Personality

The Long Island Nine

Long Island has nine seats in the state Senate, often unimaginatively referred to as the “Long Island Nine.” They constitute a powerful voting bloc in the chamber

Long Island

Personality

Liuba’s coming for Pete

Liuba Grechen Shirley is the congressional candidate who changed the game on campaign child care, and now she's looking to dethrone Rep. Pete King.

New York State

Personality

More Tinder pickup lines for Suraj Patel

Suraj Patel, the primary challenger to Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York’s 12th Congressional District, wants you to swipe right on Tinder.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

Sending New York lawmakers on summer vacation with another edition of Winners & Losers.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

From North Korean highs to Siena poll lows, it's this week's biggest Winners & Losers.

New York City

Personality

Muslims in politics celebrate the end of Ramadan

Balancing professional life during Ramadan can be both “exhausting and exhilarating.”

Campaigns & Elections

Personality

Democratic House candidate Dylan Ratigan is a lifelong non-voter

Democratic House candidate, and former MSNBC anchor, Dylan Ratigan didn’t vote in 2016 “out of disgust.”

New York City

Personality

New York pols' coming out stories

How New York’s LGBT politicians revealed their sexuality, and what it meant for their politics

Bill de Blasio

Personality

Emma Wolfe: Leader of the pack

Emma Wolfe is the Bill de Blasio’s most trusted aide. She got there by being a shrewd social animal.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

Who were this week's biggest Winners & Losers?

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

The state Senate is the Republican’s last bastion of statewide power, but it didn't stop them from spoiling the party.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

Paladino: Molinaro backs Trump, and the rest of the GOP should too

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says the Marc Molinaro, the GOP's nominee against Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year, is supportive of President Donald Trump - and the rest of the party should be, too.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

This week’s state Republican and Democratic conventions showed the difference in substance and style, and both were represented in our Winners & Losers list.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

New York doesn't do royal weddings, but it has its own royalty

New York doesn't have royalty, but the former colony seems fond of dynastic succession in politics.

Personality

Who's up and who's down this week?

Was anyone a bigger winner this week than Barbara Underwood or Preet Bharara? Did anyone have a worse week than Sheldon Silver? Check out our weekly Winners & Losers to find out!

New York State

Personality

Marcus Molinaro vs. the Empire

Marcus Molinaro on how to beat Cuomo – and which "Star Wars" character he sees himself as.