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New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams poses for a photo shoot in the council chamber. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams poses for a photo shoot in the council chamber.

Exit Interview: Adrienne Adams on her legacy, accomplishments and mayoral run

Personality

Exit Interview: Adrienne Adams on her legacy, accomplishments and mayoral run

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams poses for a photo shoot in the council chamber.

She tells the next City Council speaker to keep your eyes on the prize of serving New York City.

  • By Annie McDonough
  • 11 hours ago
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News & Politics

The New York City Council accidentally paid former staffers. Now the council is demanding repayment.

“I was shocked and horrified,” said one former staffer who is being asked to repay more than $800.

  • By Annie McDonough

News & Politics

Hochul reiterates she’s staunchly pro-Israel, despite support for Mamdani

In case you forgot, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani don’t share the same opinions on Israel and Palestine.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

New York City Council

City Council set to override 4 mayoral vetoes

It’s not much of a surprise: The four bills vetoed by Mayor Eric Adams originally passed the City Council with veto-proof majorities.

  • By Annie McDonough

News & Politics

Brace yourselves, veto watchers: Hochul calls up nearly 100 bills

Here’s what we know about what Gov. Kathy Hochul might do.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis
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Policy

Adrienne Adams on outdoor dining program: This isn’t new

Some lawmakers are pushing for change as restaurants struggle with the current system, the speaker said the council “just went back to pre-pandemic” regulations.

  • By Tsehai Alfred

Immigration

Goldman seeks answers from Tisch on Nov. 12 NYPD-ICE incident

The lawmaker penned a letter to the police commissioner looking to clarify the department’s protocol.

  • By Tsehai Alfred

Energy & Environment

Recalibrating what’s realistic for New York’s clean energy future

City & State’s Energy Infrastructure Summit served as a forum to discuss what’s next and what’s possible in this growing sector.

  • By Jaylen Coaxum

Special Reports

New York’s transit system is on a comeback, but the feds loom large

Congestion pricing is raising new funds despite multiple challenges for the MTA.

  • By Ralph Spielman
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Zohran Mamdani

Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?

Meet the folks who will run New York City come 2026.

  • By Annie McDonough

New York City

Exit Interview: Brad Lander talks about his immigration work and future political plans

The New York City comptroller served as a check on the Adams administration and a safeguard from the feds.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Interviews & Profiles

Exit Interview: Diana Ayala was once homeless. Now she’s deputy speaker of the New York City Council.

The council member for the past eight years represented Council District 8, but she's worked in the district office for two decades.

  • By Holly Pretsky

Personality

This week's biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

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Energy Infrastructure Summit 2025
 
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Opinion

Opinion: City leaders must continue the work to protect and strengthen NYC’s nonprofits

For years, nonprofits have suffered from a complex municipal contracting and payment system that has made their work unnecessarily difficult.

  • By Adrienne Adams and Michelle Jackson

Opinion

Opinion: Black and Brown New Yorkers deserve an immediate solution to the homeowner crisis

New York City’s ban on short-term rentals is inadvertently pushing Black and Latino homeowners towards financial hardship. The City Council must fix it.

  • By Eric Holder

Opinion

Opinion: What’s next for Mamdani’s criminal justice agenda?

His decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch signaled a degree of capitulation, but there are issues and decisions to come that will reveal Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to criminal justice reform.

  • By Steve Zeidman

Opinion

Opinion: Task-sharing and the stepped-care solution to youth mental health care

What global mental health innovation can teach New York City about youth support.

  • By Adam Brown and Eva Wong
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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.

  • By Amanda Salazar

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.

  • By Laurel Dumont

Interviews & Profiles

Increasing inclusion in the city’s contracting process

An interview with NYC Chief Business Diversity Officer Michael Garner.

  • By Amanda Salazar

Somos

Editor’s note: Somos day of service returns and is needed ‘more than ever’

With the threat of cuts to SNAP and other benefits looming, conference attendees again volunteer to give back to the island.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega