Personality

NYC’s outgoing Cultural Affairs Commish Laurie Cumbo focused on Black cultural institutions

In a Q&A, she reflected on the ups and downs of Eric Adams’ one term and said she saw her role as a way to undo historic wrongs by lifting up African diaspora art.

  • By Alisha Allison

Interviews & Profiles

NYC Emergency Management Commish Christina Farrell has a plan

A conversation with the woman who’s taking over for Zach Iscol after two decades at the agency.

  • By Annie McDonough

Zohran Mamdani

Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?

Meet the folks who are running New York City.

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Personality

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Personality

Does New York City have a snowy 666 curse?

Major snowstorms have hit the city every decade on a year ending in a certain digit since the ’90s.

  • By Alisha Allison

New York State

An Albany exodus of retiring state lawmakers

A dozen lawmakers from both parties and both legislative chambers have said they won’t seek reelection this year

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Eric Holmberg

Winners & Losers

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Personality

Steven Raga is ready to rumble

The second-term Assembly member has entered the race for state Senate in western Queens, pitting him against the DSA choice for the seat.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Albany Agenda

Could there be a Winter Olympics bid in New York’s future?

While in Italy, Assembly Member Robert Carroll talked about scouting the event for a potential plan.

  • By Grace Thomas

News & Politics

Brooklyn Young Dems president wants to counter Turning Point USA

Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio wants to “take back the American dream from the corporate elite,” and his organization, Disrupt, is decidedly unaffiliated with the Democratic Party.

  • By Alisha Allison

Personality

Meet City & State’s 2026 political power couples

Lovers of politics and the people who love them.

  • By Peter Sterne

Personality

New York’s biggest political power couples of the past 20 years

From the Clintons to Hochuls, these are the partners who shaped New York politics.

  • By Jon Lentz

Albany Agenda

Caucus Weekend kicks off in Albany

Assembly Member Latrice Walker previews the annual conference, where leaders of color from around New York descend on the capital.

  • By Alisha Allison
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Personality

Where are they now: Brooklyn Power 100

Since 2019, people near the top of this list have left government service or are on the verge of doing so.

  • By Eric Holmberg

Personality

Nydia’s godchildren

The retiring rep has established a family tree.

  • By Jeff Coltin

Personality

‘I’m humbled’: A Q&A with Long Island Assembly Minority Leader Ed Ra

Assembly Member Ed Ra was elected unanimously as the next minority leader.

  • By Kate Lisa

Personality

A desire to secede may be the one thing most New York regions have in common

Rep. Nick LaLota has revived a push for Long Island to break away from the rest of the state.

  • By Grace Thomas

Interviews & Profiles

Respectfully, Antonio Reynoso is from Brooklyn

Running for Congress against DSA, you can tell it’s really hard for him to not use the word “transplant.”

  • By Jeff Coltin

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‘People are counting on us’: A Q&A with state Sen. Erik Bottcher

The West Side’s newest state senator wants to push back on Trump and focus on mental health and gun safety measures.

  • By Kate Lisa