2026 New York state elections
Personality
Bringing working-class voters back to the Democratic Party in the Hudson Valley
In the battle to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler, Effie Phillips-Staley wants to reach groups who are vital to flipping this swing seat.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Celebrities act like waiters and call for raising minimum wage
An interview with model Chrissy Teigen and One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman
Personality
Personality
How Elle Bisgaard-Church became Zohran Mamdani’s most trusted adviser
The first-time campaign manager steered him to victory in June. Now she’s focused on the likely next administration.
Personality
Personality
The rise and fall of Mayor Eric Adams: a timeline
Tracking the mayor’s four years in City Hall, from his ambitious achievements to his federal indictment to ending his reelection campaign.
2026 New York state elections
Personality
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli ‘not daunted’ by primary challengers
An interview with the incumbent state comptroller
Personality
Personality
The case for reforms to New York’s restrictions on short-term rentals
An interview with Michael Blaustein, chief of policy at Airbnb
Personality
Personality
56 best Eric Adams quotes of all time
There may never be another mayor like the bard of the Big Apple.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Raj Goyle isn’t in Kansas anymore
An interview with former Kansas lawmaker now running for comptroller
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Patrick Gaspard, informal but crucial Mamdani adviser, believes the ‘entire machinery’ of NYC politics was ‘exposed in this campaign’
The former aide to Barack Obama is always watching New York politics, and in Mamdani he sees unique potential.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
In a high-stakes mayoral race, Curtis Sliwa’s philosophy: ‘I treat the public like a moshpit’
The Republican nominee and Guardian Angel’s founder discussed his determination to stay in the race and his “law and order” campaign in an interview with City & State.
Eric Adams
Personality
Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 mayor’s management report, by the numbers
New York City measures how its doing in a variety of areas.
Personality
Personality
Drew Warshaw wants to ‘cut out the Wall Street middlemen’ managing state pensions
An interview with the insurgent state comptroller candidate.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Jennifer Jones Austin on fighting poverty and its impact on communities of color
An interview with the CEO and executive director FPWA, formerly the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Dianne Morales has been named the new leader of El Puente
The former 2021 New York City mayoral candidate talks about that race, how it ended and her next chapter.
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