2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

2024 Bronx Assembly district special election results

Democratic attorney Landon Dais defeated Republican Norman McGill in the race to replace former Assembly Member Latoya Joyner.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

Bowman threatens defamation lawsuit after Latimer says he takes ‘money from Hamas’

At a black history event this weekend, Westchester County Executive George Latimer baselessly accused Bowman of “taking money from Hamas.”

2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

Snow forecast complicates Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip’s Election Day

Turning out voters in bad weather will be a key factor in Tuesday’s contest in the 3rd Congressional District.

Albany Agenda

Policy

NY lawmakers call for tax credit reform after gnarly state audit

Turns out New York might be cool enough to make it on TV without having taxpayers foot the bill.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: It’s housing, stupid

New rental vacancy numbers should spur political leaders to act fast to build more units.

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: Biden doesn’t have to pivot to hardline border politics

The president can alleviate the pressure on New York with a national resettlement plan.

News & Politics

Politics

How Somos found its way to the Dominican Republic

Assembly Member Karines Reyes talks to City & State about why she pushed to have the annual conference go beyond Puerto Rico.

Albany Agenda

Politics

The Democratic establishment is coming for another socialist lawmaker upstate

Socialist Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha unseated Kevin Cahill in 2022. Now his former chief of staff is primarying her.

Politics

Politics

Who’s endorsing Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip in NY-3?

The Democratic and Republican candidates are attracting endorsements ahead of the special election in February.

Politics

Politics

Mazi Pilip is one of those pro-lifers who supports a woman’s right to choose (?)

In a debate against former Rep. Tom Suozzi, the Republican candidate in a bellwether Long Island election showed her inexperience.

Education

Policy

SUNY and CUNY leaders tell lawmakers they need more state aid

SUNY chancellor John King assured legislators that there are no plans to close down any public universities, though staffing levels may be cut.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

Suozzi and Pilip ready for debate in NY-3

A Siena College/Newsday poll released this morning showed Suozzi with just a four-point lead, within the poll’s margin of error.

Policy

Policy

Over 70% of New Yorkers favor Medical Aid in Dying bill, new poll finds

The bill would permit doctors to prescribe medication to terminally ill patients enabling them to end their own lives.

Albany Agenda

Policy

Hochul touts her housing carrots for NY municipalities

The governor said there is increased interest in state grants to build housing.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Sexual assault survivors in NY, your DNA can be used against you

A new bill would stop the police from using sexual assault survivors’ DNA to implicate them in unrelated crimes.

Upstate

Policy

Upstate mayors highlight flat payments to cities on ‘Tin Cup Day’

They asked for Aid and Incentives for Municipalities to be indexed to inflation so that they can continue to revitalize their cities.

Albany Agenda

Policy

Eric Adams asks for state to cover at least half of migrant costs

The New York City mayor testified before state lawmakers at Albany’s annual “Tin Cup Day.”

Donald Trump

Politics

NY Board of Elections votes to keep Trump on the primary ballot

The state board rejected arguments that the former president should be kept off the ballot because he participated in an insurrection.

Policy

Policy

Lawmakers propose creation of state authority to finance and build affordable housing

State Sen. Cordell Cleare and Assembly Member Emily Gallagher are sponsoring a bill to create the Social Housing Development Authority, which would build housing directly instead of relying on private developers.