Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the leftest of them all?

Cynthia Nixon is trying to get to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s left. But is there any space there?

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Schneiderman resigned in scandal. Here's how politicians are reacting.

A bombshell New Yorker story reports that New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman physically abused four women, and he resigned within hours. How did New York politicians and others react?

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

Long Island Republicans might support Cuomo’s offshore drilling ban

Protecting the oceans is popular in the region that may determine the future of the state Senate

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Simcha Felder's state Senate stronghold

For a district at the center of a political firestorm, New York state Senate District 17 is most often sleepy and pleasant. It is here where unique demographics and political arrangements have afforded shelter to one of the most powerful and – for Democrats – frustrating figures in New York politics since 2012: state Sen. Simcha Felder.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

More people need to understand Adverse Childhood Experiences

Our communities, our counties, and indeed our state and country will be stronger if we all focus less on the negative impacts of trauma and concentrate instead on building resilience and giving these children the chance to succeed.

New York City

Personality

Being Mexican in NYC with Carlos Menchaca

New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected in the city when he won his Brooklyn seat in 2013. To mark the Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexican culture, Menchaca talked to City & State about spending summers on a farm south of the border, the best Mexican restaurant in the city and how he has to deny working with President Donald Trump.

New York City

Politics

GOP state senators exit, Silver retrial begins and not-so-secret ‘agents of the city’

GOP state senators exit, Silver retrial begins and not-so-secret ‘agents of the city,' it's your roundup of the week’s political news.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

Will Stephanie Miner challenge Cuomo?

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo for many years.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

More people could end up institutionalized because of state budget

The final budget ignored desperate cries to increase affordable and accessible housing, boost funding for independent living services, and ensure our personal attendants are paid a fair wage.

Personality

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

Who were the biggest winners and losers for the week of May 4, 2018.

Immigration

Opinion

NYC citizenship fund would help welcome new Americans

Steven Choi and Scott Stringer on why New York City should subsidize the citizenship process for modest-income immigrants

New York City

Politics

Another ‘Year of the Woman’?

New York women are jumping into congressional races in higher numbers.

New York State

Policy

Keeping a $27 billion infrastructure budget on track

How to keep a a $27 billion infrastructure budget on track. A Q&A with Joseph Robach, chairman of state Senate Transportation Committee.