Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Jabari Brisport on police robots: ‘It’s the depersonalization of what makes communities safe’

The Brooklyn state senator introduced a bill to ban the NYPD from using the ‘Digidog’ and other surveillance robots.

Real Estate

Personality

Durst on commercial and residential real estate development’s future, post-COVID-19

The developer discusses housing and sustainable, green construction in an interview with City & State.

Bill de Blasio

Personality

De Blasio slams Florida in online debate

'The future, unfortunately, is not bright for Florida,' the former mayor said, regarding climate change.

Technology

Personality

Tech revolution

New York City enters a new age of robotic employment.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Dan Goldman is going to mat for Alvin Bragg

The freshman Congress member talked with City & State about pickleball, bagels and his millions.

Personality

Personality

New York City is obsessed with the bad old days

The fear of going backward is growing, but the city is in a much better place today.

Personality

Personality

Guess when New York will have a budget for some sweet City & State swag

We’ve got a coveted City & State NY shower curtain for the lucky person who guesses the date and time the spending plan is passed.

Heard Around Town

Personality

Addiction-focused health commissioner still needs to talk to Hochul about overdoses

Acting Health Commissioner James McDonald is poised to take over permanently and has a history in overseeing controversial supervised injection sites.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Open New York pushes Hochul’s Housing Compact

An incentive-only approach to encourage localities to meet housing creation targets is a “nonstarter,” the pro-development group says.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Gary Jenkins: ‘I don’t think it looks bad at all’

The former New York City Department of Social Services commissioner talks to City & State about his new job working with former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief of Staff Frank Carone at his new consulting business, Oaktree Solutions.

Personality

Personality

Ruining more iconic NYC logos

It’s not just We ❤️ NYC, there are other perfectly good logos that could use a redesign.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Striving for equity for the disability community

Mike Schweinsburg, president of the 504 Democratic Club, talks about the organization’s plans for 2023 and developing relationships with politicians.