Interviews & Profiles
Personality
A Q&A with New York City Chief Democracy Officer Laura Wood
She’s getting New Yorkers up to speed on ranked-choice voting.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Ron Kim is more than a Cuomo antagonist
The Assembly member defied Gov. Andrew Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home deaths, but he won’t be bullied by the governor.
New York State
Personality
Zellnor Myrie wants to give NY a clean slate
The state Senator spoke to City & State about why he’s pushing to automatically seal and expunge the records of formerly incarcerated individuals.
New York City
Personality
Barbara Bowen still wants more for CUNY
A Q&A with the outgoing Professional Staff Congress-CUNY president.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How can NYC build back faster?
New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Jamie Torres-Springer talks COVID-19 capital project delivery, East Side Coastal Resiliency and borough-based jails.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Restoring service and avoiding another Summer of Hell
A Q&A with Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Renae Reynolds.
New York City
Politics
Welcome to the Dianneverse
Dianne Morales is the mayoral field’s unapologetic progressive. It’s won her fierce and energetic supporters, but some doubt she can win over the city.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Tackling the MTA’s accessibility problems
The largest public transit system in the nation believes Quemuel Arroyo can bring about much-needed improvements, but some advocates fear it will be business as usual.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NYC’s former census czar on the narrow loss of a House seat
Julie Menin shared her frustrations with the state’s census efforts.
Eric Adams
Personality
Understanding Eric Adams
The Brooklyn borough president discusses some of the biggest controversies during his political tenure and why he’s not actually as shocking as some may think.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Unions see boost in interest during COVID-19
A Q&A with District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido on Cuomo’s scandals and his union’s mayoral endorsement.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Pat Ryan’s got his own Green New Deal
The Ulster County executive discusses how “locality” is the differentiator in his plan for the environment and how local governments can confront climate change.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Feliz: Winning is “the privilege of a lifetime”
A Q&A with the newly elected New York City Council member.
New York State
Personality
Rachel May, a different kind of upstate Democrat
The IDC-slaying state senator is showing that you don’t have to be a moderate to win.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
The legal issues around fighting COVID-19
In a Q&A, Kapil Longani, counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, talked about the city’s pandemic response, his background and defending pandemic executive orders.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Eric Dinowitz isn’t declaring victory yet
The leading candidate in District 11 talks political dynasties, upzoning and a cappella.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Crystal Peoples-Stokes is on the precipice of her biggest achievement
How the first woman, and first African American, to serve as Assembly majority leader fought for equitable marijuana legalization.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
What a top labor leader is looking for nowadays
Gary LaBarbera wants a prevailing wage on green projects, legislation against wage theft and “due process” for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality