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At Willets Point, Queens, a massive housing project breaks ground
The former industrial area will become a new neighborhood and center around a new soccer stadium.
Personality
Personality
Our favorite City & State New York covers of 2023
Bringing Ted Lasso, The Great Gatsby and Barbie into the nichiest niches of New York politics.
Politics
Politics
Mayor Adams announces plans to bring community newspapers to Room 9
The mayor has criticized the City Hall press corps for being both disproportionately white and overly critical of his administration.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: New York is to blame for Donald Trump
Both the city and state, governed largely by Democrats, set the stage so that a rich, white man could be rewarded for shamelessness, dishonesty and criminality.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: NYC reporters cannot lose ‘the Shack’ at One Police Plaza
This grimy office is the only foothold the press has within the confines of the NYPD.
Personality
Personality
Andrew Yang on growing the Forward Party, defeating Donald Trump and his political future
The former presidential and former New York City mayoral candidate spoke with City & State following his keynote speech at the 2023 Above & Beyond awards ceremony.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Helping small businesses thrive in the Bronx
An interview with Rob Walsh, president of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation
New York City
Policy
NYPD opposes more stringent reporting requirements in POST Act
One proposal to clarify the surveillance technology transparency law “would be extremely harmful to the functioning of the department,” one official said.
News & Politics
Politics
Real estate lobbyist Melissa Rosenberg launches Assembly campaign
Will YIMBY politics be enough to win an open seat on the Upper West Side? Melissa Rosenberg hopes so.
Rikers Island
Politics
Exclusive: New Rikers commission unveils list of members
The former New York City probation commissioner and a former deputy mayor will join many original members to get the closure plan back on track.
Policy
Policy
City Council to grill NYPD on surveillance technology and transparency
After multiple deferrals, police officials are set to appear at an oversight hearing on the POST Act.
Politics
Politics
Max Rose roasts Republicans and Democrats at party for political consultants
The former member of Congress was joined by state GOP Chair Ed Cox and a couple state senators at the event.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Commentary: When Gotham was heroin’s capital
A brief history of what opioids have done to New York City
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Connecting young people in foster care with a mentor who will stick by them
An interview with Tracy Jenkins, co-executive director of Fair Futures
New York City Council
Policy
NYC Council mulls removing limits to street vendor licenses
At a hearing Wednesday, council members discussed how to legitimize vendors as small businesses.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Commentary: It’s too early to anoint Cuomo the next mayor
He’d struggle in ranked-choice voting. Campaign finance laws would prevent him from transferring his war chest into a mayoral campaign. And he doesn’t even live in New York City.
Eric Adams
Politics
Eric Adams says unnamed ‘political opportunists’ want to see him crash
The mayor insisted he’s not getting distracted by investigations and rumors.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Grant helps Birch Family Services increase access to digital books and adaptive learning for kids
The funding from City Council Member Farah Louis helped the nonprofit purchase 75 electronic tablets.
Technology
Opinion