Kathy Hochul
Politics
Hochul and Heastie talk politics at the state fair
Fried dough and chocolate milk couldn’t distract from Democrats’ 2022 midterm losses or their concerns about November.
New York City
Opinion
Editor’s note: Century old subway tech still works, but is it worth the anxiety?
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority still uses 110-year-old gap fillers to bridge the potentially deadly space between trains and subway platforms.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Combating period poverty in New York City
An interview with Carrington Baker, founder and CEO of For Women, By Women, Period.
News & Politics
Politics
Six hours in and counting, City Council isn’t easing up on Mastro
Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel, faced tough questioning from the City Council in his first hearing before an anticipated vote next month.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Facilitating democracy during detention
Most people detained in jail still have the right to vote. To help them exercise that right, we brought voter registration forms and absentee ballots to our local jail.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Randy Mastro prepares his argument to City Council
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel faces a tough road to confirmation.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Democrats target Latino voters in Hudson Valley swing district
The party is bringing on bilingual staff and tweaking its abortion messaging as it looks to increase turnout in Spanish-speaking communities.
Personality
Personality
Mondaire Jones hopes to bring pragmatic progressivism back to the Hudson Valley
The former congressional representative now running for his old seat views himself as an independent voice fighting extremists on the right and the left.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot
From congestion pricing to Medicare Advantage, the politically nimble leader of the teachers union seems to always come out on top.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York non-profits among winners of NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants
Over $227,000 was awarded to providers in youth education, community engagement and the arts
Nonprofits
Personality
Bill de Blasio joins unveiling of The New York Foundling’s new mural
The former New York City mayor’s son Dante was the project manager on the artwork which made its debut at the Vital Brookdale supportive housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Bill de Blasio joins unveiling of The New York Foundling’s new mural
The former New York City mayor’s son Dante was the project manager on the artwork which made its debut at the Vital Brookdale supportive housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Personality
Personality
Yusef Salaam and the Exonerated Five say the country can’t go backwards
“I want to make sure that democracy continues in America,” Council Member Yusef Salaam said. “I want to go from living the American nightmare to living the American dream again.”
News & Politics
Politics
NY elected officials call for DNC to give speaking slot to Palestinian
State legislators and City Council members joined the Uncommitted movement’s demand that the Democratic National Convention allow a Palestinian American to speak.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leading the post-pandemic transformation of a historic New York City neighborhood
A Q&A with Julie Stein, executive director of Union Square Partnership
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm and Caribbean Americans’ dreams of change
Harris’ campaign will inspire young Black girls across the country to follow their dreams, just as Chisholm's 1972 presidential run inspired us.
DNC
Personality
Adrienne Adams said Democrats found their spark with Kamala Harris
The City Council speaker also discussed an upcoming hearing on the nomination of Randy Mastro for corporation counsel.
News & Politics
Politics