Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor
Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor
The Manhattan superintendent will lead the nation’s largest public school system.
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Eric Adams
Eric Adams’ curtain call
The New York City mayor’s last day in office may include vetoes and the creation of a new charter revision commission.
News & Politics
What does it mean to be on Mamdani’s transition committee? For most, an assembly and a 90-minute Zoom
The mayor-elect has solicited input from crowded virtual meetings and a digital recommendation form.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who will run New York City come 2026.
New York City Council
In theory, each City Council member’s office gets the same budget. In reality, some get much more
Expense reports obtained by City & State show annual spending among individual council offices can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Policy
Hochul quietly signs bill to stop conservatives from hijacking WFP ballot line
The new law makes it easier for the progressive third party to un-enroll someone “not in sympathy with the principles” of the party.
Policy
Hochul’s year-end vetoes and signatures
Gov. Kathy Hochul has just one bill that remains up in the air as 2026 approaches.
New York State
What will be the biggest 2026 policy fights in Albany?
Raising taxes and enacting the Mamdani agenda are likely to be major points of conflict.
Policy
Hochul signs watered down AI regs, but lawmakers still got some wins
After Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed completely rewriting the bill with exact wording from a weaker California law, legislators negotiated back in measures that went beyond the West Coast version.
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New York City
Mark Levine names top staff for NYC Comptroller’s office
More than half the top appointees are staying on from Brad Lander’s administration.
Personality
The top tweets in New York politics from 2025
These posts were featured in City & State’s First Read Tonight newsletter.
Interviews & Profiles
The Blue Square Alliance is working to get people off the sidelines in the fight against antisemitism
Adam Katz, president of Robert Kraft’s foundation, shares how he has stitched together a proprietary system of addressing the problem of Jewish hate.
New York City
Mamdani appoints Lillian Bonsignore to lead FDNY
Bonsignore brings decades of experience in the department’s emergency medical services division.
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Power Lists
The 2025 Upstate Power 100
Key New York leaders making an impact north of Westchester.
Health Care
The 2025 Top Mental Health Care Providers
Medical and nonprofit organizations meeting New Yorkers’ mental health needs
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Opinion
Opinion: Policy that performs is a win for New Yorkers
Our bill to ban bots and brokers from making and reselling restaurant reservations is working.
Opinion
Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill
A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.
Opinion
Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill
A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.
Opinion
Opinion: Stop abusing the environmental review process to block housing
The Sustainable Affordable Housing and Sprawl Prevention Act will reform the process to promote more housing development in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods.
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NYN Media
Opinion: The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act gives older adults a fighting chance to stay in their homes
Passing a bill to give nonprofit developers a better chance to buy properties could result in more affordable housing being preserved.
NYN Media
New York City has reduced its nonprofit contract backlog by 52% this year
A Q&A with Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services Executive Director Michael Sedillo.
NYN Media
Best corporate practices for supporting nonprofits during a ‘state of emergency’
An interview with Raised By Us Executive Director Jessica Sloan on how to leverage volunteerism in support of the sector.
Interviews & Profiles
Increasing inclusion in the city’s contracting process
An interview with NYC Chief Business Diversity Officer Michael Garner.
