New York City
New York City
Ask the experts: Predicting the next 20 years in New York politics
Do Republicans have a chance to win statewide and which members of Congress will have staying power?
New York City
The next generation in New York politics is ushering in a new dawn
They’re younger than City & State, but they’re already making an impact.
Opinion
Opinion: A well-intentioned bill could collapse NYC’s home care system
Intro. 303 does not solve the inequities in home care; it destabilizes the entire system and puts both workers and the New Yorkers who rely on them at risk
NYN Media
Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect
The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates
News & Politics
Paladino, NYC Council settle ethics dispute over Islamophobic tweets
The Republican council member will be required to delete the tweets, make a public statement and the City Council will withdraw the disciplinary charge against her.
Personality
Who’s going to be the next New York City Council speaker?
There will be just 15 returning members in 2029. The jockeying starts now.
Personality
Who’s going to be the next mayor of New York City?
Whether 2029 or more likely 2033, the Mamdani era can’t last forever.
Campaigns & Elections
And then there was one Micah
Assembly Member Micah Lasher succeeded in knocking Micah Bergdale out of the race for NY-12.
2026 congressional midterm elections
UFT backs Alex Bores in NY-12
The city teachers union chose Bores over Micah Lasher, who worked for the charter school movement in the past.
News & Politics
A rent freeze is officially on the table
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board set a range of possible allowable rent hikes for stabilized units that starts at 0% for both one- and two-year leases.
Heard Around Town
RGB member’s broken campaign promise
Mamdani ally Brandon Mancilla said union leaders should get a pay cut. Instead he got a raise.
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Transportation
No, WE want free buses
The City Council is pushing to expand the Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers through automatic access and by covering all transit costs. The Mamdani administration is not enthused.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: How a heatwave brought me to the mosque
And led to a great story, much like this week’s cover story.
Heard Around Town
Here’s what was said about Mamdani at the Met Gala
And a rundown of all the New York politicos who went and what they wore.
Immigration
After a confrontation outside a BK hospital, many electeds are asking: What constitutes NYPD collaboration with ICE?
In Brooklyn, a standoff between ICE and protesters. The NYPD got in the middle.
Opinion
Opinion: Economic development + economic justice = economic diversity
Increasing economic diversity is a strategy for both growth and justice.
Interviews & Profiles
Zohran Mamdani: Muslim, Hindu, African, South Asian, New Yorker
How the mayor is navigating his identity - and how fellow desi New Yorkers feel about it.
Personality
Book excerpt: Igniting a revolution in New York
How the Empire State received word of the Declaration of Independence.
Opinion
Opinion: Legalize bodega cats
Keeping cats in bodegas and other retailers is technically prohibited by city and state law, but our legislation would fix that.
