New York City
Politics
The biggest snubs of progressives at the state Democratic convention
Progressive Democratic activists feel that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies in the state party shunned their movement at the New York Democratic Party’s convention on Long Island.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Will Hillary Clinton’s endorsement help Cuomo?
The Democratic state convention was friendly terrain for the former senator from New York.
Education
Opinion
Delinking student test scores and teacher evaluations would harm students
Delinking student test scores and teacher evaluations would make it harder to see which students and schools need more help.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
What to watch for at the state Democratic Convention
Cuomo, Nixon and Hillary Clinton: What to watch for at the state Democratic Convention.
New York State
Politics
Conventions: How parties choose candidates months before the primary
Political parties choose candidates months before the primary.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Is the Albany Power 100 list sexist?
Blame society, not the journalists who report on it, for the unequal distribution of power in the Albany Power 100.
Kathy Hochul
Politics
What to watch for at the Working Families Party Convention
The Working Families Party has suffered financing scandals and a feud with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but remains a crucial player in New York’s progressive politics heading after losing much of its union support.
Gambling
Politics
Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off
Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off in this week’s political roundup.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
New York doesn't do royal weddings, but it has its own royalty
New York doesn't have royalty, but the former colony seems fond of dynastic succession in politics.
New York State
Policy
The ABCs of tech-oriented economic development
Assemblyman Robin Schimminger on what New York should do with Amazon, blockchain and car-sharing.
New York State
Policy
How New York could pick up the pace on broadband expansion
An interview with Joseph Griffo, chairman of the state Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee.
Criminal Justice
Opinion
Criminal justice reform would protect immigrants from deportation
Minor crimes get immigrants in trouble with the Trump administration. Here's what New York can do to protect them.
New York State
Personality
Marcus Molinaro vs. the Empire
Marcus Molinaro on how to beat Cuomo – and which "Star Wars" character he sees himself as.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Seismic testing threatens New York waters
Seismic testing threatens New York waters even before offshore oil and gas drilling begins.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Don't spark up in Central Park before reading this
5 things to know about New York City’s steps toward marijuana decriminalization
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Bar admittance unlikely to impede a Teachout attorney general run
Law professor Zephyr Teachout isn’t admitted to the New York state bar, posing a political hurdle to her potential candidacy for state attorney general, but that may be fixed more easily than some experts expected.
New York City
Policy
The sharing economy is New York’s hottest political war right now
New York City and state officials are duking it out over Uber and Airbnb.
New York State
Politics
All New York AG candidates are "qualified"
All of the New York attorney general candidates are "qualified"
Bill de Blasio
Opinion