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Opinion: On food assistance, we’re flying blind
New York City needs to track exactly who is at risk of losing SNAP benefits and who has already fallen off the rolls to determine where help is most needed.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York still needs more AI regulation
The state Legislature has passed bills regulating AI chatbots and data centers. It’s now up to Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign them.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Count your Rising Stars
These up-and-coming leaders have a better track record than the Forbes 30 Under 30.
New York City
Policy
Mamdani orders NYPD to review use-of-force practices, increase transparency
The reforms aim to make it harder for police officers to avoid misconduct charges, and to staff up the NYPD’s oversight agency.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The quiet whitewashing of history at Bowling Green
Why New York must defend the Museum of the American Indian
New York City
Politics
ICE shooting tests limits of Mamdani-Trump relationship
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani his efforts to negotiate the release of a man shot by federal agents was unsuccessful after a two-hour phone call with President Donald Trump.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: We need transformative responses to sexual violence
New York must pass the Healthy and Safe Students Act.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Why Blakeman wanted Trump’s midterm rally in Syracuse
Republicans across the country are running away from the president, but the GOP gubernatorial candidate needs upstate votes.
Politics
Politics
Mamdani says ‘this city wants ICE out,’ following shooting
The mayor said his efforts to negotiate the release of 28-year-old Oscar Belgal with President Donald Trump have so far been unsuccessful.
Interviews & Profiles
Policy
Kristen Gonzalez and the fight to regulate AI
In a Q&A, the state senator talks about touring data centers all over the state.
New York State
Politics
Democratic Congress members rally to protect the vote in Queens
New York state has strong voter protections on the books, but congressional Democrats aren’t taking any chances amid Trump’s efforts to change how elections are administered ahead of the midterms.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Goo-goos press Mamdani to take action on corruption
Ethics watchdogs think the New York City mayor could enact stricter policies and better fund certain city offices.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Hochul gets a vitamin AOC shot
A month before Election Day, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pat Ryan touted the governor’s fight against data centers.
2026 New York state elections
Politics
Joint Blakeman-Lawler appearance offers look at what might have been
One-time rivals in the Republican race for governor, the two candidates joined forces to slam Hochul and Democrats as soft on immigration enforcement.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Israel is not Netanyahu, and the Oct. 7 attacks cannot be erased
A rebuttal to Democrats who demonize the state of Israel
News & Politics
Politics
‘Our enemy of our enemy is still our enemy’: Seneca Nation members protest tribal president’s Blakeman fundraiser
The Seneca Nation has a tense relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, but Blakeman’s support for online prediction markets could destroy the tribe’s casino business.
Opinion
Opinion