiring! ‼️ 🚨 It’s a pivotal moment in New York climate politics. New York Focus is seeking a temporary, full-time climate and environment reporter for five months to fill in for a staff reporter on parental leave. nysfocus.com/hiring

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?

The Assembly wants to freeze your energy bills, the Senate wants to stop police from working with ICE, and the governor wants to slash auto insurance premiums. We’ve been working around the clock to break down the governor’s, Senate’s, and Assembly’s budget proposals. nysfocus.com/2026/03/12/n...

well, I clicked

if anyone is taking the train to/from albany today or for the next few weeks...there is a secret surprise at the amtrak station. if you see it, text me.

about to send a newsletter with all our one-house budget coverage...read it outside in the park or perhaps on the lawn at the capitol!!

i'm glad she found a happy ending, but this is kind of painful. is it worth it www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/p...

I hate memes that involve attributing fake quotes to real people. haven't we learned enough about how gullible people are online

can I share these

I am the first woman in my bloodline that gets to decide...that gets to be a horse substack.com/home/post/p-...

yes!

“Asylum is your story." nysfocus.com/2026/02/26/i...

For @propublica.org’s weekly newsletter, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social shares stories that one incarcerated woman collected inside prison. The accounts speak to what they see as a link between domestic abuse and their convictions. Powerful. www.propublica.org/article/okla...

the world is so fucking small it genuinely pisses me off

I feel like skipping it would make a stronger statement at this point

It's also not just for local news nerds, but people interested in journalism and writing. In this episode they talk about AI: "I think that AI writes like JK Rowling. Too many adverbs" LOL

Nothing cultivates bipartisan consensus quite like screaming at media workers

Local news nerds across New York State should listen to WAMC's The Media Project. Such interesting, curious conversations from longtime local news veterans about the local news landscape. www.wamc.org/show/the-med...

No one has said anything more Mexican than this since Porfirio Díaz

BUILDINGS INNOCENT!!! MEN GUILTY