Interviews & Profiles

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has stepped up in a big way during New York City's Black Lives Matter protests.
Interviews & Profiles
Jumaane Williams was made for this moment
When New York’s leaders were paralyzed, the public advocate made his voice heard around the world.
By JEFF COLTIN
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Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner Victor Calise and Mayor Bill de Blasio host the Sapolin Awards at Gracie Mansion in 2017.
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How is NYC doing on accessibility 30 years after the ADA?
A Q&A with Victor Calise, commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.
By KAY DERVISHI
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Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins.
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Howie Hawkins’ Green Party dream
The Syracuse resident talks to City & State about his presidential campaign and his hopes for the Green Party.
By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO
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Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff
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Nancy Goroff would be the first woman with science Ph.D. in Congress
The Stony Brook professor is the Democratic nominee to challenge Rep. Lee Zeldin on Long Island.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
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State Senator Jessica Ramos
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Jessica Ramos isn’t sugarcoating anything
The no-nonsense state senator is an outspoken progressive, an adept political operator – and won’t put up with your bullshit.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
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Council Member and likely new Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
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(Probably) the next Queens BP
Donovan Richards on the NYPD budget, the HQ2 site and real estate money.
By JEFF COLTIN
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New York's first openly gay Member of Congress, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.
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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on being gay in Trumpland
How NY’s first LGBTQ member of Congress beats Republicans in a purple district.
By JEFF COLTIN
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NY-17 candidate Mondaire Jones.
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Mondaire Jones: ‘I told you I was going to beat all of them!’
The presumptive member of Congress isn’t worried at all about absentee ballots.
By JEFF COLTIN
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Candidate for NY-12 Suraj Patel
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Second time’s the charm for Suraj Patel?
Patel is neck-and-neck after election night with Rep. Carolyn Maloney after losing in 2018.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
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Director of ThriveNYC Susan Herman.
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ThriveNYC director reaches out to isolated New Yorkers
A Q&A with Susan Herman on the mental health impact of the coronavirus, her office’s transparency and telemedicine.
By KAY DERVISHI
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