Personality

Rubén Díaz Jr. on New York’s responsibility to Puerto Rico

Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. discusses New York’s responsibility to Puerto Rico.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

‘The beauty of the budget’ with Robert Mujica

After two decades crunching budget numbers at the Capitol, state Budget Director Robert Mujica is facing what he called the state’s most challenging budget in years.

Personality

New York pols and their biggest celebrity team-ups

New York politicians are always dragging celebrities out to rallies, fundraisers and press conferences to draw some attention. In honor of red carpet season, here are some of the best examples, including Billy Joel, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson and more.

Personality

Who’s up and who’s down this week

David Chase, the creator of "The Sopranos" (and who was born in Mt. Vernon), has been getting lots of free press – but he didn’t make the winners list this week. The jurors in the Percoco trial – who sat through weeks of testimony and now face hours of deliberations – didn’t make the week’s losers list. Heck, not even the state Senate Republicans made the cut, even after miraculously scrounging up an extra $1.5 billion to balance the budget. To see who is among this week’s Winners & Losers, read on.

Personality

The best New York political films

With the Academy Awards coming up, we compiled a list of the best films about politics in New York, including "Citizen Kane," "Gangs of New York" and "Serpico."

Technology

Personality

Could tech increase inequality in New York City?

In a live interview at City & State’s Digital NY Summit & Awards, New York City Chief Technology Officer Miguel A. Gamiño Jr. weighed in on the growing ubiquity of technological innovations as well as the role of technology in creating new jobs and whether major tech firms are good actors.

Personality

Who's off the New York City Power 100?

Every year, City & State puts together its list of the 100 most powerful political figures in New York City. Here are all the people from the 2017 Power 100 you will no longer find on this year’s list.

Personality

Who's up and who's down?

This week's Winners & Losers includes a sanitation worker raking in a quarter-million-dollar pension, a trash-talking lawmaker, low-down tow truckers getting the bill, and the most offensive dinner in town served at a politically correct university.

New York State

Personality

New York’s almost presidents

For President's Day, we remember the New Yorkers who aren't being celebrated.

Personality

New York's political power couples

Political power couples: Five romantic relationships that have flowered in New York's political world.

New York City

Personality

Tale of the tape: Johnson & Johnson

Both men have led important legislative bodies. Both have earned reputations for arm-twisting behind the scenes. And the two even share a last name. So how do New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson compare otherwise?