Heard Around Town

Politics

3 NYC Council members who voted for veto override say cops still have too much paperwork

Erik Bottcher, Gale Brewer and Keith Powers warned against overburdening the NYPD once the How Many Stops Act is implemented during remarks at a Broadway Association legislative luncheon.

Opinion

Opinion

Editor’s Note: New York City journalists boldly take a stand and keep their seats

Reporters at the Daily News staged a one-day strike over cost-cutting, while other reporters at a City Hall press conference ignored an attempt to make them stand.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Hornell is no longer overlooked as America’s high-speed rail manufacturing home

The tiny town in the Southern Tier is on a comeback building next-generation Acela trains as well as other trains for transportation systems across the country.

Ask the Experts

Policy

How did New York City reverse its 2024 budget cuts?

City & State assembled a panel of experts to answer questions about the 2024 spending plan.

Editor's Note

Personality

Editor’s note: Latinos in New York’s government need to get loud about representing

The lack of attention over New York City Council Member Amanda Farías’ historic appointment as the first Latina majority leader shows why.

New York State

Politics

Eric Adams turns out for Jenifer Rajkumar’s fundraiser

Attendees supporting the Assembly member at Manhattan’s Hunt & Fish Club got exclusive access to New York City’s mayor.

Policy

Opinion

Editor’s note: A safety concern on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge is allowed to continue

Vendors were kicked off the bridge because they blocked pedestrians, however, anyone exiting on Centre Street has to dodge bicyclists on a shared path called the “porkchop.”

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: David Banks delivered a sobering message about his response to the Hillcrest High School protest

The New York City schools chancellor recognized that “schooling” wasn’t enough to bring context to the Israel-Hamas war.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Pablo Guzmán, through activism and journalism, made a difference

The Young Lords minister of communication became a fixture of New York’s press corps after the group disbanded in 1975.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: I was left off the Gen X list

City & State somehow missed including its editor-in-chief from its newest, and possibly coolest recognition.

Politics

Politics

The latest from Somos 2023

Whether you’re in San Juan or not, keep up with the gossip from New York’s buzziest event of the year.

Nonprofits

Personality

Ninfa Segarra on Somos 2023

An interview with the former New York City deputy mayor for education and human services under Rudy Giuliani, who also sits on the board of the annual event in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Editor's Note

Politics

Editor’s note: Eric Adams ditching Somos is his loss

Besides partying, the whole point of the conference is to support the relationship between the island territory and New York.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Democrats and Republicans turn out for opening of Brooklyn facility for older New Yorkers

The new Bay Ridge Center was celebrated with a show of bipartisan support that helped make the facility possible.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: I confess I too forgot Staten Island

I visited the borough as a teen and didn't return for years until I needed it as a place to live.

Editor's Note

Personality

Editor’s note: Is the NYPD’s K5 robot an example of friendly AI?

The robot has been working the midnight shifts and a recent holiday, which makes sense for keeping a watchful eye on crowds.