Personality
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.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who are running New York City.
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.
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.
Personality
Meet City & State’s 2026 political power couples
Lovers of politics and the people who love them.
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.
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.
Winners & Losers
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
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.
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
Personality
Nydia’s godchildren
The retiring rep has established a family tree.
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.
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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.
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.”
Winners & Losers
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
Personality
‘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.
Personality
3 NY nurse lawmakers have joined the picket line as strike approaches one month
Assembly Members Phara Souffrant Forrest and Karines Reyes and City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse are current or former nurses. Reyes is on strike herself.
Interviews & Profiles
Procurement reform is Lincoln Restler’s problem now.
A Q&A with the new City Council contracts committee chair on “one of the most intractable and problematic components of city government.”
Personality
Dorcey Applyrs is ready to treat Albany’s ills
An interview with Albany’s first Black mayor
Personality