New York State
Politics
Progressive? Better not like shopping!
Want to prove your progressive allegiance? Kiss your Amazon Prime account goodbye.
New York City
Policy
Federal transportation bill unlikely to offer New York much
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed a new federal transportation authorization of $287 billion to build and maintain roads, bridges, and rails – and it contains a first-ever climate change provision, but it still falls short on New York’s climate and mass transit priorities.
New York State
Politics
The internet loses its mind over Times headline
#CancelNYT trends on Twitter after the Gray Lady goes easy on Trump.
New York State
Politics
New York Post calls for an assault weapon ban (again)
Will Trump listen to a conservative call to action?
NYPD
Politics
Judge says fire Pantaleo, de Blasio’s debate and Cabán goes to court
NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing was recommended by a Judge for the death of Eric Garner, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had a disappointing second debate and Tiffany Cabán heads to court over the Queens DA recount in This Week's Headlines.
New York State
Politics
Trump and Sharpton’s Twitter beef has been stewing for decades
Things got heated after the president bashed Baltimore.
New York City
Politics
Why does the NYPD keep getting doused with water?
A guide to the summer’s most politically explosive Ice Bucket Challenge.
New York State
Politics
Is Chris Collins running for Congress again?
You probably haven’t heard the last of the Trump-loving congressman.
New York State
Politics
Reminder: Puerto Rico is not a country
The small Caribbean island is a United States territory (technically an “unincorporated territory”) and has been since 1898, after the U.S. claimed victory in the Spanish-American War.
New York State
Policy
Trump’s blocking of critics ruled unconstitutional
A three-judge panel sitting at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously that because Trump uses his Twitter account for government business, he can’t block other users because they have disagreed with or mocked him.
New York State
Politics
Jeffrey Epstein’s New York connections
Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged in Manhattan with sex trafficking of minors on Monday, is a native New Yorker with a lavish home on the Upper East Side. Here’s a rundown of how he is tied to the city and its elite.
New York State
Policy
New York bucks the national trend on immigration
As the federal government takes a hard-line stance on immigration, the Empire State opens its doors.
New York State
Politics
Where the New York GOP stands on Donald Trump
Only a few top Republicans in the state haven’t embraced the president.
New York State
Personality
Can a Trump-loving upstater bring back the New York GOP?
Nick Langworthy got what he wanted. Now what will he do with the Republican Party?
New York City
Personality
Max Rose versus the world
With Donald Trump back on the ballot, Max Rose will have to win over conservatives to keep his House seat.
New York City
Opinion
The New Yorker from Vermont
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the personal and ideological epitome of the most New York kind of New Yorker, an identity that previously was absent from the ranks of serious presidential contenders, writes City & State’s Ben Adler.
MTA
Politics
Trump bills pass state Legislature and a shake-up at the state GOP
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Opinion
New York will get Trump’s tax returns
Last week, the state Senate passed a bill that would allow Congress to access President Donald Trump’s state tax returns, and New York state is much more likely than congressional Democrats to beat Trump in court, writes law professor Scott Lemieux.
New York State
Personality