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New York City

Mamdani’s inauguration – through the eyes of five New Yorkers

A taxi driver, a campaign aide, a former comptroller, a field organizer, and a certain crime-fighting radio host.

Zohran Mamdani

Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?

Meet the folks who are running New York City.

Personality

Mayor Zohran Mamdani rides into City Hall

After being formally sworn in as mayor in the old City Hall subway station, Mamdani promptly announced his pick for DOT commissioner.

Education

The education challenges the Mamdani administration faces

A wholesale end to mayoral control of schools will not be among them, despite what Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said on the campaign trail.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams goes out fighting the City Council

Vetoes and a brand new charter revision commission marked the New York City mayor’s last day

Eric Adams

Eric Adams’ curtain call

The New York City mayor’s last day in office may include vetoes and the creation of a new charter revision commission.

News & Politics

What does it mean to be on Mamdani’s transition committee? For most, an assembly and a 90-minute Zoom

The mayor-elect has solicited input from crowded virtual meetings and a digital recommendation form.

New York City

Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor

The Manhattan superintendent will lead the nation’s largest public school system.

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Opinion

Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill

A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.

Opinion

Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill

A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.

New York City

Mark Levine names top staff for NYC Comptroller’s office

More than half the top appointees are staying on from Brad Lander’s administration.

New York City Council

In theory, each City Council member’s office gets the same budget. In reality, some get much more

Expense reports obtained by City & State show annual spending among individual council offices can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Personality

The top tweets in New York politics from 2025

These posts were featured in City & State’s First Read Tonight newsletter.

Interviews & Profiles

The Blue Square Alliance is working to get people off the sidelines in the fight against antisemitism

Adam Katz, president of Robert Kraft’s foundation, shares how he has stitched together a proprietary system of addressing the problem of Jewish hate.

New York City

Mamdani appoints Lillian Bonsignore to lead FDNY

Bonsignore brings decades of experience in the department’s emergency medical services division.

Events

Changemakers celebrated at City & State’s Responsible 100 event

Taking time to recognize individuals who are making New York a better place to live.