5 trans rights bills the state still has not passed

The state and nation made strides in improving transgender rights, but there are still discriminatory practices to abolish.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 29, 2020

Ulster County’s cuts to nonprofit funding likely to be seen elsewhere in New York

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 29, 2020

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on being gay in Trumpland

How New York’s first LGBTQ member of Congress holds on to his purple district.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 29, 2020

The 2020 Pride Power 100: 51-100

The most influential figures in New York's LGBTQ community.

• By City & State
• June 29, 2020

The 2020 Pride Power 100: 11-50

The most influential figures in New York's LGBTQ community.

• By City & State
• June 29, 2020

The 2020 Pride Power 100

The most influential figures in New York's LGBTQ community.

• By City & State
• June 29, 2020

The sticking points as the New York City budget deadline nears

The New York City budget for fiscal year 2021 is due before midnight on Wednesday, July 1, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have yet to reach an agreement. Here's why.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 27, 2020

A pandemic primary and Occupy City Hall

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 26, 2020

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie wants to end qualified immunity

The legal defense has been criticized for giving police officers an unfair advantage in civil lawsuits.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 26, 2020

Nonprofits share technological lessons from shifting to remote work

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 26, 2020

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

• June 26, 2020

Who are the Democrats running to replace Lee Zeldin?

Three candidates are neck-and-neck in the Democratic primary to decide who will take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in November.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 26, 2020

Cariol Horne finally gets some attention

With the Buffalo Common Council putting pressure on the state attorney general, the former police officer may have a chance of collecting her pension.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 26, 2020

Mondaire Jones: ‘I told you I was going to beat all of them!’

The presumptive member of Congress isn’t worried at all about absentee ballots.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 25, 2020

‘Occupy City Hall’ protestors want to defund the NYPD

Hundreds of activists are camping out, calling for a $1 billion cut to the police budget.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 25, 2020

How nonprofit board members can lead during a crisis

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 25, 2020

Congress may get its first openly gay Black members

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones celebrate early leads in their Democratic primaries.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 24, 2020

Second time’s the charm for Suraj Patel?

Patel is neck-and-neck after election night with Rep. Carolyn Maloney after losing in 2018.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 24, 2020

Another big night for the DSA

The left-wing group showed it isn’t a one-time wonder in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.

• By Holly Pretsky and Jeff Coltin
• June 24, 2020

What’s next for bail funds?

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 24, 2020