Long Island

Politics

In purple Suffolk County, Democrats are weighing a leadership change

Can Kathryn Casey Quigley topple longtime Chair Rich Schaffer and end the party’s backroom era?

New York State

Politics

Jeremy Zellner may win reelection as county party chair, but what happens next?

Questions remain about how long he’ll be in the job, or whether he might be more vulnerable in two years.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: City & State’s new, revamped city team

Shenal Tissera is joining City & State, and Annie McDonough and Sahalie Donaldson have been promoted.

News & Politics

Policy

Meet the new kingmaker who could lead the Brooklyn Democratic Party

What would reform look like, if Julio Peña III takes over for Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn?

Education

Policy

NYC schools chancellor isn’t giving up on NYC Reads

Kamar Samuels can’t wait for the first day of the new school year, but he’s got a lot of homework already.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Shelley Mayer is ready to lead the DSCC

With Election Day just three months out, the Westchester state senator is stepping into high gear.

2026 congressional midterm elections

Politics

GOP bullish on stock trading attacks in midterm

Suozzi and Riley are facing criticism for their portfolios as Republicans try to capitalize on a “sham” bill.

Politics

Politics

Hochul, Mamdani united against ICE, pledge legal funding for migrant children

As the gubernatorial race looms, Gov. Kathy Hochul is planting her flag on immigration.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

New poll shows race for governor tightening

Three months out, Gov. Kathy Hochul is leading her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 10 points among likely voters.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Politics

Taking a page from Zeldin, Blakeman makes his pitch to East Asian voters

It’s 2022 all over again, as the Republican gubernatorial nominee argues he’s the pro-public safety, pro-education candidate in the race.

Personality

Personality

Gale Brewer’s intern investigations

Have you seen a college student counting trees on the Upper West Side? That’s probably one of Gale Brewer’s summer interns.

DSA

Politics

NYC-DSA is 60% white, internal survey says

But the newest members of the Democratic Socialists of America are (slightly) more racially diverse.

New York City

Opinion

Editor’s note: The thrill of Olympic defeat

Let’s hope New York’s latest bid to host the Winter Games goes as well as the last one.

Healthcare

NYN Media

Opinion: The legal loophole robbing New Yorkers of mental healthcare

Patients on Medicaid should be able to have virtual appointments, too.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Blakeman, Constantino tender two takes on Trump

The president may not have appeared with the GOP candidates in the North Country, but his presence in both of their races was palpable.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

State Democratic Party files formal complaint over Blakeman’s AI use

Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman’s embrace of AI has raised eyebrows – and may violate the law.