Policy

Policy

NYC Council calls for restoring budget cuts, with additional funds for housing, libraries and more

There’s more juice to squeeze out of the city budget, City Council says in preliminary budget response.

Personality

Personality

New York City is obsessed with the bad old days

The fear of going backward is growing, but the city is in a much better place today.

Politics

Politics

Reynoso appoints Kim Council as deputy Brooklyn borough president

His former opponent in the BP race brings balance to the office after Diana Richardson was ousted.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Open New York pushes Hochul’s Housing Compact

An incentive-only approach to encourage localities to meet housing creation targets is a “nonstarter,” the pro-development group says.

Immigration

Policy

Manhattan’s population rebound leads nation, driven largely by immigration

The borough grew by more than 17,000 residents from 2021 to 2022, while the number of residents in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx again declined.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York City needs help to convert unused offices to housing

State law limits residential buildings' floor area ratio, complicating office conversions.

Policy

Policy

MyCity portal launches with focus on child care benefits

New York City Mayor Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matt Fraser promised “more to come” for the new city services portal.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Gary Jenkins: ‘I don’t think it looks bad at all’

The former New York City Department of Social Services commissioner talks to City & State about his new job working with former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief of Staff Frank Carone at his new consulting business, Oaktree Solutions.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York City’s solid waste bottleneck

Expanding the Bottle Bill would benefit both the environment and the 'canners' who collect bottles from the city's streets

Opinion

Opinion

Editor’s note: Leaving a legacy of public service for generations of women to follow

Camille Joseph Varlack, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new chief of staff, looks back at her mother’s accomplishments as she looks to make her own mark.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Celebrating a women-majority City Council

This Women’s History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the difference a women-dominant Council makes.

Policy

Policy

NYC’s plan to relocate some asylum-seekers to the Catskills may not happen

Partner organizations said Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement was premature, and details are still being worked out.

Policy

Policy

Lawmakers rally against housing density near New York City Hall

The governor has proposed repealing floor area ratio limits to allow more development. Some prominent Democrats say that amounts to a developer handout.

Personality

Personality

Ruining more iconic NYC logos

It’s not just We ❤️ NYC, there are other perfectly good logos that could use a redesign.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Who hasn’t filed their campaign finance reports?

See the list of who is already two months late – including at least four state legislators.

Policy

Policy

Closing Rikers would be ‘physically impossible’ at current population, jails boss says

Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina continued to cast doubt on the timeline to house the city’s incarcerated population at borough-based jails by 2027.

Heard Around Town

Policy

Has the real rat czar been here all along?

Mayor Eric Adams shot a video with a city rat expert, while the search for the new role continues.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Striving for equity for the disability community

Mike Schweinsburg, president of the 504 Democratic Club, talks about the organization’s plans for 2023 and developing relationships with politicians.

Personality

Personality

Who is Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who might charge Donald Trump?

Here’s what you need to know about the man vying to take a legal shot at former President Donald Trump.