Donald Trump
Opinion
The Wilbur Ross I know
City & State publisher Tom Allon reflects back on his time with his former boss, the now-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Personality
Vance and Meeks top the week's biggest winners
From Gregory Meeks being named the new Queens County Democratic Party to presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand dealing with her recent sexual harassment scandal, it's been a mixed bag this week for New York's politicians. Now it's time to vote for who you think had the best and worst week.
Policy
A look at the opioid crisis across New York
Recent spikes in opioid overdoses have also taken place in suburban and rural areas — here's the breakdown of opioid-related emergency room visits and deaths in New YORK.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
How tech opened up to government
Today’s tech companies like Lime, Jump, and Motivate are attempting a more collaborative approach, working with government agencies and currying the favor of elected officials before formally launching services in the state.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
Despite large Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly, lawmakers from Long Island and the Hudson Valley say they do not see single-payer happening anytime soon.
New York City Council
Policy
The rise and fall of the asshole startup
The days of tech startups slipping into residents’ daily lives unnoticed are over since New York has witnessed the power of companies like Uber and Airbnb,
Opinion
NYC small businesses want congestion pricing
New York City’s congestion and transit crisis are hurting small businesses. And they want action.
New York City
Politics
The history of women’s representation in New York
From suffragettes to Congress, a timeline of women in New York politics.
New York State
Politics
Why these New York politicians are backing Beto
Beto O’Rourke thinks he is born to run for president, and so far, it looks like New York Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Kathleen Rice agree.
New York State
Politics
Democrats at odds, Hudson Yards opens and Manafort’s new charges
Hudson Yards had its grand opening, Albany Democrats spent the week negotiating a state budget deal, Long Island Legislatures let it be known that they are not keen on marijuana legalization, Paul Manafort was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday, and so much more.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The $25 billion question
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a property tax cap, but other lawmakers aren't sure this is the right move.
New York City
Policy
Tech’s footprint in Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards' grand opening on Friday will be a new hot spot for New York's developing tech scene.
New York State
Opinion
New York should protect students from predatory for-profit colleges
For-profit colleges disproportionately overcharge, underperform and foreclose the futures of far too many students and result in gargantuan loans.
New York State
Politics
An Irish lament: The fading of Hibernian political power
New York has the most Irish-Americans of any major city in the country, but their political clout reached an unheralded nadir last year after state Senator Marty Golden and Representatives Joe Crowley and Dan Donovan were swept from power by challengers.
Eric Adams
Politics
Poll: Who will be NYC’s next mayor?
New York City has many viable contenders for mayor but which one do you think will be next?
New York City
Politics
Unpacking de Blasio’s plan to rebuild lower Manhattan
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a $10 billion proposal to build out lower Manhattan's shoreline by roughly two short city blocks to protect the city from the inevitable effects of climate change.
New York State
Politics
Democrats go on offense against four New York congressional Republicans
New York’s GOP is increasingly being forced to choose between their increasingly right-wing party and their relatively moderate districts thanks to the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
Transportation
Policy