New York State
Policy
Transferring to a real estate transfer tax
Details about the proposed new transfer tax are scarce, but lawmakers have said it will apply to the sale of real estate that is valued at $5 million or more on top of the existing transfer tax.
New York City
Policy
Can cameras improve city buses?
About new 123 buses will be equipped with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement pilot cameras on routes in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
New York City
Politics
Will Charter Spectrum stay in New York?
New York has been trying to kick Charter (the merged entity of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable) out of New York for ages, but that may not happen after all. We asked experts what they think Charter's fate is in NYC.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
March Madness: The presidential tournament, round 2
City & State is creating its own Sweet 16 March Madness bracket, now we're down to our Elite Eight matchups of Democratic presidential contenders to see who our readers think will come out on top in 2020. Maybe.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The high-profile bills stuck in legislative limbo
Despite the amount of celebrated legislation passed this month, several high-profile bills have yet to be signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
New York City
Policy
Jumaane Williams joins automatic voter registration effort
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is supporting a proposal to enact the adoption of Automatic Voter Registration.
New York State
Opinion
Replace JCOPE with an independent body
Ross Barkan makes the case for replacing JCOPE with a new independent commission to better combat corruption.
New York State
Politics
The downstate-upstate divide – budget edition
It's unclear whether or not upstate and downstate Democrats are going to agree on these five key budget issues.
MTA
Policy
Byford offers mea culpa on e-hail program
New York City Transit President Andy Byford apologized to Metropolitan Transportation Authority customers on Monday due to unexpected changes to an e-hail program for Access-A-Ride users.
New York State
Opinion
Want to run for president? Quit your day job
City & State publisher Tom Allon makes the case for a new law applicable to anyone interested in a run for any political office: "You have to vacate your current position so a successor can be appointed or voted in who is willing to put in 50-70 hour weeks."
New York State
Policy
Putting #MeToo into policy
State lawmakers like state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi are trying to pass multiple bills that will hopefully address and curb sexual harassment in New York.
New York State
Politics
3 horrifying harassment cases the courts did nothing about
Three examples of real cases in which judges ruled certain modes of conduct could not be considered harassment in New York.
New York State
Politics
New York law lets sexual harassers off the hook
Despite attempts to curtail harassment in the work place proving that you work in a hostile work environment can be difficult and as a result lets a lot of sexual harassers off the hook. But young lawmakers like state Senator Alessandra Biaggi are trying to change that.
Donald Trump
Policy
Trump’s potential New York legal woes
The president is the subject of several investigations in the Empire State
Personality
Gounardes, Glick and a Golden opportunity
Jeanine Pirro, a political commentator crossed a line discussing Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Bill de Blasio is trying to keep the New York City ferry afloat, while Kirsten Gilibrand receives her first New York presidential endorsement from Carolyn Maloney. So you tell us, who did great this week and who's falling a part?
New York City
Policy
