Albany Agenda
Policy
Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance?
“I assure you, my capacity for an expansive range of topics is enormous,” the governor told reporters.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Helping youth achieve early career milestones this summer
Sheila Duke, CEO of Roads to Success, shares how the nonprofit is navigating federal spending cuts in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
News & Politics
Politics
Mark Levine, looking at a possible Mamdani administration, wants no drama
The city’s likely next comptroller is strategizing to protect against Donald Trump – while many of his supporters hope he’ll also push back on a lefty mayor.
Personality
Personality
Antonio Delgado explains why he’s running for governor
An interview with the lieutenant governor who’s challenging his boss
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Robert Tucker clocks in one year as FDNY’s ‘CEO’
An interview with the department’s 35th commissioner, who says “the future of FDNY is EMS.”
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How to prevent more mass shootings
There are proven programs that work to prevent targeted violence like the recent shooting in midtown Manhattan. But the Trump administration has defunded them.
Policy
Policy
Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Melissa Aviles-Ramos to deliver keynote at City & State’s Education in NY event
An interview with the New York City Public Schools chancellor
Eric Adams
Politics
Is this the end of Eric Adams’ off-topic Tuesdays?
The weekly “in-person media availability” has been replaced with more frequent, but shorter Q&As on Eric Adams’ terms.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Andrew Cuomo’s primary endorsers have been pretty quiet
More than a month after his primary loss to Zohran Mamdani, the former governor has no general election backers.
Policy
Policy
Checking in on Hochul’s five-year housing plan
Gov. Hochul promised to build or preserve 100,000 units of affordable housing between 2022 and 2027. Three years in, here’s where things stand.
Upstate
Personality
Exit interview: Billy Jones reflects on political polarization
“It's not the same political environment that I started out with,” the North Country Democrat said.
Events
Personality
Social service champions honored
City & State celebrated its latest Above & Beyond list makers at a midtown venue with remarks from New York State Office of Children & Family Services Commissioner DaMia Harris-Madden.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Pro-Eric Adams PAC gets $750k boost
Empower NYC has now raised more than $1 million to support the mayor’s reelection bid, including from the crypto industry.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time to fight back against online scammers
The bipartisan TRAPS Act is a necessary first step to fight the plague of digital payment scams.
News & Politics
Politics
New Yorkers favor rent stabilization and social housing to solve housing crisis, new poll shows
The poll from Housing Justice for All and Data for Progress found New Yorkers would be more likely to vote for candidates who back tenant protection measures.
News & Politics
Politics
The NYC Council is expected to let Bally’s casino bid proceed. Is it a blow to member deference?
A bid for a casino in the Bronx still faces additional hurdles that other land use decisions typically don’t.
Personality
Personality