New York State

Politics

Can Anna Kaplan convince Long Islanders to trust a Democrat?

The challenger to state Sen. Elaine Phillips, Anna Kaplan has a liberal-leaning district, but faces fear of taxes.

Health Care (Archived)

Policy

Public health is more than just doctors and hospitals

Key New York City officials on the social determinants of health, community-based nonprofits and medical care in the Trump era.

New York City

Policy

Will disadvantaged communities miss out on the marijuana ‘gold rush’?

Marijuana advocates and New York policymakers on the equity and regulation challenges and opportunities that come with legalizing recreational marijuana.

New York City

Opinion

To diversify community boards, enact term limits

The de Blasio charter revision commission's plan to enact term limits for community board members is a good idea for neighborhood democracy.

New York City

Policy

Facing a doctor shortage, NYC looks to Grenada

New York City is facing a doctor shortage. NYC’s struggling public hospitals look to a controversial med school in the Caribbean.

Donald Trump

Opinion

New York GOP’s Trumpification is complete

New York’s Republican Party has endorsed misogyny and white nationalism – or, at minimum, declared them to be scourges less worrisome than vandalism.

New York City

Politics

Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Bloomberg’s back to blue

Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Michael Bloomberg’s back to being a Democrat in This Week's Headlines.

New York City

Politics

Odd ballot lines flourish with New York’s system of fusion voting

It’s not just the Working Families Party. Your ballot is likely to include at least one odd-sounding party.

New York City

Politics

New name for top NYC fundraising firm

Nashban Mansur, who has consulted for some big names in New York City politics, is now Culver Place Strategies and fully LGBT owned.

Personality

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

Vote for this week's biggest Winners & Losers!

Politics

The WFP is still challenging Democrats in eight legislative races

The Working Families Party have endorsed candidates who are competing against Democrats, though most are not campaigning.