Albany Agenda
Policy
It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York
State lawmakers passed a variety of artificial intelligence guidelines before the end of the legislative session.
Policy
Policy
The City Council’s trying again to ban horse carriages
Animal welfare advocates rallied to support the latest legislation after over a decade of failed attempts to end the city’s horse-drawn carriage industry.
Immigration
Politics
Hochul, Homan and Trump in three-person standoff over immigration
The president promised not to send more ICE agents into New York. Now his border czar is threatening to do just that over a law that hasn’t even taken effect yet.
City & Sports
Personality
Which New York sports team owners are the most politically influential?
It’s not just about wins and losses.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
After 28 years, Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli says he's still the man for the job
An interview with the Syracuse state lawmaker fending off a DSA challenger.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Maurice Brown thinks Syracuse is ready for democratic socialism
An interview with the Onondaga County legislator hoping to end Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli’s nearly three-decade tenure.
Read First
Policy
Talk of open primaries dominates first COGE hearing
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first Charter Revision Commission meeting was haunted by Eric Adams’ last commission
Budget
Politics
Does a late state budget really mean a less productive legislative session?
An analysis by City & State suggests it doesn’t.
City & Sports
Opinion
Opinion: Why the Mets are the real working-class team of New York City
Its history is deeply intertwined with the birth of the New Left.
City & Sports
Opinion
Opinion: Why the Yankees are the real working-class team of New York City
Its winning track record mirrors the hustling, successful people of New York.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Mamdani’s blessed by good sports fortune
First with Arsenal, then the Knicks, the mayor is seizing the moment.
City & Sports
Opinion
Commentary: All New York politicians love the Liberty
With a progressive team in a progressive city, there’s no downside to sporting the seafoam green.
City & Sports
Politics
In case you didn’t know, Kathy Hochul really loves the Bills
Her hometown team is a core part of the governor’s political identity.
NYN Media
NYN Media
Immigrant students aren’t letting a more dangerous postsecondary landscape shrink their dreams
An interview with Molly Delano, executive director of Futures Ignite
Healthcare
Policy
Trans New Yorkers largely left wanting after the state budget
The spending plan didn’t include any new funding for gender-affirming care access, and a recent announcement from the governor has only left advocates more confused.
City & Sports
Politics
Is Zohran Mamdani ready for the World Cup?
The international sporting event is yet another managerial test for the mayor.
City & Sports
Politics
Yes, voters do care who really knows ball
Sports fandom can be a useful tool to New York politicians – if they know what they’re talking about.
City & Sports
Opinion
Opinion: Why we proudly wear the blue and orange
The New York Knicks’ colors tie them to the city’s history.
Who's Who
Power Lists
The 2026 Who’s Who in Sports
Notable New Yorkers at the intersection of athletics and politics
City & Sports
Politics