New York State
Interviews & Profiles
Crusading for equitable, fair wages and retirement, for all New Yorkers
An interview with state Sen. Robert Jackson, chair of the Civil Service and Pensions and Committee.
News & Politics
State Legislature in store for some major reshuffling
Retirements and local electoral wins could reshape the Democratic makeup of the 2027 state legislative class.
News & Politics
Canadian tourists aren’t crossing the border to visit NY amid Trump tensions
“We love you. It wasn’t us, it was him,” Gov. Kathy Hochul told our northern neighbors.
Energy & Environment
The multibillion-dollar effort to stop New York from going underwater
From the shores of Manhattan to Staten Island and Montauk Point, government is trying to prevent damage from storm surge and sea level rise.
Interviews & Profiles
Have we seen the end of bipartisan foreign policy?
Rep. Greg Meeks on the lack of consensus in the House Foreign Affairs Committee under Donald Trump.
Special Reports
Kirsten Gillibrand: If they cut FEMA, ‘they’re going to find out at the ballot box’
New York’s junior senator talks transit resilience and the future of federal funding to recover from extreme weather events.
Special Reports
Preparing New York for hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, 7-foot snowstorms
State Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray tries to plan for a wide variety of possible weather emergencies – and she’s worried about federal cuts.
Special Reports
What does homeland security mean for Andrew Garbarino?
The new chair of the House Homeland Security Committee talked with City & State about disaster preparedness as his party’s president considers dismantling FEMA.
Special Reports
Firefighting in a hotter New York City: ‘This is a whole brave new world for us’
Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said brush fires in city parks were unlike anything he’d seen “ever, ever.”
Interviews & Profiles
Working to keep New Yorkers covered in the wake of massive federal healthcare setbacks
A Q&A with Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president and managing director of health initiatives at the Community Service Society of New York
News & Politics
Stefanik attends clambake fundraiser ahead of potential run for governor
The Republican congressional representative criticized Hochul over her opposition to fracking.
Opinion
Opinion: Courts are gutting cannabis equity in New York
A court ruling against the state’s cannabis equity program reveals how the legal system uses the language of neutrality to entrench inequality.
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Criminal Justice
No, New York doesn’t have ‘cashless bail’
But that won’t necessarily stop the Trump administration from trying to pull the state’s federal funding anyway.
Albany Agenda
Hochul officially shifts into campaign mode
Gov. Kathy Hochul is out with her first reelection ad, which pits her squarely against President Donald Trump.
Labor
The 2025 Labor Power 100
New York’s most influential union chiefs and worker advocates.
New York State
‘My son Nyah was a good boy:’ Utica’s refugee community continues to grieve teen’s death
Friends and family seek justice in the death of a 13-year-old boy shot by police last year.
News & Politics
Oberacker to challenge Riley in NY-19
The Republican state senator informed local GOP leaders of his plan to run against swing seat Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.
Health Care
State planned to give no-bid contract to PPL, lawmaker claims
The state has claimed that Public Partnerships LLC received a $9 billion contract after a competitive bidding process, but draft bill language suggests the state always planned to contract with the company.
Policy
Criminal justice reform groups call on Hochul to commute prison sentences
More than 130 advocacy groups – including the WFP, NAACP New York Conference and Release Aging People in Prison – called on the governor to reduce the state's prison population.
News & Politics
No, Hochul can’t stop Trump from taking control of the state National Guard
The governor has no legal pathway to stop Trump from federalizing the New York National Guard or countermanding orders that he gives to the state’s National Guard troops.
