Nydia Velázquez
Campaigns & Elections
Rapper. Costumed subway entertainer. Congressional candidate.
A Q&A with Paperboy Prince, the Bushwick entertainer challenging Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
New York City
Celebrating the Brooklyn Power 100
A look at City & State’s gala recognizing 100 of the most influential leaders in Brooklyn.
New York City
NY lawmakers join the call for Puerto Rico’s governor to resign
Thousands protest Ricardo Rosselló after his heinous private chats were made public.
New York State
New York delegation lands prime House committee assignments
Most New York members of Congress will serve on House committees corresponding to their districts and interests. Pelosi detractors will not.
Congress
Committee assignment gives Ocasio-Cortez a platform for her agenda
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s seat on the House Financial Services Committee is a perch from which to fight Wall Street.
Nydia Velázquez
Velázquez’s 2019 House agenda: Health care and housing
Rep. Nydia Velázquez is banking on a bipartisan infrastructure bill – with funding for NYCHA.
Hakeem Jeffries
At Somos, House Democrats dream big infrastructure dreams
At Somos, House Democrats said they were bullish on an infrastructure bill thanks to their new majority.
Letitia James
Nadler sits out the Tish party
Attorney general candidate Letitia James has now been endorsed by all 11 Democrats representing New York City in Congress – except for Rep. Jerry Nadler.
New York City
New York’s 2018 congressional primary election results
Tracking the winners and losers in each district.
New York State
Who is running for Congress in New York?
A comprehensive list every person who has filed to run for Congress in New York.
Jose Serrano
Reform Party hosting candidate-less congressional primaries
The write-in contest is intended to promote idiosyncratic election law proposals
Immigration
State Immigrant Action Fund announces second round of primary endorsements
The New York State Immigrant Action Fund announces primary endorsements for Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Gregory Meeks, Yvette Clarke and Max Rose.
New York State
What the nationwide primaries mean for New York
What the nationwide primaries mean for New York.
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Robert Mujica
Previewing the Somos el Futuro 2018 Albany conference
This weekend, the annual spring Somos el Futuro conference in Albany gets underway. The nonprofit Somos organization partners with state lawmakers to discuss matters that are critical to New York’s Hispanic population, including health care, education and economic development. National debates on immigration and Puerto Rico are also bound to come up.
Nydia Velázquez
Rep. Nydia Velázquez on leading the way for Latinas
Rep. Nydia Velázquez has spent her career as a trailblazer for Puerto Ricans and other Latinas, and has made Puerto Rico one of her major issues. She spoke with City & State’s Rebecca C. Lewis about how her background has influenced her, and about the current state of Puerto Rico as it continues to recover from two hurricanes.
Charles Schumer
