New York State
Politics
The powers granted by Silver v. Pataki
While the governor has more control over the state budget, it’s still unclear where it becomes overreach.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The Community Engagement Power 50
The officials, advocates and activists collaborating with communities to drive change.
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Politics
Impeachment probe back on as Hochul searches for her LG
Rounding up the week’s political news
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Joe Crowley: New York politics is never boring
The former member of Congress writes about the past five years.
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Politics
Who will Hochul pick as lieutenant governor?
She’s eyeing a downstate ally, but there are several interesting options.
Politics
Politics
Five years and a transformed New York
Trump’s 2016 presidential victory shocked his home state. We had no idea what we were in for.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How AOC and the left reinvented NY politics
The young, diverse progressives she inspired are winning races and pushing out longtime incumbents.
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Cuomo resigns and Kathy Hochul will be first female governor
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Kathy Hochul meets the press
In her first press conference, the soon-to-be governor aligned herself with Cuomo’s progressive accomplishments, but distanced herself from his managerial style.
Personality
Personality
Cuomo wanted to be the one to solve political dysfunction. He became the epitome of it.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will have her work cut out for her restoring public trust in a state government Cuomo always claimed to want to reform.
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How will the Hochul transition work?
There are still a lot of questions about her accession and what happens to Cuomo next, but history may offer some clues.
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Breaking News
Politics
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns
The three-term governor stepped down in the face of likely being impeached over sexual harassment and assault allegations.
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Cuomo’s appointees scrutinize their boss
Some of the governor’s top officials are speaking out after the release of the attorney general’s report.
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What lies ahead for Kathy Hochul if she becomes governor?
“We all know Kathy Hochul.” Democratic insiders say the lieutenant governor could become the next Democratic power broker.
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Why Cuomo will resign … and why he won’t
A point-counterpoint of the potential reasons behind the governor’s decision-making.
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Cuomo impeachment: ‘They’re going to have to pull him out’
The three-term governor has weeks to plot his political survival, and he’s not planning to go anywhere quietly.
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