New York City Council

Politics

Who will be the next speaker of the New York City Council? Does Zohran care?

In a race already loaded with outside influence, candidates are gaming out how a Mamdani win could help or hinder.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

How real estate is grappling with the specter of Zohran

New York City developers and landlords are moving through the phases of grief about frozen rents.

Education

Policy

Fighting for educational equity and digital literacy in the era of Trump

New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa and New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos delivered remarks at City and State’s annual Education Summit, where experts discussed the advent of AI in curriculums.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: The real impact of a rent freeze on New York City

Tenants in market-rate apartments will see higher rents, while those in rent-stabilized units could face worse living conditions.

New York City Council

Policy

NYC Council preps to override 3 Eric Adams vetoes

The mayor tried to nix legislation upping pay for delivery workers and legalizing street vending. The council is expected to respond Sept. 10.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Eric Adams targets quality of life crackdown message to conservative audience

The New York City mayor is pitching a new law for involuntary removals, though it has no sponsors in Albany or bill language yet.

NYPD

Politics

Investigation: Unlicensed psychologists perform assessments of NYPD candidates

City & State found uncredentialed psychologists handling the job under a professional licensure exemption that the NYPD argues is valid.

Policy

Policy

NY missed out on nearly $500 million by not switching seniors to Medicare

A new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York kept thousands of Medicare-eligible seniors on Medicaid plans, costing the state $485 million.

Policy

Policy

Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now

Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?

Policy

Policy

Delgado thinks banning local cooperation with ICE is good now

Is Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado flip-flopping on immigration or just misinformed?

News & Politics

Politics

Is the DSA on a collision course with AOC?

The socialist organization is committing to a hard line on anti-Zionism that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has so far rejected.

News & Politics

Politics

New Yorkers like public matching funds program

A new poll found that 64% of likely voters support the small donor matching program and 89% believe wealthy donors have more influence in politics than ordinary voters

News & Politics

Politics

Hochul to Trump: Hands off our National Guard

Gov. Hochul did not take kindly to the president’s suggestion he may take control of the New York National Guard, suggesting the state wouldn’t make it easy for him

News & Politics

Politics

Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, while Stefanik is catching up to Hochul

The governor’s lead over Rep. Elise Stefanik in a hypothetical gubernatorial election next year has shrunk from 23 points to 14 points.

Housing

Politics

‘Zohran’s Law,’ Cuomo’s very political housing proposal, would not apply to Zohran

The rule pitched by Cuomo’s campaign would means test incoming tenants in rent-stabilized units.

Personality

Personality

Revisiting New York’s 2022 congressional gerrymander

Here are a few of the districts that raised eyebrows last time, which could presage a future mid-decade redistricting.