Personality

Interviews & Profiles

Lucy Lang on protecting ‘the fabric of democracy’ as state inspector general

New Yorkers may not have heard of her office, but as it marks 40 years, she says they can feel the impact.

DSA

Bernie Sanders spawned unnumbered socialists. NYC-DSA co-chair Gustavo Gordillo was one of them.

A class on “radical Latin American cinema,” climate change concerns and a populist presidential campaign were the recipe that formed the influential New York City leftist.

Personality

What political posts lead to becoming New York’s governor?

It turns out being LG and waiting for a scandal isn’t a terrible option.

Interviews & Profiles

Here’s why you keep seeing Mamdani’s consumer protection commissioner everywhere

Sam Levine, who moved to the city in June, has had a particularly active start in the Mamdani administration.

Interviews & Profiles

Everyone’s against Rana Abdelhamid. She’s running anyway.

A Q&A with the Assembly candidate running in a special election against the new “establishment.”

Personality

Heastie taps criminal justice reformer Alana Sivin as counsel

A socialist who challenged an incumbent legislator is now the right hand of the Assembly speaker.

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Personality

Can Claire Valdez unite socialists and labor unions?

An interview with the Assembly member running to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez by building a left-labor coalition.

New York City Council

Meet the new NYC Council members

Eleven first-termers make their debut.

New York City Council

The Menin era begins

The new NYC Council speaker is staffing up and making it official.

Personality

Mayor Zohran Mamdani rides into City Hall

After being formally sworn in as mayor in the old City Hall subway station, Mamdani promptly announced his pick for DOT commissioner.