Heard Around Town
Politics
A very Andrew Cuomo valentine
The former governor hijacked an Assembly member’s event to shoot a campaign-esque video.
News & Politics
Politics
When people say Eric Adams should be removed from office, what do they mean?
Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t the only one who could do it.
Health Care
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s future depends on investing in older adults
Rather than prioritizing institutional care, the state should invest in community care models that keep older New Yorkers in their neighborhoods.
Opinion
NYN Media
Opinion: Nonprofits must prepare for De Tocqueville’s last stand
A look at how the Trump administration is an existential threat to the entire sector.
News & Politics
Politics
With Eric Adams refusing to resign, who is calling for him to be removed from office?
After a former federal prosecutor accused Mayor Eric Adams of a corrupt quid pro quo, some elected officials want him removed from office.
Personality
Personality
Meet City & State’s 2025 political power couples
Staffers, consultants and even a pair of state legislators have all found love in New York politics.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul doesn’t rule out removing Adams
Gov. Kathy Hochul said on MSNBC she is consulting with government leaders about how to address new allegations against the mayor.
New York City
Policy
Mayoral candidates object to reopening ICE office on Rikers Island
The move by Mayor Eric Adams followed a meeting with border czar Tom Homan.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Policy
Mamdani unveils ‘$30 by ‘30’ minimum wage push as part of mayoral campaign
The Assembly member and mayoral candidate is adding another plank to his affordability platform.
Immigration
Politics
Susan Zhuang skips border czar meeting with NYC Council Common Sense Caucus: ‘Leave decent hardworking families alone.’
The conservative Brooklyn Democrat represents a district with a large population of immigrants.
Housing
Politics
Albany’s next big housing fight might be over upstate rent stabilization
How hard will the real estate lobby fight to block a bill that doesn’t affect New York City?
Personality
Personality
New York political figures teaching democracy and ABCs through children’s books
Some of them are writing legislation and books for their pint-size constituents.
News & Politics
Politics
Trump administration sues NY over ‘Green Light’ law
The 2019 law lets undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses and prevents federal immigration authorities from accessing DMV data without a warrant.
Policy
Policy
Amid reelection battle, Shahana Hanif lands a heated rezoning deal
Hanif negotiated more affordable housing into a rezoning in her district. A group critical of the outcome has said they’ll campaign against her.
Policy
Policy
Hochul issues rare pocket veto
The governor quietly rejected a bill that would have impacted busing for yeshiva students.
Policy
Politics
Adams’ second Charter Revision Commission takes aim at land use gatekeepers
The panel held its first hearing in Brooklyn Tuesday evening.
News & Politics
Politics
An ‘impossible position’: What’s next for SDNY after order to drop Eric Adams case
With a clear directive from D.C., the storied Southern District of New York doesn’t have many options to continue its investigation into Mayor Eric Adams.
Albany Agenda
Politics