Interviews & Profiles
Brian Benjamin on his first month in office
The lieutenant governor talks about his positive presence in Harlem, increasing diversity in state government and the missteps in his career.
Interviews & Profiles
David Imamura gives us the redistricting tea
No it’s not a failure that the Independent Redistricting Commission is divided along partisan lines or if the Legislature throws out the maps, he thanks you very much.
Interviews & Profiles
For Assembly Member Kenny Burgos, what happens at Rikers is personal
The Bronxite represents the district that includes the jail complex and chairs the Committee on Reentry and Transitional Services.
Interviews & Profiles
Wait a second, is Curtis Sliwa making sense?
As a Never Trumper running against a former cop, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor isn’t finding many allies.
Interviews & Profiles
Rossana Rosado on serving the immigrant community
The secretary of state describes the responsibility of being one of the most powerful Latinas in New York.
Interviews & Profiles
Carmelyn Malalis resurrected the NYC Commission on Human Rights
After almost seven years with the commission, Malalis is stepping down and reflecting on her legacy.
Interviews & Profiles
Rep. Antonio Delgado walks an ideological tightrope to reelection
He has avoided hot-button issues and focused on local problems to avoid alienating his rural district.
Personality
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society welcomes students back to school
Melisha Jackman, the nonprofit’s executive director, discusses the first week of school and how they weathered the pandemic.
Interviews & Profiles
Taxi drivers call for debt relief at City Hall protest
A medallion owner said the city’s current plan isn’t enough to help drivers like him out of underwater loans.
Interviews & Profiles
Karines Reyes on powering up the NY Hero Act
In a Q&A, the Assembly member talked about how much easier it’s been to work with Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Interviews & Profiles
India Walton still has a general election to win, and Buffalo’s elite aren’t making it easy
Byron Brown will not be on the ballot, but not for lack of pulling strings.
Interviews & Profiles
What Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas saw at Rikers
Queens legislators are calling on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Kathy Hochul and prosecutors to take immediate steps to address overcrowding on Rikers Island.
Interviews & Profiles
Andrew Giuliani is banking on name recognition in a long shot run for governor
The former mayor’s son may have worked for Trump, but that might not be enough for GOP voters.
Interviews & Profiles
NYC’s emergency management commissioner is planning for the next storm
John Scrivani talks about 9/11, the recent floods and the threat that keeps him up at night.
Interviews & Profiles
The fight for abortion rights in New York is not over
State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi on why the state still has work to do on making abortions accessible.
Interviews & Profiles
Coordinating efforts to help Haiti after a devastating earthquake
City & State spoke with Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on how she and others are sending aid to the island nation.
15th Anniversary
Fernando Ferrer talks about the nature of power
The former Bronx borough president weighed in on City & State’s lists and New York’s biggest political players of the past five years.
Interviews & Profiles
Former Rep. Max Rose: “The end of this movie was inevitable”
The former U.S. Army officer reflects on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
Interviews & Profiles
How AOC and the left reinvented NY politics
The young, diverse progressives she inspired are winning races and pushing out longtime incumbents.
Interviews & Profiles
How Antonio Reynoso will approach being BP
The likely next leader of Brooklyn addresses rezonings, bike lanes and more.
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