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2026 congressional midterm elections

UFT backs Alex Bores in NY-12

The city teachers union chose Bores over Micah Lasher, who worked for the charter school movement in the past.

Albany Agenda

Budget deal or no budget deal? Depends who you ask.

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a “general agreement” with lawmakers on the state budget – but Assembly Carl Heastie said that was “premature.”

Heard Around Town

RGB member’s broken campaign promise

Mamdani ally Brandon Mancilla said union leaders should get a pay cut. Instead he got a raise.

New York State

New York Working Families Party declines to endorse for state comptroller

The decision was a blow to Tom DiNapoli’s challengers, Drew Warshaw and Raj Goyle.

PolicyShow All

Transportation

No, WE want free buses

The City Council is pushing to expand the Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers through automatic access and by covering all transit costs. The Mamdani administration is not enthused.

Policy

Lawmakers, local electeds make final budget plea for more housing vouchers

Municipalities and local governments say more is needed to combat increased homelessness, but housing has not been a main focus of this year’s budget negotiations.

Housing

Seeking SEQR, with Mamdani’s housing commissioner

A Q&A with HPD boss Dina Levy, who visited Albany while the budget’s being negotiated.

Campaigns & Elections

Claire Valdez calls for a rent freeze – and universal rent control

The DSA-backed congressional candidate is going a step further than Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

PersonalityShow All

Heard Around Town

Here’s what was said about Mamdani at the Met Gala

And a rundown of all the New York politicos who went and what they wore.

Personality

Book excerpt: Igniting a revolution in New York

How the Empire State received word of the Declaration of Independence.

Interviews & Profiles

Zohran Mamdani: Muslim, Hindu, African, South Asian, New Yorker

How the mayor is navigating his identity - and how fellow desi New Yorkers feel about it.

Power ListsShow All

New York City

The 2026 New York City Power 100

The city’s movers and shakers in the new Mamdani era.

Who's Who

The 2026 Who’s Who in Energy

The executives, advocates and environmentalists shaping New York’s energy future.

Who's Who

The 2026 Who’s Who in Government Relations

Notable figures influencing policy and spending in New York.

OpinionShow All

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: How a heatwave brought me to the mosque

And led to a great story, much like this week’s cover story.

Opinion

Opinion: Economic development + economic justice = economic diversity

Increasing economic diversity is a strategy for both growth and justice.

Opinion

Opinion: All media needs help

New York state’s local journalism sustainability program should include nonprofit newsrooms, too.

NYN MediaShow All

NYN Media

Opinion: Stop treating aging New Yorkers like an afterthought

Millions of New Yorkers rely on family caregivers, and they deserve more than a delayed budget.

Nonprofits

NYC public school grads have raised $1 million for their fellow alumni to attend college

With its funding model being replicated by the Trump administration, NYC Kids Rise Scholarship accounts continue to build safety nets for public school kids.

NYN Media

Report: New York fails to meet federal outcomes for child protective services

From delays in permanency hearings to weaknesses in staff and provider training, The New York State Citizen Review Panel underlines the bleak state of foster care.

NYN Media

Opinion: Permanent supportive housing works. Let’s not undo it.

New York must protect and promote the best evidence-based solution to homelessness despite federal threats.