Nancy Goroff would be the first woman with science Ph.D. in Congress

The Stony Brook professor is the Democratic nominee to challenge Rep. Lee Zeldin on Long Island.

• By Annie McDonough
• July 16, 2020

Mutual aid networks deliver groceries with a side of social change

Neighbors organized to help those impacted by COVID-19 and the recession.

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 16, 2020

Democratic momentum building in Western New York

Assembly Member Sean Ryan, seeking to flip Buffalo-area state Senate seat, enjoys fundraising advantage.

• By Zach Williams
• July 15, 2020

Young people are becoming a bigger share of coronavirus infections

What the “revolving core” of COVID-19 says about infections in New York.

• By Zach Williams
• July 15, 2020

New York’s census response continues to lag

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 15, 2020

Cuomo’s coronavirus poster, annotated

We unpack the meaning behind the symbolic poster, from the “Boyfriend Cliff” to “Economy Falls.”

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• July 15, 2020

America’s favorite governor has made some new enemies

Not everyone has fallen for Andrew Cuomo during lockdown.

• By Annie McDonough
• July 14, 2020

Major New York-based funders focus anew on promoting racial justice

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 14, 2020

Who's driving the Black Lives Matter discussion?

Democratic and Republican elected officials are driving the Black Lives Matter discussion online.

• By Jonathan Lentz
• July 14, 2020

Cuomo's nursing home panel overlooks important fact

Testing residents and employees sooner could have slowed the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.

• By Steve Levy
• July 13, 2020

How NY is preparing for its next COVID-19 outbreak

As the rest of the country sees enormous spikes in coronavirus cases, the state braces for the inevitable.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• July 13, 2020

Roger Stone’s New York intrigues

Roger Stone - the ‘malevolent Forrest Gump’ - has never strayed far from his home state.

• By Zach Williams
• July 13, 2020

What the 6 IDC replacements have accomplished

The freshman Democrats who toppled turncoats keep making headlines.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• July 13, 2020

Cuomo details school reopening formula

Each region in the state would have to keep coronavirus infections low to keep schools open.

• By Zach Williams
• July 13, 2020

Heroes stepped up during the COVID-19 crisis. Here’s who didn’t.

Meet the Zeroes.

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 13, 2020

New York state slashes substance abuse treatment funds by 31%

• By Kay Dervishi
• July 13, 2020

Queens Power 50

The most influential unelecteds in the borough.

• By City & State
• July 13, 2020

Jessica Ramos isn’t sugarcoating anything

The no-nonsense state senator is an outspoken progressive, an adept political operator – and won’t put up with your bullshit.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• July 13, 2020

Trump must hand over tax records and Tish James recommends police reforms

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Annie McDonough
• July 11, 2020

NYC turns its attention to medical racism

After a Black woman died after giving birth, renewed interest in tackling longstanding racial disparities.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• July 10, 2020