Labor

Politics

A stunning upset, congressional primaries and a Janus decision

A stunning upset, congressional primaries and a Supreme Court Janus decision in this week's top political news.

New York State

Politics

Sean Patrick Maloney spins tampons into political gold

Sean Patrick Maloney’s office was denied use of public funds for female hygiene products. He knew what to do next.

Personality

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

You probably didn't vote in the primaries, so vote for this week's Winners & Losers.

Bill de Blasio

Opinion

De Blasio’s reduction in pot arrests doesn’t go far enough

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent announcement addresses the severity but not the disparity of marijuana enforcement.

New York State

Policy

The Long Island outlook

The biggest Long Island projects and policy matters in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

New York City nonprofits continue push to raise pay for early childhood educators

A June 27 City Council hearing raised more questions than answers about why the de Blasio Administration is resisting change.

Long Island

Politics

Will the blue wave obliterate the Long Island Nine?

If the Democrats want to retake the state Senate, they may need to undo decades of GOP control on the island.

Personality

The Long Island Nine

Long Island has nine seats in the state Senate, often unimaginatively referred to as the “Long Island Nine.” They constitute a powerful voting bloc in the chamber

Long Island

Personality

Liuba’s coming for Pete

Liuba Grechen Shirley is the congressional candidate who changed the game on campaign child care, and now she's looking to dethrone Rep. Pete King.

New York City

Politics

The polls got it wrong again! Or did they?

The time lag between polling and the congressional primary may have caused the discrepancy.

New York City

Politics

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the race that shocked the country

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won New York's with sustained canvassing, tech savvy and hardcore progressivism was her recipe for success.

Politics

Max Rose is running for Congress as a can-do military veteran

Can Democrat Max Rose convince the flag-wavers of Staten Island to support him?

New York City

Policy

Supreme Court strains public sector unions in Janus decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that public sector employees cannot be forced to pay union dues.

New York City

Politics

Donovan easily beats Grimm in GOP primary

Incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan held off former Rep. and convicted felon Michael Grimm in NY11's Republican primary.