Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Simcha Felder's state Senate stronghold
For a district at the center of a political firestorm, New York state Senate District 17 is most often sleepy and pleasant. It is here where unique demographics and political arrangements have afforded shelter to one of the most powerful and – for Democrats – frustrating figures in New York politics since 2012: state Sen. Simcha Felder.
New York City
Personality
Being Mexican in NYC with Carlos Menchaca
New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected in the city when he won his Brooklyn seat in 2013. To mark the Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexican culture, Menchaca talked to City & State about spending summers on a farm south of the border, the best Mexican restaurant in the city and how he has to deny working with President Donald Trump.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
Will Stephanie Miner challenge Cuomo?
Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo for many years.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
The talk: How New York is handling sex ed in high schools
How New York is handling sex education in high schools.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban: A roundup of the week’s political news.
Politics
Kathy Hochul
Further proof that Kathy Hochul should not run for Chris Collins’ seat
It's too late to enter the Democratic primary.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Democrats should exile Simcha Felder
As state Sen. Simcha Felder holds both parties, and by extension the state’s entire population, hostage to his whims, it’s worth asking why the actual majority party is so powerless – or unwilling – to stop him.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
WFP backs Nixon, parolees get to vote and the IDC downsizes
WFP backs Cynthia Nixon, parolees get to vote and the IDC downsizes
New York City
Opinion
Dan Donovan’s brilliant press release
Rep. Dan Donovan’s airtight logic: Michael Grimm is a felon, so he must love Andrew Cuomo and hate Donald Trump
Energy & Environment
Policy
How can Cuomo hit his environmental goals?
An interview with energy czar Richard Kauffman and DEC chief Basil Seggos on how Andrew Cuomo can hit his environmental goals.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Felder: Cuomo hasn’t talked to me about reuniting the Senate since 2017
State Sen. Simcha Felder refutes a report that Gov. Andrew Cuomo called him.
Politics
Labor
Which unions are in and out of the WFP?
Which unions are in and out of the WFP? Assessing the fallout of the tussle over endorsing Cynthia Nixon for governor.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How fishermen could thwart Cuomo’s offshore wind master plan
Offshore wind turbines are a critical part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's clean energy mandate to generate 50 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable energy. But a few humble fishermen are threatening to derail the governor’s goals with a federal lawsuit they believe is their last best shot to save their livelihoods.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How the school aid formula became unrecognizable
In the state budget, the governor included a requirement that school districts submit information to the state outlining how they will distribute aid to each of their schools. But the governor’s new transparency mandate is seen by many in the education community as an attempt to divert attention from a much more complicated and costly issue: how aid is divided up among school districts.
Politics
Bill de Blasio
So long, Shola, the Cohen raid and de Blasio’s mystery meeting
So long, Shola, the Cohen raid and de Blasio’s mystery meeting in your weekly news roundup.
Politics
Bill de Blasio
Shola Olatoye’s long goodbye
Why NYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye resigned when she did.
Politics
Bill de Blasio
IDC back in the fold, Carranza’s first day and Molinaro makes it official
IDC back in the fold, Carranza’s first day and Molinaro makes it official, a look back at the week in review.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy