New York City
Opinion
Focusing on the seat, not a sitter
New York City should allow candidates to use campaign funds for child care
Gambling
Politics
Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off
Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off in this week’s political roundup.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
New York doesn't do royal weddings, but it has its own royalty
New York doesn't have royalty, but the former colony seems fond of dynastic succession in politics.
New York City
Politics
Why you shouldn’t open your high-rise office windows
New York City is imposing new building regulations starting next year, where all residences, even single-family homes, will have to have ventilation systems.
New York City
Policy
The long view for DoITT and LinkNYC
An interview with Samir Saini, commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Don't spark up in Central Park before reading this
5 things to know about New York City’s steps toward marijuana decriminalization
New York City
Policy
The sharing economy is New York’s hottest political war right now
New York City and state officials are duking it out over Uber and Airbnb.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Homelessness takes center stage at NYC budget hearing
New York City officials defended the increased funding they have received to combat homelessness and their request for more money to serve the record shelter population, even as they face fresh scrutiny over the use of hotel shelters.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
How the de Blasio administration raised $417 million for charity
The New York City Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships has raised more than $417 million for a broad range of initiatives aimed at promoting social and economic equality.
Bill de Blasio
Opinion
New York City should expand voting rights as part of charter revision
New York state keeps failing to ease voting, but New York City can do it on their own.
New York City
Policy
Digital currency regulation and other tech-tonic shifts
Digital currency regulation and four other big technology issues New York is facing now
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Silver’s re-conviction caps roller-coaster week
Eric Schneiderman resigns and the search for his replacement in this week's headlines.
Transportation
Opinion
Free street parking in Manhattan is a rip-off
Stopping suburbanites from parking in Upper Manhattan should only be the beginning of parking reform.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Women’s Caucus: Vance shouldn’t lead Schneiderman investigation
The New York City Council Women’s Caucus supports the appointment of Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as a special prosecutor
New York City
Policy
New York lawmakers react to Iran deal withdrawal along partisan lines
Even hawkish Democrats disagree with President Trump's decision
New York City
Politics
Carl Heastie endorses diversity for AG, but has he promoted women?
Carl Heastie endorses diversity for attorney general selection, but has he promoted women?
New York City
Opinion
Never abandon: Increase funding for the City Council’s Holocaust Survivors Initiative
New York City is home to nearly 45,000 holocaust survivors, almost half of whom live at or below the poverty line.
New York City
Personality
Being Mexican in NYC with Carlos Menchaca
New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected in the city when he won his Brooklyn seat in 2013. To mark the Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexican culture, Menchaca talked to City & State about spending summers on a farm south of the border, the best Mexican restaurant in the city and how he has to deny working with President Donald Trump.
New York City
Politics