Personality
Personality
Book excerpt: Bradley Tusk takes on fiction with ‘Obvious in Hindsight’
City & State reprints a chapter from the political strategist’s upcoming novel.
2023 elections
Politics
Voter outreach, not the migrant crisis or Israel-Hamas war, could drive City Council turnout
In low turnout elections, like the Nov. 7 general election, campaigns have to work hard to get their voters to the polls.
Politics
Politics
George Santos decisively not expelled from Congress
A majority of Congress members, including dozens of Democrats, voted Wednesday evening to allow the embattled Long Island Republican to stay.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Democrats and Republicans turn out for opening of Brooklyn facility for older New Yorkers
The new Bay Ridge Center was celebrated with a show of bipartisan support that helped make the facility possible.
News & Politics
Politics
Cornell student arraigned for allegedly posting threatening, antisemitic messages
Patrick Dai, a junior, waived his right to a detention hearing, meaning he will be held in jail until his preliminary hearing.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Westchester nonprofit executives weigh in on best practices and leadership
New York Nonprofit Media’s 2023 Westchester OpCon gathered experts and local officials to highlight partnerships, streamlining processes and best fundraising practices.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
The cost-benefit analysis of a Bowman primary for Democrats? ‘Not generally good’
Failure to coalesce behind the incumbent has cost Dems in the past, but state party leadership seems sanguine about the prospect of George Latimer coming for Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
Technology
Policy
Tech start-up incubator heralded as sign of things to come
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the new Civic Hall in Manhattan’s Union Square, a “laboratory for the entire country."
Homelessness
Policy
1 in 9 NYC students were homeless last year
A new report from Advocates for Children outlines causes of the 14% increase, including the ongoing migrant crisis.
Politics
Politics
Rubén Díaz Sr. and Ruben Diaz Jr. back competing candidates in Bronx City Council race
The former Bronx borough president and his father, a former City Council member, are known for their very different ideologies.
2023 elections
Politics
Ahead of close election, Brooklyn Dems chair turns on Democratic City Council member
The cold war between Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and Justin Brannan has turned hot, and Brannan is now threatening to sue the party chair for defamation.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
OPINION: Making a case for diversity of thought in policing
Here’s how to create a police force that truly mirrors the needs and expectations of modern society.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The PLAN Act promotes fairness for formerly incarcerated people
The proposed legislation would bring greater transparency to the state licensing process, which is currently discouraging would-be nurses and social workers from entering their fields due to barriers relating to conviction history.
Policy
Policy
Lawmakers turn up heat on cannabis regulators at hearing
State senators grilled Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander and other officials on the lack of enforcement against illegal pot shops.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Republican NYC Council candidate returns George Santos donation
Republican Ying Tan, who is running for City Council in southern Brooklyn, returned a donation that appears to be from Rep. George Santos.
Policy
Policy
Hochul announces opioid settlement fund allocation, still no money for supervised injection sites
The governor touted addiction services that will be supported with money from settlements with Big Pharma.
Politics
Politics
What we know about the hate speech situation at Cornell
Antisemitic threats on an open greek life forum have gotten national attention.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Nonprofit ED warns city budget cuts threaten services for domestic violence survivors
Nicole Branca, executive director of New Destiny Housing, expressed concerns in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
Courts
Policy
