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E.J. McMahon on the left and Julia Salazar on the right

Personality

The most unlikely allies in New York politics

Rocky and Apollo. Thor and Loki. Hakeem Jeffries and the Koch brothers.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Personality

personality

New York City

What does the New York City public advocate actually do?

The uniquely influential role will be filled once again, here’s what Letitia James' successor can expect.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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This Week’s Headlines

NYCHA’s new monitor, Crowley’s abdication and the public advocate showdown

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Todd Kaminsky in the Senate chambers in Albany.

New York State

Why Cuomo is so furious at Long Island Senate Dems

And what the governor's broadside means for the rest of the Senate.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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New York state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi at the sexual harassment hearing in Albany.

News & Politics

Amazon breaks up with NYC and sexual harassment victims speak in Albany

Rounding up the week’s political news

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Interviews & Profiles

Julia Salazar isn’t taking a back seat

Albany’s youngest state senator is off to a fast start.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Personality

personality

signs facing the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal prison used mostly for pre-trial detention, in Brooklyn, New York

This Week’s Headlines

A wrench in the Amazon deal, taking a jail to court and a new substitute NYCHA head

Rounding up the week’s political news

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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State Sen. Brad Hoylman speaks during a press conference for the signing of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) into Law.

Personality

Brad Hoylman: The person behind state Senate’s progressive bills

The six-year Senate veteran is as progressive as many newcomers, and his bills are finally moving.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Personality

personality

Policy

Recreational marijuana FAQ

What we know – and what we don’t – about legalizing pot in New York.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

policy

New York State

New York state Legislature’s top outside earners

The state senators and Assembly members who stand to lose the most under the outside income cap.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS, ALYSSA SIMS, CHRISTINA SAINT LOUIS

News & Politics

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