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Has the real rat czar been here all along?
Mayor Eric Adams shot a video with a city rat expert, while the search for the new role continues.
Personality
Who is Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who might charge Donald Trump?
Here’s what you need to know about the man vying to take a legal shot at former President Donald Trump.
Interviews & Profiles
Mark Levine talks housing, casinos and the scourge of sidewalk sheds
Mark Levine talks housing, casinos and the scourge of sidewalk sheds
Interviews & Profiles
NY’s new GOP Chair Ed Cox: ‘We are on the offensive’
After leading the GOP party for years, Cox is back with hopes to disrupt the Democratic supermajorities in Albany. And he called the recent chief judge saga a threat to democracy.
Personality
New York City tech chief Matt Fraser commands attention
The chief technology officer on the decision to leave behind the Internet Master Plan, why we still haven’t seen the launch of MyCity, and why he’s still bullish on crypto.
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Andy Pallotta’s still got a budget season between him and retirement
The outgoing president of NYSUT is proud of his legacy encouraging teachers to run for office – and securing Foundation Aid.
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Three New York universities name first women presidents
Fordham University, Columbia University, and New York University have all hired women to lead them in the past year, marking historic milestones for the universities.
Interviews & Profiles
Will John King stop SUNY from spiraling?
He’s no stranger to the New York education world. Now, he hopes to save the state’s struggling public universities.
Interviews & Profiles
Karines Reyes: Jenny Rivera was ‘overlooked’ for chief judge
The newly elected chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force hopes this year’s Albany Somos conference will place issues impacting Latinos front and center.
Interviews & Profiles
Is it possible that New York will have too much gambling?
A Q&A with Washington State University professor Khalil Philander, who has studied the industry for years.
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Could a casino boost the area around Penn Station?
A Q&A with Rush Street Gaming Chair Neil Bluhm on the company’s Midtown casino bid.
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Should all three downstate casino licenses be awarded at once?
A Q&A with Assembly Member Gary Pretlow, who thinks doing it that way might slow down the process.
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Joe Addabbo on how Resorts World changed minds in Queens
A Q&A with the state senator on the expansion of gambling in New York.
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Called back for One Last Job
Robert Megna is not the only veteran to get back in the action to serve New York.
Heard Around Town
Adams, de Blasio send off Sally Goldenberg from Room 9
The Politico New York reporter, the de facto dean of the City Hall press corps, is moving on to national coverage.
Personality
George Santos’ lies, ranked
Would you put stealing from a dog’s GoFundMe higher or lower than saying your employees were killed in a mass shooting?
Interviews & Profiles
Michael Gianaris: LaSalle supporters got what they wanted
A Q&A with the state Senate deputy majority leader on whether they’ll appeal the latest court ruling and how this ordeal will impact state budget negotiations.
Interviews & Profiles
Supporting the movie industry in New York City after COVID-19
Anne del Castillo, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, talked about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s increased film tax credit, the industry’s future and the upcoming Oscars.
Personality
Elon Musk’s controversial history in New York
The Twitter owner is facing a union campaign at Tesla’s Buffalo factory. It won’t be the first challenge he has faced in New York.
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