Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Republican education activist Yiatin Chu aims to unseat state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky

Chu plans to draw on Asian voters’ dissatisfaction with Democrats’ education policies and criminal justice reforms.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Who might run for Manhattan borough president in 2025?

As Mark Levine looks to the comptroller’s seat, the Manhattan borough president’s office could open up to City Council Member Keith Powers, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and more.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Lander and advocates lobby Hochul to sign climate change superfund bill

State legislators already passed the bill, which would require top polluters to foot the bill for climate change remediation projects, but Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign it.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Kamala Harris VP pick sparks war of words between Jay Jacobs and Bruce Blakeman

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs issued dueling statements after Blakeman accused Vice President Kamala Harris of antisemitism.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

GOP tried to recruit Albany DA David Soares

Soares lost the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger but is now running an independent write-in campaign.

Transportation

Policy

Congestion pricing is indefinitely ‘on pause.’ NYC doesn’t have a backup plan to meet climate goals.

“We are certainly not waiting on congestion pricing,” Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi said, of the city’s emissions reductions efforts.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

NYC Council Member Chris Marte likely to face 2025 YIMBY challenge

Manhattan Community Board 1 member Jess Coleman, who is exploring a run in the 1st district, could get support by positioning himself as a pro-housing candidate.

News & Politics

Politics

One of NYC’s most storied political clubs invests in its future by preserving its past

The Village Independent Democrats finds new home for its seventy-year old records trove in the Village Preservation Society’s Archives

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Guiding the next generation through running and mentorship

NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella is mentoring young women through their first Harlem 5K race.

News & Politics

Politics

Siena poll: Harris leads Trump by 14 points in New York

Before he dropped out of the race, President Joe Biden only had an 8-point lead over former President Donald Trump.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Creating a strong culture of running in New York

An interview with Rob Simmelkjaer, CEO of New York Road Runners

Courts

Politics

Is Randy Mastro the next Hector LaSalle?

LaSalle’s nomination didn’t die in committee, and Mastro’s almost certainly won’t either.

Education

Policy

Providing a Spanish digital curriculum for emerging bilingual students

Age of Learning’s “My Reading Academy Español,” to be discussed at City & State’s upcoming Education in New York Summit, will help instill fundamental reading skills that will help students acquire a second language

Albany Agenda

Policy

Board of Elections sued over ERA ballot language

The state BOE approved ballot language that may violate a state law requiring ballot proposals to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level.

Power Lists

New York’s Top 50 Political Clubs

Smoke-filled rooms might be on the decline, but old-school institutions, campaign-driven operations and advocacy-oriented organizations still harness political power.

Heard Around Town

Personality

Dems to rally for Kamala Harris in Harlem

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia, Comptroller Brad Lander and more to get out the vote for Harris.