Interviews & Profiles
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.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
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.
Personality
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.
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.
Albany Agenda
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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
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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
Personality
Meet City & State’s 2026 political power couples
Lovers of politics and the people who love them.
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20th Anniversary
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
Personality
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.
Personality
20th Anniversary
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.
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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
Personality
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.”
Personality
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
Personality