Enacted state budget roughly $9 billion more than initially announced
Enacted state budget roughly $9 billion more than initially announced
PoliticsShow All
Immigration
Hochul, Homan and Trump in three-person standoff over immigration
The president promised not to send more ICE agents into New York. Now his border czar is threatening to do just that over a law that hasn’t even taken effect yet.
Budget
Does a late state budget really mean a less productive legislative session?
An analysis by City & State suggests it doesn’t.
City & Sports
In case you didn’t know, Kathy Hochul really loves the Bills
Her hometown team is a core part of the governor’s political identity.
City & Sports
Is Zohran Mamdani ready for the World Cup?
The international sporting event is yet another managerial test for the mayor.
PolicyShow All
Albany Agenda
It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York
State lawmakers passed a variety of artificial intelligence guidelines before the end of the legislative session.
Policy
The City Council’s trying again to ban horse carriages
Animal welfare advocates rallied to support the latest legislation after over a decade of failed attempts to end the city’s horse-drawn carriage industry.
Read First
Talk of open primaries dominates first COGE hearing
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first Charter Revision Commission meeting was haunted by Eric Adams’ last commission
Healthcare
Trans New Yorkers largely left wanting after the state budget
The spending plan didn’t include any new funding for gender-affirming care access, and a recent announcement from the governor has only left advocates more confused.
PersonalityShow All
Personality
Eric Wollman wins City & State’s 2026 state budget poll
The former New York City comptroller’s office staffer correctly predicted a very late budget.
City & Sports
Which New York sports team owners are the most politically influential?
It’s not just about wins and losses.
Interviews & Profiles
After 28 years, Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli says he's still the man for the job
An interview with the Syracuse state lawmaker fending off a DSA challenger.
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Power ListsShow All
Who's Who
The 2026 Who’s Who in Sports
Notable New Yorkers at the intersection of athletics and politics
Publisher's Section
The 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education
Leaders of postsecondary education in New York
Publisher's Section
The 2026 Nonprofit Trailblazers
Visionaries and innovators on a mission to serve New Yorkers.
OpinionShow All
Opinion
Opinion: New York must set the standard for responsible data center development
By signing a data center moratorium into law, the governor will give the state time to develop meaningful safeguards before this industry expands beyond our limits.
City & Sports
Opinion: Why the Mets are the real working-class team of New York City
Its history is deeply intertwined with the birth of the New Left.
City & Sports
Opinion: Why the Yankees are the real working-class team of New York City
Its winning track record mirrors the hustling, successful people of New York.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Mamdani’s blessed by good sports fortune
First with Arsenal, then the Knicks, the mayor is seizing the moment.
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NYN Media
‘A betrayal:’ nonprofit leaders angered by potential of delayed Mamdani admin payments
NYN Media OpCon attendees have longstanding complaints about slow payments from New York City.
NYN Media
Immigrant students aren’t letting a more dangerous postsecondary landscape shrink their dreams
An interview with Molly Delano, executive director of Futures Ignite
NYN Media
Opinion: New York is leaving its most vulnerable youth in limbo
The legislature needs to pass a bill to help the Council on Children and Families better deal with young people with complex needs.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani must act and expand CityFHEPS, after three years of delays
The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.
