Renters, landlords both say the new eviction moratorium isn’t enough

The new law is a temporary patch until lawmakers find a real solution.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 30, 2020

Our 12 most 2020 COVID-19 stories reveal a year like no other

The pandemic attacked New York state like nowhere else in the country.

• By Zach Williams
• December 30, 2020

How does ranked-choice voting work?

Some critics don’t think New Yorkers can grasp the concept.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 30, 2020

How should New York be preparing for the UK coronavirus variant?

The seemingly more transmissible variant is in the United States.

• By Kay Dervishi
• December 30, 2020

City & State’s best covers of 2020

Some of our favorite Page Ones from this year’s magazines.

• By Caitlin Dorman and Andrew Horton
• December 29, 2020

Bichotte makes the case for being a unifier

The head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party speaks out after a contentious 26-hour organizational meeting

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 29, 2020

The first potential COVID-19 vaccine scandal

New York is investigating whether ParCare Community Health Network gave out vaccines to people who didn’t qualify.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 28, 2020

The push for new tenant protections gains traction in Albany

Lawmakers and activists say a new eviction moratorium is the first step in a wider 2021 effort.

• By Zach Williams
• December 28, 2020

Stimulus clears Congress and state lawmakers consider a blanket eviction moratorium

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 23, 2020

A timeline of the Chris Collins case

How the former member of Congress became a free man after pleading guilty to insider trading in 2019.

• By Zach Williams
• December 23, 2020

How New York could improve vaccine equity

Members of a new state task force explain what needs to be done to beat COVID-19.

• By Zach Williams
• December 23, 2020

Winners & Losers of 2020

Who had the best and worst time in a year unlike any other.

• By City & State
• December 23, 2020

Putting Cuomo’s small-town police reform praise into perspective

An annotated press release of the governor’s statement on the village of Lowville “reinventing and modernizing” its police department.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 22, 2020

The 7 top issues facing the 2021 state Legislature

Landmark legislation in the months ahead could help New York recover from the pandemic.

• By Zach Williams
• December 22, 2020

What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session

Will a Democratic supermajority and newly elected left-wing lawmakers shake up Albany?

• By Zach Williams
• December 22, 2020

Wall Street can spare a nickel

New York should reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax

• By Tom Allon
• December 22, 2020

Ideas for a new New York

Experts, advocates and lawmakers on the ambitious policies that could remake New York after the pandemic.

• By Annie McDonough
• December 21, 2020

Isa Puello brings NYC to Albany

• By Destine Manson
• December 14, 2020

Indoor dining on the chopping block while NYC kids return to classrooms

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis and Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 12, 2020

NY Republicans stand behind Trump’s election fraud claims

New York members of Congress, including Lee Zeldin and Elise Stefanik, are among congressional Republicans in support of a Supreme Court case challenging the presidential election results.

• By Destine Manson
• December 11, 2020