New York City
Campaigns & Elections
DSA votes to endorse Espaillat challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier
Unsurprisingly, the group also voted to endorse Assembly Member Claire Valdez for Congress.
Heard Around Town
Opening youth clinics, navigating primary politics
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated a new health care facility together-ish at Woodhull Hospital on Thursday.
Interviews & Profiles
Everyone’s against Rana Abdelhamid. She’s running anyway.
A Q&A with the Assembly candidate running in a special election against the new “establishment.”
New York City
Who’s going to pay for AC in New York City?
Air conditioning could soon be required, but questions remain about how it’ll be implemented.
Heard Around Town
Bores zeros in on Lasher
The first candidate forum in NY-12 was a bit spicy.
Heard Around Town
Latoya LeGrand files to run for Vivian Cook’s Assembly seat
The 88-year-old Cook insists she is running for reelection in Southeast Queens.
Energy & Environment
Gowanus faces a hidden threat beneath its neighborhood boom
With 141 residential buildings on the way and an increased risk of flooding, residents worry about contaminants underground.
New York City Council
Meet the new, bigger City Council Progressive Caucus
With 24 members – now including Gale Brewer – the caucus is two short of a City Council majority.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who are running New York City.
New York City
Vickie Paladino takes to the airwaves to attack Julie Menin
“Julie, you made a big mistake yesterday.”
New York City
Brisport ‘asked to leave the stage’ at Hochul event after endorsing Antonio Delgado
Gov. Kathy Hochul knows a picture is forever.
New York City
This term’s New York City Council Committees have dropped
Forty committees, 51 members, lots of reading the tea leaves.
MagazineShow All
Personality
Timeline: A history of City & State through the years
Celebrating our 20th anniversary by taking a look back at key moments in the company’s past.
Policy
Major accomplishments by City Council speakers from the past two decades
Each legislative leader has had their own top priorities.
Heard Around Town
NYC Council’s second stated meeting overshadowed by ICE detention of employee
Much-awaited committee assignments will be made public Thursday.
Opinion
Opinion: A $64 million wake-up call for ethnic and community media
Outlets that can demonstrate their value with concrete metrics will be well-positioned to succeed, but those that appear analog in a digital governance era risk being bypassed.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani should focus on diversity and enrichment over ‘gifted and talented’
Our research shows that many NYC parents don’t prioritize academic rigor based on test scores when considering which schools are best.
New York City Council
Menin taps council leadership slate
Council Member Nantasha Williams will be deputy speaker, and Shaun Abreu will be majority leader, City & State has learned. Kevin Riley and Linda Lee will chair the Land Use and Finance Committees.
News & Politics
How does Kathy Hochul’s 2026 agenda sound to Zohran Mamdani?
The governor, now seeking reelection, has gotten the “affordability” memo. That’s for sure.
News & Politics
Zohran Mamdani heads back to the Capitol
The mayor said he’ll talk to lawmakers and Hochul about, you guessed it, his affordability agenda.
