New York State
Personality
Q&A: Julia Salazar on ‘good cause’ negotiations and why Solidarity PAC is nothing new
The state senator talks about the state of play on her landmark housing bill as budget negotiations ramp up.
Education
Policy
Even before Hochul proposed cuts, many NY school districts were struggling
COVID-19-related federal aid is running out, and tax revenues were also impacted by the pandemic.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Hochul seeks liaison for Muslim community
The governor is creating a new position in her administration after months of criticism over how she talks about the war in Gaza
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Confronting the surge in domestic violence homicides in NYC
Survivors need access to safe housing and community-based violence prevention.
Immigration
Opinion
Opinion: Shelter limits are not the answer to the migrant crisis
We need to find sustainable solutions to the crisis, instead of forcing people out of shelters.
Above & Beyond
Personality
City & State’s Above & Beyond Awards celebrates women leading New York
The annual ceremony united industry professionals to recognize 50 honorees.
Albany Agenda
Politics
New six-figure ad buy to push for NY HEAT Act in state budget
Climate change advocates are taking their fight to the airwaves.
Albany Agenda
Updated
Politics
The New York elected officials calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
A growing number of politicians, labor unions, city councils and other organizations have joined the call for a ceasefire as the death toll increases.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Cut out the home care middlemen
Private insurance companies are pocketing millions of dollars intended for home care workers.
News & Politics
Politics
A look inside the book written by the woman accusing Eric Adams of sexual assault
Lorna Beach-Mathura’s self-published 2014 book is less of a how-to guide to win lawsuits than it is a reprint of a petition she filed in a past case.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul offers three-day budget extender
The extension is short, but that doesn’t mean a budget deal is imminent.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Eric Adams’ communications office: Where are they now?
Several members of the mayor’s press shop have left (or are leaving) for eye-catching new jobs over the last year.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Poll: Most Asian individuals support legal access to abortion
The findings come from a national survey conducted by AAPI Data, the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Albany Agenda
Policy
Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Lawmakers still waiting on labor-developer deal on housing
The state Senate majority leader said the New York budget won’t be done by April 1.
Taxes
Policy
MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plan
Though several lawsuits against the plan are still pending, the MTA board took a major step in approving details of the road tolling program on Wednesday.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The plan to tax stock trades is a terrible idea
Restoring the stock trade tax will drive Wall Street traders out of New York City and harm ordinary investors.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time to promote responsible AI development to better serve New Yorkers
We need to make AI research affordable for nonprofits and schools, so that Big Tech companies won’t have a monopoly on this transformative technology.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: An influx of migrants does not equal more crime
A look at how rhetoric is doing more harm to asylum-seekers, as well as Black and brown New Yorkers
New York State
Politics