A planned City Hall budget handshake was called off after Speaker Julie Menin demanded $300M a year to expand CityFHEPS, setting up a tense final week before the June 30 vote.

A New York oncology executive, Jeff Vacirca, is reportedly on the White House's shortlist for FDA commissioner, a pick that raises industry‑tie and ethics questions.

State officials say new Medicaid work requirements will add about $500 million in admin costs — roughly a 20% increase — and could push hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers off coverage.

Bruce Blakeman drew fierce backlash after saying Brad Lander "would be a camp guard" on TV. The comment touched off condemnations from elected Democrats and Jewish groups across the city.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Annie Elisa Minguez to run the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services after a brief budget flap over July payments to contractors. Minguez starts in July and inherits the task of smoothing city‑nonprofit relations.

An owner representative resigned hours before the Rent Guidelines Board's June 25 vote, complicating the fight over a possible citywide rent freeze. The final decision will affect roughly one million stabilized units.

Letitia James hailed Shopify’s move to bar vape sales after a multistate push that began last November. The platform shift could reshape online vape commerce and payment risk.

Three ICC judges sued in Manhattan, saying U.S. sanctions froze accounts and cut services and asking a federal judge to rein in the measures. The complaint argues the penalties exceeded legal authority and harmed their work and daily lives.

A REBNY legislative lead resigned after video showed him removing Jack Schlossberg campaign signs near Third Avenue and East 32nd Street during primary voting.

Manhattan Democrats rallied outside the LGBT Community Center to denounce Bruce Blakeman’s campaign ties to figures they say have backed anti‑LGBTQ policies. The protestors warned those alliances risk real policy rollbacks for New Yorkers.

Mayor Mamdani unveiled cooling‑center expansions, worker outreach and stepped‑up inspections as the city prepares for an early heat surge. The package targets outdoor and low‑wage workers.

Andrew Cuomo will co-chair a joint venture between Intercontinental Exchange and OKX to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized markets to U.S. customers. The arrangement follows OKX’s federal guilty plea and raises political and regulatory questions.

Hochul extended a pilot that pays for primary, sexual and dental care for people who do sex work — critics say the move could cost taxpayers about $2.5M. State contract records and local reporting show the program’s funding and have provoked political pushback.