New York City
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Exit Interview: Joe Borelli has already started his next life as a lobbyist and pundit
The former New York City Council minority leader gives media advice to incoming members.
New York City
Exit Interview: Carlina Rivera is advocating for affordable housing on Mamdani’s transition team
She has returned to grassroots organizing after stepping down early from the New York City Council.
New York City
Exit Interview: Francisco Moya achieved his dream of a soccer stadium in Queens
He has also written legislation to help immigrant students and strengthened New York City’s sanctuary protections.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who will run New York City come 2026.
Opinion
Opinion: Black and Brown New Yorkers deserve an immediate solution to the homeowner crisis
New York City’s ban on short-term rentals is inadvertently pushing Black and Latino homeowners towards financial hardship. The City Council must fix it.
Opinion
Opinion: City leaders must continue the work to protect and strengthen NYC’s nonprofits
For years, nonprofits have suffered from a complex municipal contracting and payment system that has made their work unnecessarily difficult.
Interviews & Profiles
Exit Interview: Diana Ayala was once homeless. Now she’s deputy speaker of the New York City Council.
The council member for the past eight years represented Council District 8, but she's worked in the district office for two decades.
New York City
Exit Interview: Adrienne Adams on her legacy, accomplishments and mayoral run
She tells the next City Council speaker to keep your eyes on the prize of serving New York City.
New York City
Exit Interview: Brad Lander talks about his immigration work and future political plans
The New York City comptroller served as a check on the Adams administration and a safeguard from the feds.
Opinion
Opinion: What’s next for Mamdani’s criminal justice agenda?
His decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch signaled a degree of capitulation, but there are issues and decisions to come that will reveal Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to criminal justice reform.
News & Politics
The New York City Council accidentally paid former staffers. Now the council is demanding repayment.
“I was shocked and horrified,” said one former staffer who is being asked to repay more than $800.
Opinion
Opinion: Task-sharing and the stepped-care solution to youth mental health care
What global mental health innovation can teach New York City about youth support.
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Interviews & Profiles
Menin: ‘I want to be a speaker for every member’
The Upper East Side City Council member and apparent victor in the speaker’s race is meeting with the members who were against her this week.
Opinion
Opinion: Jewish CUNY students still need support
The next mayor should keep that in mind as he appoints members of the CUNY Board of Trustees.
Opinion
Opinion: Here’s how we can better protect New Yorkers from tenant harassment
Manhattan is facing a housing crisis, and a pending bill in the state Senate would help keep New Yorkers in their homes.
New York City
Three of a kind: All NYC casino proposals recommended to Gaming Commission
After years of bureaucracy and local approvals, an end is in sight to finally license a slate of downstate casinos.
NYN Media
New York City has reduced its nonprofit contract backlog by 52% this year
A Q&A with Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services Executive Director Michael Sedillo.
Heard Around Town
Epstein endorses Powers for AD 74
The outgoing Assembly member is backing the outgoing City Council member to succeed him in the Manhattan seat.
Opinion
Opinion: Speaker with a smart voice
The City Council got it right in picking an innovative, experienced and pragmatic leader in Julie Menin. Is she the missing piece to ensure the success of Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda?
New York City
Julie Menin announces she has the support to be the next council speaker
The council member from Manhattan claimed to have 36 votes and the backing of four unions.
