New York City
Personality
Where are they now: Brooklyn Power 100
Since 2019, people near the top of this list have left government service or are on the verge of doing so.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani makes the right choice, not the easy one, on ending homeless encampment sweeps
The tragic deaths of 18 people during a recent cold spell have no connection to the mayor’s decision to stop inhumane and ineffective encampment sweeps.
Budget
Ta-da! NYC budget gap is now down to $7 billion, Mamdani says
Two weeks and some budget magic goes a long way, the mayor revealed to state lawmakers Wednesday in Albany.
New York City
Mamdani’s very first Tin Cup Day (as mayor)
The new mayor must make the annual pilgrimage to chat about budget priorities and needing a cool $12.6 billion.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney endorses Alex Bores in East Side versus West Side House race
Maloney and Nadler faced off four years ago. Now their protégés are facing off in NY-12.
Personality
Nydia’s godchildren
The retiring rep has established a family tree.
New York City
Mamdani names Lisa Scott-McKenzie aging commissioner
A four-decade employee of New York City Health + Hospitals will lead DFTA.
Heard Around Town
NYC Council to hold hearings evaluating Mamdani admin
Oversight time! Officials will testify on schools and extreme cold.
Personality
A desire to secede may be the one thing most New York regions have in common
Rep. Nick LaLota has revived a push for Long Island to break away from the rest of the state.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Mark Treyger joins City & State’s Advisory Board
The company will learn from the former Brooklyn public high school teacher.
Power Lists
The 2026 Brooklyn Power 100
The political hierarchy of Kings County.
Interviews & Profiles
Respectfully, Antonio Reynoso is from Brooklyn
Running for Congress against DSA, you can tell it’s really hard for him to not use the word “transplant.”
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Opinion
Opinion: New York City Is sitting on billions hiding in plain sight. It’s time to use it for housing and fiscal stability.
Selling the “air rights” above city-owned properties could help finance affordable housing and reinvestment in public institutions.
Zohran Mamdani
DCAS is in for a Mamdani era shakeup
The new mayor is signaling his City Hall is taking a hard look at an agency caught up in corruption allegations during the Adams administration.
Personality
3 NY nurse lawmakers have joined the picket line as strike approaches one month
Assembly Members Phara Souffrant Forrest and Karines Reyes and City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse are current or former nurses. Reyes is on strike herself.
Policy
Mamdani has a lot of explaining to do on his ‘Department of Community Safety’
The New York City mayor isn’t alone in wanting the NYPD to respond to fewer mental health calls, but how he plans to make that happen is still an open question.
Opinion
Editor’s note: Campaign donors are power for Letitia James
The state attorney general is a national figure, thanks to the president.
Heard Around Town
Cabán and Nurse will lead NYC Council Progressive Caucus
And they foresee much alignment with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
NYN Media
Opinion: The hidden twin crises facing older New Yorkers
A local solution that pairs meal delivery with human connection is taking shape.
Interviews & Profiles
Procurement reform is Lincoln Restler’s problem now.
A Q&A with the new City Council contracts committee chair on “one of the most intractable and problematic components of city government.”
