What else is happening around New York City Food delivery apps would be required to allow customers to tip when they're ordering instead of after they get their food under new legislation from City Councilmember Shaun Abreu. Read more.
The state comptroller is calling for improvements to New York City’s infrastructure planning and development after his office found most projects were delayed or over budget. Read more.
The New York City Department of Investigation is probing billions of dollars the Adams administration has spent to manage the migrant crisis. Read more.
The head of New York City’s buildings department wants to grant inspectors the power to make arrests and even carry guns. Read more.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told a Republican gathering in Midtown last week that he won’t stop sending buses of migrants to New York City until President Joe Biden leaves office. Read more.
What’s going on around New York state The New York state budget, already a week late, was again delayed by yesterday’s solar eclipse. Read more.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is telling the MTA to pump the brakes on a plan that reportedly asked NYC Marathon organizers to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover money lost from uncollected tolls. Read more.
Former New York Gov. David Paterson, the state's first Black governor, endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer in his primary challenge against Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Read more.
A 2015 New York state law that offers tax breaks for yachts and private planes is currently dividing some Democrats in Albany. Read more.
What's new in New Jersey
Former Republican Assemblymember Jack Ciattarelli will announce his third run for New Jersey governor today, giving primary-race competition to state Sen. Jon Bramnick, who announced his 2025 run in January. Read more.
Abolishing New Jersey’s “county line” ballot system could radically reshape the state’s politics, from increasing the number of competitive primaries to holding legislators accountable for unpopular votes in Trenton. Read more.
A New Jersey federal judge said last week that he plans to rule on the fate of the MTA’s congestion pricing program by early June — just before the agency is set to implement the tolls. Read more. | 
