New York City
Politics
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.
Personality
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.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The 40-year debate over school governance
Should the mayor be in charge of the city’s schools?
Education
Policy
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
Politics
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
Politics
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
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
Personality
Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor
The Manhattan superintendent will lead the nation’s largest public school system.
Opinion
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
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
Personality
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
Politics
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
Personality
The top tweets in New York politics from 2025
These posts were featured in City & State’s First Read Tonight newsletter.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
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
Personality
Mamdani appoints Lillian Bonsignore to lead FDNY
Bonsignore brings decades of experience in the department’s emergency medical services division.
Events
Personality
Changemakers celebrated at City & State’s Responsible 100 event
Taking time to recognize individuals who are making New York a better place to live.
Personality
Personality
These items should’ve gone in Eric Adams’ time capsule
The mayor has a lot of ephemera that’s emblematic of his four years in office.
News & Politics
Politics
Erik Bottcher drops out of House race, will run for state Senate instead
Rather than running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler, Bottcher will now run to replace state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
New York City
Politics
New York political predictions for 2026
Looking ahead to the year’s biggest budget fights and most competitive congressional races.
Heard Around Town
Opinion