State Politics Reporter

Tim Balk

Tim Balk covers state, national and city politics at the New York Daily News. He also reports on Broadway. He previously covered breaking news on the National desk and can often be found racing subway cars on the Manhattan Bridge bike path.

A once-bustling but worn-down industrial Brooklyn marine terminal could ultimately be transformed into a mixed-use area, possibly including housing, Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul said Tuesday.

New York News |
Brooklyn’s Red Hook Marine Terminal takes step toward mixed-use future: Hochul, Adams

May 14, 2024 at 5:11 p.m.

A once-bustling but worn-down industrial Brooklyn marine terminal could ultimately be transformed into a mixed-use area, possibly including housing, Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul said Tuesday.

Theater |
George Clooney to make Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

May 13, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Clooney served as a writer and director on the film version of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which was released in 2005.

Members of the Long Island Roller Rebels, practice, Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2023, at United Skates of America in Seaford, N.Y. (Jeenah Moon/AP)

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New York judge strikes down Nassau County trans sports ban

May 10, 2024 at 9:20 p.m.

A state judge on Friday evening struck down Nassau County's controversial sports ban on transgender women and girls, finding that the county's Republican executive had acted beyond his authority in...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (Susan Watts/Office of Governor)

Marijuana |
NY Gov. Hochul vows reform, leadership shakeup at Office of Cannabis Management

May 10, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

New York State's much-maligned Office of Cannabis Management will get new leadership and streamline its torpid permitting process for retailers, Gov. Hochul said Friday, moving to address failures that have...

The civil liberties group made its case in a court more than 10 weeks after Nassau County issued the ban, which forbids transgender women and girls from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity at about 100 county-run facilities.

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NYCLU asks court to suspend Nassau County’s trans sports ban

May 8, 2024 at 1:29 p.m.

The civil liberties group made its case in a court more than 10 weeks after Nassau County issued the ban, which forbids transgender women and girls from participating in sports...

The 65-year-old centrist Democrat seems to have made a calculation that Swift can help connect her with younger voters who have seemed skeptical.

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Entertainment |
Adaptation of ‘Great Gatsby’ brings pre-COVID scale to Broadway

April 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

In seeking to channel the grandiosity of New York's roaring 1920s, a musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" has offered a lavish one-show reversal of the recent...

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New York News |
Brooklyn’s Red Hook Marine Terminal takes step toward mixed-use future: Hochul, Adams

Theater |
George Clooney to make Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

Politics |
New York judge strikes down Nassau County trans sports ban

Marijuana |
NY Gov. Hochul vows reform, leadership shakeup at Office of Cannabis Management

Politics |
NYCLU asks court to suspend Nassau County’s trans sports ban

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A Swiftie running New York: How Gov. Hochul could get a political lift as a Taylor Swift fan

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Democrat NY State Sen. Tim Kennedy wins special House race in Buffalo

Theater |
2024 Tony Awards nominations: The full list

Theater |
2024 Tony Awards nominations: ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Stereophonic’ lead with 13 nods

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Adaptation of ‘Great Gatsby’ brings pre-COVID scale to Broadway