What Mamdani got – and didn’t get – from Albany this year
What Mamdani got – and didn’t get – from Albany this year
PoliticsShow All
City & Sports
Is Zohran Mamdani ready for the World Cup?
The international sporting event is yet another managerial test for the mayor.
City & Sports
Yes, voters do care who really knows ball
Sports fandom can be a useful tool to New York politicians – if they know what they’re talking about.
City & Sports
Blakeman to attend Game 3 of NBA Finals with Trump
The Republican gubernatorial candidate plans to cheer on the Knicks at MSG with the president – and Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tickets to the game too.
News & Politics
Council members want answers about last month’s courtroom birth
In a letter to the mayor and district attorneys, 29 council members called the incident “horrific and degrading” and demanded an investigation.
PolicyShow All
Albany Agenda
Updated
What did and didn't get done in Albany’s last week of session
A very late spending plan meant lawmakers’ post-budget work all needed to happen in the final week of the legislative year.
Budget
Menin wants to boost funding for food pantries – but quiet on city-owned grocery stores
The New York City Council speaker addressed City & State’s Food Access and Affordability Event, weeks before the city budget is due.
Policy
State leaders stand ready for a redistricting rumble
State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris said lawmakers could vote on the amendment as soon as Wednesday.
Policy
Will a remedy bill for sex-abuse cases stall in the Assembly again?
State senators have passed a legislative fix to prevent cases filed under the Child Victims and Adult Survivors acts from getting tossed on technicalities for two years in a row.
PersonalityShow All
Personality
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
Interviews & Profiles
Adam Bojak wants to give DSA a foothold in western NY
The Buffalo attorney is running for Assembly in District 149 after a failed run in 2020.
Personality
The family members of NYC congressional candidates are getting oppo’d
No one is safe leading up to the midterms!
New York City Council
Every borough is represented in the City Council’s queer caucus
With a new executive director and a citywide mandate, the bipartisan (!) group is getting to work.
Events CalendarShow All
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
City & Sports
Opinion: Why we proudly wear the blue and orange
The New York Knicks’ colors tie them to the city’s history.
Opinion
Opinion: You can’t solve a mental health crisis without a workforce
Federal student loan policies are creating new barriers to entry for students who want to become social workers, jeopardizing New York’s mental health programs.
Opinion
Opinion: Require all New York employers to offer paid family leave
New York lawmakers can end the carveout that excludes teaching professionals at non-profits from paid family leave, and they must act now.
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t let the late budget block priorities like banning ‘excited delirium’
There are only a few days left in the legislative session to ban this racist pseudoscience.
MagazineShow All
NYN MediaShow All
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.
NYN Media
Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect
The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates
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.
