Heard Around Town

Politics

This race ain’t big enough for two Micahs

Micah Lasher is trying to get longshot Micah Bergdale off the ballot in NY-12.

Zohran Mamdani

Personality

Gen Z on the millennial mayor

The young voters that propelled Zohran Mamdani to victory reflect on the first 100 days of his term.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Corporate America needs to come clean about AI’s impact on jobs

Investors need better information to judge whether AI-driven workforce changes reflect thoughtful strategy or short-term cost cutting.

Zohran Mamdani

Personality

Mamdani on Trump, AI, Menin and what can be accomplished in 100 days

The mayor has the job approval of half of New Yorkers, and he claims he never uses ChatGPT.

Zohran Mamdani

Politics

Mamdani’s first 100 days: Every politician is now making Reels

In Zohran’s New York, elected officials can’t avoid short-form social media content any longer.

DSA

Politics

DSA unsurprisingly votes to endorse AOC for reelection

The socialist group is sticking with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the run-up to 2028.

New York State

Policy

Bipartisan push grows to backfill federal cuts to food stamps in state budget

Lawmakers and organizations are concerned climate issues and other policy stalemates are hogging up the budget limelight.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Jessica Ramos paid off her anti-casino poll debt. But what did it cost?

First, an anonymous donor was going to pay for it. Now, the state senator’s campaign has – and it might have been more than she owed.

News & Politics

Politics

Buffalo Common Council Member Leah Halton-Pope likely to replace Assembly Member Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Peoples-Stokes, the No. 2 Democrat in the Assembly, will announce her retirement on Wednesday, paving the way for a hand-picked successor.

Criminal Justice

Policy

At Bellevue Hospital, Mamdani takes a step toward closing Rikers

The mayor touted the opening of a 104-bed therapeutic unit for incarcerated people to replace a Rikers Island infirmary.

Budget

Policy

Business as usual: Lawmakers pass second one-week budget extender

Lawmakers popped back to Albany for a few hours to pass a bill to fund state government for another week as talks drag on.

Zohran Mamdani

Policy

City Hall cut references to ‘DEI’ from NYC racial equity plan

The Mamdani administration is worried about the Trump administration’s reaction to its legally mandated report.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly

There’s an open seat on the Upper East Side, and only one Democrat is even trying to run.

Personality

Personality

5 things to know about Lee Zeldin as he tops Trump’s list for AG

It’s unclear if the 2022 New York gubernatorial candidate and current EPA administrator will be picked to be the nation’s top prosecutor, but just in case …

Education

Policy

Report: Absenteeism, lagging test scores, school transfers soar for homeless NYC students

Advocates for Children found that more than 154,000 public school students were homeless last year.