New York City
New York City
This term’s New York City Council Committees have dropped
Forty committees, 51 members, lots of reading the tea leaves.
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.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who are running New York City.
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.
New York City
NYC Council staffer detained by ICE
At an emergency press conference, Speaker Julie Menin said she was determined to secure his release, but Rep. Dan Goldman sounded more pessimistic.
Heard Around Town
Eric Adams launches cryptic new crypto venture
The former New York City mayor is committed to the Bit(coin).
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New York City Council
Meet the new NYC Council members
Eleven first-termers make their debut.
Heard Around Town
Menin fires more than a dozen council staffers
New leadership, new aides.
Zohran Mamdani
How does Mamdani respond to shootings by the NYPD? Slowly.
The new mayor said “officers were placed in incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances” after police killed two people in separate incidents Thursday night.
Opinion
Opinion: A new low for the NYPD
The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline.
Heard Around Town
The Rita Joseph fan club speaks out
The advocacy coalition New Yorkers for Racially Just Public Schools is circulating a letter to call for Council Speaker Julie Menin to keep Joseph as Education Committee chair.
News & Politics
Mamdani transition rakes in another $1 million
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now at City Hall, but his transition committee is still collecting cash, and is now paying for vetting.
Immigration
The day after ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Kristi Noem comes to NYC
The homeland security secretary said even New York City’s bail and sanctuary laws couldn’t prevent the arrest of 54 alleged gang members.
Policy
Hochul, side by side with Mamdani, announces plan to roll out universal child care
The governor’s path to universal child care starts with statewide pre-K and funding for 2-Care in New York City.
