Personality
Exit interviews
Steven Cymbrowitz cautions against legislating on Zoom
The 20-year Assembly veteran is leaving the state Legislature proud of his work on housing and Holocaust education. He called for more congeniality in Albany.
Exit interviews
Sue Serino advises governing by listening
After losing a competitive reelection campaign against her colleague, Serino acknowledged the impact of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Exit interviews
Steve Englebright leaves an environmental legacy
The Democratic Assembly member sponsored some of New York’s most significant climate laws.
News & Politics
Richard Gottfried closes the book on more than half a century in office
The longest serving state legislator in New York talks about his 52 years in the Assembly as he readies for retirement
Personality
A look at Cathy Nolan’s trailblazing legacy
As one of the youngest women to serve in the Legislature when she started in 1984, the Assembly Member talks about the coalition building and leadership roles she took on before her upcoming retirement.
Exit interviews
Yuh-Line Niou helped to usher in a new era in the New York Legislature
Niou gave up her Assembly seat to run for Congress, but she’ll continue to represent her community in “a lot of different ways.” Whether that could mean a future run for office is unclear.
Interviews & Profiles
Alessandra Biaggi gave up her state Senate seat. She has no regrets.
After an unsuccessful run for Congress, Biaggi will attend Harvard Divinity School. Will she run for office again? “Probably yes.”
Heard Around Town
Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged
The state Senator and former Assembly member from Brooklyn made it official at the Somos Puerto Rico conference, sources say.
Personality
Women at the helm of New York City’s uniformed agencies
The first female commissioner of the Department of Correction was also the first woman to head a major city agency in 1914.
Personality
How three new moms are changing the New York City Council
Three of the City Council’s new members have become first-time mothers over the past year. They’re ready to do more for mothers and other caregivers in New York City.
Personality
State Senator-elect Jack Martins on why Long Island went red
The Republican who unseated state Sen. Anna Kaplan said his perspective on many things has shifted since he last worked in Albany.
Personality
Joe Pinion on why he won’t be counted out in the race against Schumer
The odds are against the conservative TV host as he vies for a seat in the U.S. Senate – but Pinion, the first Black, major party candidate for Senate in New York, remains steadfast in his campaign efforts to unseat Chuck Schumer.
Personality
New York City’s forgotten labor stronghold
Staten Island is the city’s most unionized borough – and the home of many labor leaders.
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Personality
The best political costumes for Halloween in New York
Run don’t walk to your nearest Spirit Halloween before they sell out.
Personality
Latrice Walker: Eric Adams’ crime summit was ‘a real discussion’
In a Q&A, the Assembly member downplayed bail reform as a political liability for Democrats.
New York City
Eric Adams’ highest-paid lieutenants wield the power of City Hall
Here are the deputy mayors, senior advisers and high-level staffers who earn more than $200K.
Personality
A Q&A with new Campaign Finance Board Executive Director Beth Rotman
She’s taking on the “impossible job” – and will give out millions in public funding.
Political Personalities with Skye
Freelancers Union head Rafael Espinal takes us on a tour of the Hub in Industry City
The new location will serve as a place for freelancers to co-work and collaborate, while learning the resources available to them
Political Personalities with Skye
Battery Park City Authority: Strengthening NYC and Setting an Example for Infrastructure Planning
How environmental factors are taken into consideration in the process
Editor's Note
