Policy
Policy
The Legislature actually passed some (minor) housing bills
Big ideas like “good cause” eviction and the 421-a replacement never made it to the floor, but less controversial housing policies squeaked through.
Rikers Island
Policy
Elected officials sound the alarm on proposed city budget cuts to Rikers
Amid proposed cuts to jail-based programming, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says the Eric Adams administration is at a crossroads
Politics
Politics
Republicans spent over an hour debating…coyotes
Assembly lawmakers engaged in a lengthy discussion over the merits of wildlife-killing contests on what could be their last day in Albany.
Heard Around Town
Policy
How should Congress join the AI revolution? Chuck Schumer has thoughts
The majority leader unveiled a plan to address the emerging technology – and it’s emerging threats.
Campaign Confidential
Politics
Women of color running for mayor in Westchester’s biggest cities
“You develop an instant kinship” among candidates in Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon.
Policy
Policy
Coverage for All hangs in the balance as Assembly returns to Albany
Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas said she worked with the governor to amend the bill but now Hochul is “moving the goalpost.”
Politics
Politics
Meet the next generation of LGBTQ+ rights activists in New York
Seven years after the Empire State Pride Agenda called it quits, Elisa Crespo and the New Pride Agenda are fighting to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the state.
Personality
Personality
Why did Catalina Cruz sponsor Clean Slate? ‘Believe it or not, it was being a survivor of a crime’
The Assembly member talked about what’s still left to do now that the law is on the governor’s desk.
2023 session wrap-up
Policy
The 2023 most prolific New York legislators
Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed the most bills by far.
Policy
Policy
No, New York wasn’t the anti-slavery hero you thought it was
In light of the state Legislature passing a bill to create a reparations commission, a look back at history shows that the state has a lot of wrongs to make right for Black New Yorkers.
Politics
Politics
Who’s looking at Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal’s seat?
The Orthodox Jewish Assembly Member from Queens is resigning for a job in philanthropy.
Politics
Updated
Politics
Here are some former New York lawmakers who ditched their constituents for private sector jobs
It’s not terribly uncommon for elected officials to leave office early when a cushy opportunity presents itself.
Campaign Confidential
Policy
How legislators changed election law, from busier ballots to early payouts
Lawmakers made a ton of changes in the final days of the legislative session – and now some local elections might be moved.
2023 session wrap-up
Personality
Poll: City & State readers predicted Clean Slate would pass by end of session
Our latest unscientific survey reveals what policies were most likely to pass before lawmakers were to come home for the summer.
Politics
Politics
New York laws named for the people they could have saved
After a tragedy, lawmakers have taken to naming their legislation for victims who would have been protected by it.
2023 session wrap-up
Policy
Legislative session not over until the Assembly says so
Assembly lawmakers are expected to return soon to consider a slew of prominent bills, including Sammy’s Law, a bill challenging wrongful convictions and a gaming deal with the Seneca Nation.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The Top 50 Political Hangouts
The go-to restaurants, bars and event spaces for New York’s political set.
Politics
Politics
Driscoll down, but not out
The state Senate won’t give Hochul’s NYPA CEO nominee a vote, but he’ll stay on in an interim capacity
2023 session wrap-up
Policy