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Michelle Bocanegra

Articles by Michelle Bocanegra


Federal spending cuts threaten to blow a hole in the city's budget, according to budget watchdogs.


After years of tussling with the mayor's office, Speaker Adams may soon to decide she wants to run it.


The former governor, who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, launched his mayoral bid in a video posted on X.


Raymond Santana hopes to replicate the success of his peer, Councilmember Yusef Salaam.


Residents are pushing for more affordable housing, fewer shadows.


Adding a casino to Hudson Yards would mean scrapping thousands of housing units.


City lawyers argued the current jail commissioner was best suited for the job. The notion was met with no small amount of skepticism.


Council Speaker Adrienne Adams also urged the mayor's office to join the fight against the president's order on birthright citizenship.


Housing and budget experts say the mayor's playing fast and loose with a program that helps curb homelessness.


The mayor laid out an ambitious spending plan as economic experts braced for potential cuts from the Trump administration.


Trump killed the tax deduction in 2017. Now his fellow Republicans want him to bring it back.


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