New York State
2026 congressional midterm elections
Public defender and DSA organizer challenges Ritchie Torres
Dalourny Nemorin says that Rep. Ritchie Torres is focused more on his donors than serving his constituents
Honors
The 2025 Unsung Heroes
Notable New Yorkers achieving success behind the scenes
News & Politics
Hochul and Mamdani play nice at Somos
The governor and New York City mayor-elect projected unity in Puerto Rico last week, but they couldn’t completely paper over ideological cracks.
News & Politics
Poll shows young voters would back Avilés over Goldman in NY-10
The poll from Stand Up Action also found that City Council Member Alexa Avilés is largely unknown in the 10th Congressional District.
Energy & Environment
Pipeline advancement riles Somos progressives
The state Department of Environmental Conservation greenlit the controversial NESE project.
News & Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik paints dire picture of NY in gubernatorial campaign launch
The Republican announced her campaign for governor in a new video that heavily featured New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Interviews & Profiles
Rick Cotton on airport construction progress and a new Manhattan bus terminal
An interview with the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at City & State’s 2025 Transportation Summit.
Somos
Why go to Somos?
To make deals, lift up Latino voices and, according to one of our experts, witness some premium ass-kissing.
Personality
Confusing acronyms are a big part of New York’s political alphabet soup
Some organizations share the same acronym while others are extremely close.
Albany Agenda
Hochul hits the campaign trail
Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled from Buffalo to NYC to stump for Democrats and ballot proposals ahead of tomorrow’s election.
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development
New York job creators leading the push for growth.
Policy
New poll shows that taxing the rich is very popular
The prospect of increasing taxes on New York’s wealthiest has gained new steam amid Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
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Housing
Unable to raise rents, owners of rent-stabilized buildings face financial trouble
Six years after the state closed rent stabilization loopholes, is there any political appetite to help desperate landlords?
Somos
Somos 2025: Putting work first at the Puerto Rico conference
An interview with Bronx Assembly Member Karines Reyes, chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, which runs the event.
Policy
Oh SNAP: Hochul funds food pantries, but not food assistance benefits
The state announced over $100 million in emergency food assistance, but it won’t spend the $650 million necessary to backfill federal funding for food stamps for November.
2026 New York state elections
Former DSA leader Diana Moreno hopes to replace Zohran Mamdani in the Assembly
She is one of three DSA members currently planning to run for the seat.
Immigration
Hochul ‘tabletopping’ strategies to combat ICE
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has spoken with Illinois governor JB Pritzker about how Chicago has responded to the president’s immigrant crackdown
Interviews & Profiles
MTA capital projects forge ahead, fueled by congestion pricing
Jamie Torres-Springer discusses the agency’s investments under the new tolling program, and other priorities.
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Arts & Culture
Movers and shakers in New York’s vibrant creative spaces.
Interviews & Profiles
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is never bored
The top jurist on the state Court of Appeals and head of the state’s judiciary branch is taking on the many challenges of the state’s vast court system.
