Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma appears in the following:

Cuomo, Schneiderman Threaten Lawsuit if Trump Tries to End DACA

Monday, September 04, 2017

Over 40,000 New Yorkers are protected from deportation under DACA.

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A Charlottesville Priest Goes from Protest to Pulpit

Friday, August 18, 2017

"In all my years in Virginia," says Rev. William Peyton, "I have never seen armed Nazis marching through the streets."

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The False Equivalence Between Trump's "Alt-Left" and White Supremacists

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Trump's assertions about the "alt-left" don't jibe with reality, says political writer Peter Beinart.

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Hashing Out a Compromise Health Bill Over Late Night Beers

Monday, August 07, 2017

"Instead of trying to kill this thing with a thousand cuts, let's stabilize it," says NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer.

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Christie's Secret Arrangement With FBI Nominee Draws Scrutiny

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Outraged about Gov. Chris Christie's attorney-client relationship with Christopher Wray, the nominee for FBI director, Democrats in New Jersey are introducing legislation in response.

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A Hospital's Offer to Treat a Terminally Ill Baby Raises Ethical Questions

Friday, July 07, 2017

"Even though the parents are trying to do what they can, their love might blind them to his suffering," says a professor of bioethics.

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Hudson River Tunnel Project Gets a New, Higher Price Tag: $13 Billion

Thursday, July 06, 2017

Officials say no they're counting the cost of rehabbing the existing tunnel, damaged by Sandy.

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Pew! Pop! Pow! Where to See Fireworks Tonight

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Get your dose of patriotic pyrotechnics. 

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In 13th Hour Deal, De Blasio Gets 2 More Years With Direct Control Over Schools

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The kitchen sink bill gives something for everyone, including a bridge named after the governor's father.

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200 Firefighters Contain Five-Alarm Blaze in Greenwich Village

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Over 40 fire engines and trucks responded to the fire, which is now contained.

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One Dead and Six Hospitalized from Legionnaires' Disease on Upper East Side

Friday, June 16, 2017

The culprit, as in the 2015 outbreak in the Bronx, is suspected to be a cooling tower.

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City Aims to Reduce Heat-Related Illness in the Hottest Neighborhoods

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

"Climate change is a dagger aimed at the heart of our city, and extreme heat is the edge of the knife," says Mayor de Blasio.

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Episode 769: Speed Dating For Economists

Friday, May 05, 2017

We visit a job market created by economists, for economists. It's a hyper-efficient, optimized system, tested by game theorists, tweaked by a Nobel Prize winner, but it requires comfortable shoes.

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NYC's School Choice Program Hasn't Closed the Education Gap

Friday, May 05, 2017

The gap in high school graduation rates continues to fall along lines of race and class.

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New York State Is Fighting Wrongful Convictions

Friday, April 14, 2017

Advocates have been fighting for reform for over a decade.

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This Week in NY: An Avalanche of Political News (and some snow, too)

Friday, March 17, 2017

Between the sacking of a Manhattan prosecutor and the specter of deep funding cuts to NYC, it was a blizzard of a week for New York. 

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A Common Practice Among Local Police Draws Criticism from a Supreme Court Justice

Friday, March 10, 2017

Police can seize your stuff and keep it, even if you haven't been charged.

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How the GOP's Obamacare Replacement Could Hurt the New York Area

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

"Tens of thousands will be forced to drop coverage," says one health policy expert.

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NYC Public Schools Expand Protections for Transgender Students

Thursday, March 02, 2017

The new rules apply regardless of whether a student identifies as male, female, both or neither.

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A Former EPA Administrator is Worried the New One Will Weaken the Agency

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Christine Todd Whitman hopes that Scott Pruitt will keep energy companies at arm's length. But she says, "the early signs are not encouraging." 

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