Hochul commits to changing state rape law after Cornell case
Hochul commits to changing state rape law after Cornell case
PoliticsShow All
2026 New York state comptroller election
DiNapoli defends record on Medicaid fraud in comptroller debate
Twenty-year incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli is being challenged by Republican Joseph Hernandez.
Politics
Jacobs secures reelection as state Dems chair
With the governor and other party bigwigs in tow, Jay Jacobs fended off his first-ever challenge for the role
Politics
Court delays Brooklyn Dems leader vote
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s controversial rules amendments were also invalidated, in a win for the party’s reform wing.
Campaigns & Elections
One month out from Election Day, Hochul has more than $33 million in the bank
The sum combines the cash on hand from both the governor’s campaign and the state Democratic Party.
PolicyShow All
Policy
Mamdani doubles down on pied-à-terre tax following legal blow
New York City was ordered to start its rollout of the tax on luxury second homes from scratch. The Mamdani administration is appealing.
Childcare
With contract sunsetting, parenting nonprofit implores Mamdani administration to renew funding
Power of Two’s $1.5 million contract with the city’s Administration for Children’s Services ends today. Council members, nonprofit leaders want the Mamdani admin to renew it.
New York City
Lina Khan starts at the EDC today. What exactly will she be doing?
Lina Khan is a policy superstar, but her job as chair of the EDC’s board of directors is pretty low-profile.
Policy
Mamdani’s plan to fight antisemitism includes PSAs, funding for synagogues
The New York City mayor’s commitments come in a new strategy to combat antisemitism that declines to define antisemitism.
PersonalityShow All
Personality
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
20th Anniversary
Curtis Sliwa, on Eric Adams, on the train
The failed Republican mayoral candidate gives his two cents – and then some – on the guy who got the job then lost it.
20th Anniversary
Donald Trump was a Queens boy
The world now hangs on every move from the mogul-turned-president.
20th Anniversary
How Charlie Rangel won over Al Sharpton
The Rev. Al Sharpton remembers the pioneering Lion of Lenox Avenue.
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Publisher's Section
The 2026 City & State Hall of Fame
20 Years of Impact in New York
OpinionShow All
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t let the Hunts Point Market deal die in transition
It took years to develop the institutional knowledge and trust necessary to reach a $650 million deal to modernize the Hunts Point Produce Market – and only a few months of transition to lose it.
Opinion
Opinion: Meeting the moment for New York’s homeless youth
New York City made real progress on youth homelessness. Albany is coming up short.
20th Anniversary
CEO’s note: Reflecting on 20 years of City & State
GovExec’s Tim Hartman writes about bringing the Washington, D.C., coverage model to the state and local levels.
20th Anniversary
Editor’s note: Journalists, making New York government better
Twenty years on, nobody is doing it like City & State.
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NYN Media
Opinion: Child welfare workers don’t just protect – they create
New York City’s children’s services commissioner takes a moment to appreciate not just the frontline workers, but those behind the scenes.
NYN Media
Restler joins the neverending war against late nonprofit payments
The New York City Council contracts chair is introducing a new agenda to tackle an old issue.
Education
Will AI ban for NYC students exacerbate the city’s digital divide?
Education experts and advocates weigh in on the potential equity drawbacks of banning artificial intelligence in classrooms through 8th grade.
NYN Media
Opinion: New York’s wealthiest universities need to finally pitch in
It’s time to revisit Mamdani’s proposal to have NYU and Columbia help fund CUNY.
