Live updates from Somos 2025
Live updates from Somos 2025
New mayor, new council, new power structure, and a whole 2026 election cycle just ramping up.
PoliticsShow All
New York City
Zohran’s accepting resumes
The mayor-elect has opened a portal.
Politics
‘Knives in my back:’ Alicia Vaichunas feels betrayed by Bob Holden
The Republican City Council candidate lost by a surprising margin to her former colleague, Democrat Phil Wong.
New York City
Democrat Shirley Aldebol flips only City Council seat to change parties
The Bronx will return to having no Republican representatives next year, following the defeat of incumbent Kristy Marmorato.
New York City
Kayla Santosuosso wins southern Brooklyn City Council race
She will succeed her boss Justin Brannan and become the district’s first female council member.
PolicyShow All
Policy
Lander spars with progressive activist group that previously backed him
New York Communities for Change once endorsed Comptroller Brad Lander as a climate champion. Now they claim “BlackRock Brad” betrayed them.
Policy
New poll shows that taxing the rich is very popular
The prospect of increasing taxes on New York’s wealthiest has gained new steam amid Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
Housing
Unable to raise rents, owners of rent-stabilized buildings face financial trouble
Six years after the state closed rent stabilization loopholes, is there any political appetite to help desperate landlords?
Policy
Oh SNAP: Hochul funds food pantries, but not food assistance benefits
The state announced over $100 million in emergency food assistance, but it won’t spend the $650 million necessary to backfill federal funding for food stamps for November.
PersonalityShow All
Interviews & Profiles
Rick Cotton on airport construction progress and a new Manhattan bus terminal
An interview with the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at City & State’s 2025 Transportation Summit.
Personality
Confusing acronyms are a big part of New York’s political alphabet soup
Some organizations share the same acronym while others are extremely close.
Somos
Somos 2025: Putting work first at the Puerto Rico conference
An interview with Bronx Assembly Member Karines Reyes, chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, which runs the event.
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Power ListsShow All
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development
New York job creators leading the push for growth.
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Arts & Culture
Movers and shakers in New York’s vibrant creative spaces.
Publisher's Section
The 2025 Top Workplaces
Leading employers in New York’s public, private and nonprofit spheres.
OpinionShow All
Opinion
Opinion: Why a Muslim mayor and Jewish Speaker embody the spirit of New York
Here’s how we can unite our city.
Opinion
Opinion: A daring new chapter in New York City history
Seventeen years to the day after Barack Obama’s “Yes, we can” triumph, New York City voters overwhelmingly pick a 34-year-old Muslim democratic socialist to lead them.
Opinion
Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one
A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds dignity for street vendors.
Opinion
Opinion: The next City Council Speaker should be a woman of color
It’s time to resist backroom deals and deliver transformative leadership for long-overlooked communities.
MagazineShow All
NYN MediaShow All
Opinion: Funding just got easier for NYC’s small and local nonprofits
The Adams administration launches its Discretionary Grant Pilot program to replace traditional contracting processes.
Interviews & Profiles
Christine Quinn in ‘fight mode’ over SNAP benefits delay
An interview with the former City Council Speaker, now CEO and president of the nonprofit Win.
Opinion
Opinion: Becoming a witness changed me forever
How a trip to the nonprofit Selfhelp Community Services helped me to come to know the stories of the survivors of the Holocaust.
Sponsored Content
Opinion: How New York City’s social work services can rise to meet today’s challenges and help our communities
A veteran of the sector and academia offers her insights from more than half a century.
