NY mag: AOC passed on mayoral, could challenge Schumer or Gillibrand

How would the congresswoman fare against these veteran lawmakers?

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• January 14, 2020

How bus shelters will help usher in 5G

New equipment on “street furniture” will be crucial once next-gen wireless service finally arrives.

• By Annie McDonough
• January 14, 2020

State AG investigating racial discrimination in transit policing

• By Kay Dervishi
• January 14, 2020

All the ways AOC has made critics' heads explode

Her opponents watch her like a hawk, but often their criticisms make little sense.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• January 14, 2020

Are the Assembly and state Senate working together?

The early days of the 2020 legislative session has featured limited coordination between the chambers.

• By Zach Williams
• January 14, 2020

Can New York actually stop the scourge of robocalls?

A new proposal from Gov. Cuomo might curb the pesky calls, but ending them is a gargantuan task.

• By Annie McDonough
• January 14, 2020

Freddie Richmond thought he could buy anything - and anybody

The recently deceased former Brooklyn congressman was a staunch liberal, but also corrupt and transactional.

• By Jerry Adler
• January 14, 2020

Brooklyn state Senate race may be broader referendum

State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery’s retirement sets up a new type of battle between the old guard and leftists.

• By Zach Williams
• January 13, 2020

Albany airport authority suffers ransomware attack

The county airport experienced an under six figure ransom over the holidays.

• By Annie McDonough
• January 13, 2020

Report: IRS missing information from 9,774 politically active nonprofits

• By Kay Dervishi
• January 13, 2020

NYCHA’s list of unresolved issues grows

Broken elevators, lead paint, pests and more have yet to be handled.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• January 13, 2020

Long Island Democrats pushing for bail reform

They’re facing pressure to revise the law, and failure could haunt them in November.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• January 13, 2020

Political PR Power 50

City & State recognizes the 50 most powerful New Yorkers in PR.

• By City & State
• January 13, 2020

Is New York leader of the pack?

Cuomo claims New York's a progressive powerhouse. It's just the mild one.

• By Zach Williams
• January 13, 2020

Cuomo’s 2020 agenda and bail reform brouhaha

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• January 11, 2020

Cuomo’s poster, annotated

Picking apart a modern masterpiece.

• By Jeff Coltin
• January 10, 2020

William Barclay’s New Year’s promotion

The upstate assemblyman is looking to make his conference heard as minority leader.

• By Zach Williams
• January 10, 2020

Talking urban tech and IT contracts with Robinson Hernandez

First Read Tech talks to Robinson Hernandez, executive director of the Urban Tech Hub @ Company.

• By Annie McDonough
• January 10, 2020

Increase Penn Station’s capacity with fewer platforms

While Gov. Cuomo’s ambition to improve capacity is commendable, the recently announced plan is all wrong.

• By Jonathan English
• January 10, 2020

This week's biggest Winners & Losers

Who's up and who's down this week?

• January 10, 2020