Personality

Personality

Rafael Espinal talks New York City press passes, film tax breaks and economic justice

The commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment also discusses his creative side.

Personality

Personality

Harry Nespoli reflects on the evolution of the labor movement

The former head of the Municipal Labor Committee talks about working with Mike Bloomberg and Jessica Tisch.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Meet the brains behind the State Fair

State Fair Director Julie LaFave works all year to make the annual tradition happen.

Personality

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

Politics

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

Personality

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

Personality

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

Personality

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.

Personality

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.

Albany Agenda

Personality

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

Personality

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

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.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

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.

NYN Media

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

Personality

‘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

Personality

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

Personality

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.