Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2025 Political Consultants Power 100
The top operatives winning electoral and issue campaigns across New York.
News & Politics
Politics
Suburban Republicans mostly quiet after meeting with Trump on taxes
Republicans still can't agree on how much to lift the SALT cap.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Paving paths to green jobs with HOPE
The 40-year old workforce development nonprofit unveils a new strategic plan centered on careers in the green economy.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Orthodox Jewish voters are not monolithic
Here’s what politicians need to know about a growing demographic that takes elections and politics very seriously.
News & Politics
Politics
Former BOE staffer initiates legal action over alleged harassment by agency head
The city Department of Investigation found that Executive Director Michael Ryan harassed two staffers. One of them is now looking to file a lawsuit.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Hundreds of deaths in state prisons go unexplained
A City & State investigation found a lack of reporting on people who have died while in custody, as well as for those who were compassionately released, going back decades.
News & Politics
Politics
New year, new committee chairs
Legislative leaders announced committee chairs for the new legislative session, with some notable new roles
Policy
Adams to announce ‘family-friendly’ housing initiatives at State of the City
The mayor wants to support intergenerational living with tax incentives and other changes.
Politics
Politics
On State of the City day, revisiting some of Eric Adams’ promises from 2024
Remember the “Department of Sustainable Delivery”? No? How about cutting in half how long it takes to resolve police discipline cases? Not that either?
New York State
Policy
Legislative leaders pledge to prioritize affordability as session begins
In opening remarks, both state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said they intend to pass legislation to address New Yorkers’ cost of living.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
From veteran to nonprofit housing leader
Jamal C. Robinson weaves his military experience as executive director of IMPACCT Brooklyn, a 60-year old nonprofit affordable housing developer.
Place Your Bets, New York
Podcasts
Publishers Note: A look at ‘Place Your Bets, New York’
The new podcast coming in January will feature deep dives on regulation issues and future trends in New York’s casino and gaming industry, with hosts City & State Publisher Tom Allon and Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering.
Policy
Politics
State lawmakers await committee assignments as legislative session begins
New year, new committees.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Who’s winning the battle for the left?
Will Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's clear messaging overshadow Comptroller Brad Lander, the darling of Brownstone Brooklyn, and feisty millennial state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie?
Real Estate
Politics
‘New Yorkers don’t care.’ Is the real estate pledge dead in NYC politics?
Not so long ago, Democrats were rushing to swear off landlord and developer campaign donations. A new YIMBY era seems to have made that pledge less relevant.
Ethics
Policy
Can Cuomo convince New York’s highest court to scrap state ethics commission?
The state Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the former governor’s case against the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying and Government.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Children’s advocates urge Eric Adams to fund universal 3-K, summer school, despite federal dollars running out
A coalition is putting pressure on the mayor ahead of his preliminary budget proposal.
Policy
Policy