Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Meet New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

The Queens lawmaker wasn’t Mayor Eric Adams’ first choice, but she made history anyway.

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Personality

Mary Bassett on her challenging first month in office

In a Q&A, the state health commissioner talked about tackling the omicron variant and what she wants to accomplish after the pandemic.

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Personality

The Ultimate City & State Gift Guide

What to get for the Eric Adams, the Gale Brewer, the Kathy Hochul in your life.

Personality

Personality

Huge ‘Vax Daddy’ Ma explains how he will hack the New York Assembly

The coder details how his legislative campaign might help Queens just like his celebrated website helped New Yorkers book vaccine appointments.

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Kristin Richardson Jordan on 'disrupting the district'

The newly-elected District 9 council member’s campaign showed the strength of gathering early endorsements and groundswell support.

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MWBE developers aim sky high with Affirmation Tower

The creators discuss their plans for constructing the first African American-owned skyscraper in New York City.

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James Whelan wants to start converting commercial real estate into housing ASAP

The Real Estate Board of New York President discussed repurposing hotels and other properties left vacant by the pandemic.

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Rep. Mondaire Jones has his eye on the filibuster

The Hudson Valley member of Congress talked progress on student loan debt and voting rights.

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Assembly Member Amy Paulin explains how to get hundreds of bills signed into law

She’s one of the most prolific lawmakers in Albany, and the Westchester Democrat is showing no signs of slowing down.

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Personality

George Latimer isn’t running for governor, but his DMs are open for LG

The Westchester County exec discussed how he got reelected in the ‘burbs and how Democrats can change their messaging.