Personality

Personality

Women at the helm of New York City’s uniformed agencies

The first female commissioner of the Department of Correction was also the first woman to head a major city agency in 1914.

Personality

Personality

How three new moms are changing the New York City Council

Three of the City Council’s new members have become first-time mothers over the past year. They’re ready to do more for mothers and other caregivers in New York City.

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Personality

State Senator-elect Jack Martins on why Long Island went red

The Republican who unseated state Sen. Anna Kaplan said his perspective on many things has shifted since he last worked in Albany.

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Personality

Joe Pinion on why he won’t be counted out in the race against Schumer

The odds are against the conservative TV host as he vies for a seat in the U.S. Senate – but Pinion, the first Black, major party candidate for Senate in New York, remains steadfast in his campaign efforts to unseat Chuck Schumer.

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Personality

New York City’s forgotten labor stronghold

Staten Island is the city’s most unionized borough – and the home of many labor leaders.

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Personality

The best political costumes for Halloween in New York

Run don’t walk to your nearest Spirit Halloween before they sell out.

Nonprofits

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Southampton cannabis dispensary takes shape to support Shinnecock Nation

Chenae Bullock, managing director of Little Beach Harvest, discusses how the Long Island marijuana operation will deliver on social and economic equity and when it will be open for business.

New York City

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Eric Adams’ highest-paid lieutenants wield the power of City Hall

Here are the deputy mayors, senior advisers and high-level staffers who earn more than $200K.

Personality

Regional Plan Association chief on 100 years of shaping NY’s urban planning

Tom Wright details the RPA’s work over the years as it unveils a new exhibit of its regional plans at Grand Central Terminal.

New York City

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Police unions are cozying up to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell during a time of ‘turmoil’

Sewell was the first commissioner to be named the New York City Police Benevolent Association’s Person of the Year.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York

In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Order over chaos: How Andrea Stewart-Cousins fixed the state Senate Democratic conference

The majority leader has presided over growing power and has delivered legislative successes with and without the New York governor’s help.