Interviews & Profiles
Interviews & Profiles
Meet the brains behind the State Fair
State Fair Director Julie LaFave works all year to make the annual tradition happen.
Personality
John Samuelsen and the art of strategic petrol bomb-throwing
The old-school transit union leader picks a lot of quixotic fights. He swears it’s all part of the plan.
2026 congressional midterm elections
In Hudson Valley race, Lawler and Conley are fighting Middle East wars
Democrat Cait Conley responded to GOP attacks tying her to the botched pullout from Afghanistan, and spoke about her record of service.
Interviews & Profiles
Buffalo’s anointed one: A Q&A with Leah Halton-Pope
The Assembly candidate wants to find the middle ground, just like her mentor Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Interviews & Profiles
Shelley Mayer is ready to lead the DSCC
With Election Day just three months out, the Westchester state senator is stepping into high gear.
Interviews & Profiles
Komatireddy’s law-and-order AG campaign
Republican attorney general nominee Saritha Komatireddy is going against the odds in her attempt to unseat two-term Letitia James.
Interviews & Profiles
‘Fuck this, we’re getting better’: Liz Krueger is on the mend
After suffering a stroke in April, the longtime state senator is ready to get back to work.
Personality
Robert Duffy on no second term with Cuomo and how upstate has changed
An interview with the former lieutenant governor and longtime upstate economic development leader.
Interviews & Profiles
Jumpstarting AI for nonprofits
Q+A with the new Astor Services CIO Bill Freder
Albany Agenda
David Siffert talks nonbinary identity and bill drafting
Siffert won their Assembly race last week by just 15 votes – but they’d be “a real idiot” to not work closely with their former opponent.
New York State
How Jordan Wright held off the DSA
The Assembly member gave the DSA its only loss in last month’s primaries. He said it’s thanks to old-school campaigning.
Personality
Ali Krieger talks Zohran Mamdani and Gotham FC coming to Queens
The Olympic gold medalist and Gotham FC ambassador said the mayor is right to get New Yorkers excited about the world’s most popular sport.
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Interviews & Profiles
Here’s how to avoid a DSA challenge
A Q&A with DSA Co-chair Gustavo Gordillo, who’s relishing this year’s victory even more than 2025.
Personality
Christian Celeste Tate’s notifications are going crazy after his Assembly win
A Q&A with one of the DSA-backed challengers who unseated an incumbent in New York City.
NYN Media
Father’s Day could be every day in New York
A Q&A with Troy Grant, director of fatherhood engagement at the New York state Office of Children and Family Services
New York City
‘Now, everyone talks about housing’
A Q&A with New York Building Congress President and CEO Carlo Scissura on the city’s construction boom.
Interviews & Profiles
Like AOC, but to the left
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a pro-Palestinian activist and self-described “millennial with an internet connection” is actually giving Rep. Adriano Espaillat a run for his money.
Interviews & Profiles
Maurice Brown thinks Syracuse is ready for democratic socialism
An interview with the Onondaga County legislator hoping to end Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli’s nearly three-decade tenure.
Interviews & Profiles
After 28 years, Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli says he's still the man for the job
An interview with the Syracuse state lawmaker fending off a DSA challenger.
Interviews & Profiles
Adam Bojak wants to give DSA a foothold in western NY
The Buffalo attorney is running for Assembly in District 149 after a failed run in 2020.
