News & Politics

Politics

In Albany, Democrats get serious about redistricting – without admitting they’ll gerrymander

Rep. Joe Morelle and state leaders want to respond to partisan Republican redistricting in kind, but insist it will all be above board.

Kathy Hochul

Politics

Voters want more budget spending, but sour on Hochul

The governor has her lowest favorability in a year, but still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Economic development + economic justice = economic diversity

Increasing economic diversity is a strategy for both growth and justice.

2026 New York state elections

Politics

Will the real progressive please stand up in the race for state comptroller?

The candidates running against incumbent Tom DiNapoli in his first-ever primary are each jockeying to position themselves as the true progressive choice in the contest.

NYN Media

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.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: All media needs help

New York state’s local journalism sustainability program should include nonprofit newsrooms, too.

Housing

Policy

Seeking SEQR, with Mamdani’s housing commissioner

A Q&A with HPD boss Dina Levy, who visited Albany while the budget’s being negotiated.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Legalize bodega cats

Keeping cats in bodegas and other retailers is technically prohibited by city and state law, but our legislation would fix that.

News & Politics

Politics

Progressive wars: Raj Goyle claims support from trans activist who endorsed Drew Warshaw

The state comptroller candidate posted, unposted, reposted and unposted a video of himself with trans activist Evanna Vasquez.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Hello from the other side: CM Lincoln Restler’s wife Anna Poe-Kest works at OMB

COIB is cool with it, but a political power couple across the table of a contentious budget process has raised some eyebrows.