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Opinion: The green economy is a jobs plan

New York City should work with nonprofits to address two issues at once.

New York City

Politics

Book excerpt: How steel from the twin towers came to symbolize the tragedy

In a new book, “Scattered Steel,” the authors chronicle how 9/11 memorials made of steel beams connected the rest of the country to New York.

Opinion

Opinion

Commentary: The political arrival of Muslim New York

Historian Asad Dandia writes about how the Muslim community has come full circle, from being surveilled by the NYPD to now leading the city.

New York City

Policy

Never forget: Betrayals of 9/11 first responders have lingered for 25 years

Since the terrorist attacks, police officers, firefighters and survivors have had to fight for health justice.

News & Politics

Exclusive Politics

Pataki says Mamdani should skip 9/11 memorial

The former governor said the mayor’s presence would not be respectful given his rhetoric and the people he associates with.

Politics

Politics

Meet the cop-loving North Country dairy farmer Democrat trying to flip Stefanik’s seat

Does Blake Gendebien have the right profile to beat Anthony Constantino in a district Trump won three times?

Politics

Politics

Blakeman sends fake pied-à-terre letters in campaign stunt

The GOP gubernatorial candidate has graduated from potentially deceptive AI to potentially deceptive mail.

Personality

Personality

Harry Nespoli reflects on the evolution of the labor movement

The former head of the Municipal Labor Committee talks about working with Mike Bloomberg and Jessica Tisch.

Politics

Politics

Hochul says Trump is ‘defunding the police’ amid growing tension with Washington

The Trump administration is turning up the heat on New York ahead of the election – and vice versa.

New York City

Politics

City Council grills Mamdani’s pick for key housing position

City Council members pressed Board of Standards and Appeals nominee John Mangin on whether he’d listen to local voices while overseeing certain affordable housing projects.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Meet the brains behind the State Fair

State Fair Director Julie LaFave works all year to make the annual tradition happen.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Legionella community outbreaks are hard. Politicizing them makes them harder.

When New Yorkers hear competing claims from elected officials, advocates, commentators and public health experts, it becomes harder to know who to trust.

New York City

Politics

Book excerpt: How David Dinkins’ diverse coalition fell apart

By 1993, identity politics had fractured the mayor’s tenuous hold on different groups of constituents.

New York City

Policy

State audit finds room for improvement in NYC’s AI governance

A new report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found New York City has only partially implemented 2023 recommendations on how government should use AI.

Politics

Politics

Despite early promises of transparency, Hochul has dragged her feet in releasing her detailed public schedules

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s detailed public schedules have been released long after the fact and lacking in information.