Interviews & Profiles
Interviews & Profiles
Cynthia Nixon hopes that Andrew Cuomo’s career is finally over
An election night interview with the actor and former gubernatorial candidate
Interviews & Profiles
Deputy Mayor Jeffrey Roth on being gay in the military – and governing NYC under Trump
After serving during "don't ask, don't tell," New York City’s highest-ranking LGBTQ official is now trying to find common ground with the federal government. “I have great hope, but a lot of fear.”
Interviews & Profiles
Mark Levine: ‘The comptroller has to be totally independent of the mayor’
An interview with the winner of the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller – who could end up serving as a check on a Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Nonprofits
Furry friends deliver for NYC kids
An interview with Fair Shake for Youth founder and CEO Audrey Hendler.
Sponsored Content
Yvonne Armstrong on standing up for labor and health care
A Q&A with the new president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Interviews & Profiles
Facing potential cuts while tackling New York’s affordable housing crisis
An interview with Eric Rosenbaum of Project Renewal
Interviews & Profiles
Fighting to restore NYC’s parks budget
An interview with New Yorkers for Parks Executive Director Adam Ganser.
Interviews & Profiles
Rick Cotton on ‘the airport business, the bridges and tunnels, roads, commuter railroad business’
An interview with the executive director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey ahead of City & State’s 2025 Rebuilding New York Summit.
Interviews & Profiles
L. Joy Williams is ready to continue Hazel Dukes’ legacy
An interview with the new NAACP New York State Conference President.
Opinion
Opinion: The Eric Adams I know
I’m Eric Adams’ former “mayor class principal.” In a candid podcast interview, I grilled the independent candidate on his administration’s appointments, his battles with the media, his chances in November and whether he has any regrets from his first term.
Interviews & Profiles
Building and saving community through giving circles
A Q&A with Hali Lee, founder of the Asian Women Giving Circle
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Interviews & Profiles
Charles Rangel, in his own words
The longtime member of Congress, Harlem power broker and part of the “Gang of Four” spoke to City & State last year.
Interviews & Profiles
Fighting for greater oversight of New York prisons following two fatal beatings
An interview with Jennifer Scaife, executive director of the Correctional Association of New York
Interviews & Profiles
How SUNY is responding to the Trump administration
An interview with SUNY Chancellor John King
Interviews & Profiles
Understanding and facilitating life beyond the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community
An interview with Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps.
Kathy Hochul
How Kathy Hochul learned to ditch cooperation and embrace power
The governor wanted to change the culture of Albany. It changed her instead.
Interviews & Profiles
Adriano Espaillat says immigration should still be a winning issue for Democrats
And for that reason, he finds Eric Adams' relationship to President Donald Trump “very troubling.”
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
‘The Trump candidate is Eric Adams’: Curtis Sliwa sizes up the mayoral race
A candid chat with the Republican mayoral candidate
50 Over 50 Alumni
H. Carl McCall isn’t done with New York politics just yet
A Q&A with the former state comptroller.
