New York City

Personality

Bob Holden is catching up on all this tech stuff

The new chair of the City Council’s Committee on Technology and Queens native weighs in on the city’s tech priorities and the “shocking” results of the Queens DA race.

New York City

Politics

How Cabán won the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney

Charisma, the right demographic and professional profile and the backing of progressive grassroots groups eager for changes reflecting the borough’s evolving population and politics, are what powered Queens DA candidate Tiffany Cabán to a dramatic upset victory.

New York State

Policy

Cuomo’s Israel roundtable to focus on trains and drones

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo heads to Israel today to show solidarity during a nationwide “rash of anti-Semitism,” according to his office.

New York State

Politics

New York’s 2019 primary election results

The outcomes in an open state Senate seat, a New York City Council rematch, and more.

New York City

Politics

How ranked-choice voting would change New York City campaigns

Tuesday’s partisan primaries could be the last in which In New York City voters will only have one choice for a given office. The New York City Charter Revision Commission included ranked-choice voting among its proposals. Here’s how that could transform campaigning.

New York City

Policy

Why don’t owners of super-luxury apartments pay their fair share of taxes?

There’s a systematic, widespread under-assessment of New York City’s most expensive homes. Forcing the owners to pay their fair share of the city’s property-tax burden seems like a political no-brainer, but here’s why it can’t be fixed without a larger reform.

New York City

Politics

Five things to watch for in the Queens district attorney race

Queens Democrats will be heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the most closely watched district attorney race in the borough in generations. Could it be the death knell of the Queens machine? That’s one of City & State’s five things to watch as the returns come in.

New York City

Personality

Tackling tech challenges, from the White House to City Hall

John Paul Farmer, New York City’s new chief technology officer, on his goals for the job.

New York State

Politics

New York’s LGBTQ milestones since Stonewall

New York’s LGBTQ milestones since Stonewall: a timeline of key developments over the past 50 years.

New York State

Policy

Tech bills left in limbo in Albany

Sen. Kevin Thomas’s New York Privacy Act and state Sen. Diane Savino’s Dependent Worker Act are among the bills stalled until next session.

New York State

Politics

How New York almost didn’t legalize same-sex marriage

The threats. The fights. The sacrifices. The behind-the-scenes story of the landmark 2011 law.