The paid vacation and public retirement plan bills remain mired in the City Council, as Speaker Corey Johnson looks to craft his own legacy to run as de Blasio's replacement in 2021. So, what will the mayor propose in his second-to-last State of the City speech? Another thing to look for: whether de Blasio revives his "glass building ban"—that is actually a series of tweaks to the city's energy code. Andrew Cuomo's plan to balance the state's books by forcing localities to eat the cost increases in his Medicaid program loomed over de Blasio's preliminary budget proposal. The mayor's State of the City will have to either tacitly or explicitly address this threat to the city's finances, and the possibility of cuts impacting the public hospital system.

Source: The Local February 06, 2020 14:15 UTC