New York City

Politics

Key statewide and state legislative primary races to watch

Cuomo-Nixon, Hochul-Williams, the AG free-for-all and the ex-IDC challenges are all key storylines this election Thursday.

New York State

Politics

Cuomo’s vulnerabilities heading into the primary

Polls show Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a commanding lead in New York's Democratic gubernatorial primary, but Cynthia Nixon could still make it interesting.

New York City

Politics

Out with the old?

Andrew Gounardes, counsel to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Ross Barkan, a journalist, are facing off in Brooklyn for the right to take on state Sen. Martin Golden.

New York City

Politics

Maloney leads in latest AG poll, but trails James in LGBTQ support

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James is winning more LGBTQ support in the attorney general primary race.

Nonprofits

Politics

How the AG contenders would run the Charities Bureau

How would the Democratic Attorney General candidates would run the Charities Bureau

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Another Mario Cuomo bridge, endorsements, spending and back to school

Another Mario Cuomo bridge opens, endorsements, spending and back to school in This Week's Headlines.

Personality

New York City

Same name, very different New York pols

People in New York's political arena who share the same name.

Labor

Policy

The Republican take on organized labor post-Janus

State Sen. Fred Akshar calls for balancing of labor and business after the Janus ruling.

New York City

Policy

What does Universal Rent Control mean?

Democratic primary candidates have struggled to define how they would institute Universal Rent Control.

New York State

Politics

Updated: The lopsided endorsements for AG

Public Advocate Letitia James leads the pack of attorney general candidates in endorsements, while Zephyr Teachout is gaining support from progressive politicians and causes.

New York State

Politics

In New York, federal judicial nominations strike bipartisan balance

Unlike Supreme Court showdown, Chuck Schumer and Donald Trump collaborated on New York's federal judicial nominations.

New York City

Politics

Cuomo and Nixon debate, speed cameras turned on and questions on Cy Vance

Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon debate, speed cameras turned on and questions surround Cy Vance in this week's top political news.

Education

Policy

Teacher evaluations, yeshiva oversight and the Excelsior scholarship

Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Assembly Higher Education Chairwoman Deborah Glick explain what’s happening with teacher evaluations, yeshiva oversight and the Excelsior scholarship.

New York City

Politics

Family members question Julia Salazar’s claims

Based on interviews with her mother and brother, and Julia Salazar herself, City & State has discovered additional, previously unreported, instances of Salazar falsely presenting her background and others that are, while not technically untrue, would strike many – including her brother – as misleading.

Labor

Opinion

End the sub-minimum wage for tipped employees

The state Department of Labor should require one fair wage for all workers.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Jeff Klein’s misleading letter

State Sen. Jeff Klein sent a letter to constituents stating he's never given Republicans majority power. We felt it needed some fact-checking.