Author Archive

Annie McDonough

is the deputy City Hall reporter at City & State New York.

Politics

Politics

Trump indicted in Manhattan

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the former president for charges related to a hush money payment to a porn star.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Open New York pushes Hochul’s Housing Compact

An incentive-only approach to encourage localities to meet housing creation targets is a “nonstarter,” the pro-development group says.

Policy

Policy

MyCity portal launches with focus on child care benefits

New York City Mayor Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matt Fraser promised “more to come” for the new city services portal.

Policy

Policy

Closing Rikers would be ‘physically impossible’ at current population, jails boss says

Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina continued to cast doubt on the timeline to house the city’s incarcerated population at borough-based jails by 2027.

Heard Around Town

Policy

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.

Politics

Politics

New York Republicans target Bragg ahead of potential Trump indictment

When news dropped that the Manhattan district attorney’s office could bring criminal charges against the former president, New York Republicans took aim at a familiar opponent.

Policy

Policy

The NYPD is way over its overtime budget. Does the department even care?

The New York City Police Department’s commitment to curbing OT spending was met with skepticism at a City Council hearing.

Policy

Policy

Where could there be a new casino in NYC?

Proposals have popped up in every borough – and outside the city.

Personality

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.

Politics

Politics

Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?

Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.

MagazineShow All

Policy

Policy

NY lawmakers propose ditching daylight saving changes

Several New York lawmakers would like to see clocks spring forward for the last time this weekend.

Policy

Policy

Dozens of free mobile COVID-19 testing sites to close

New York City Health + Hospitals said they are “rightsizing” their mobile Test to Treat units amid low levels of COVID-19 transmission.

New York City Council

Policy

Adrienne Adams wants New York City to get creative with its staffing crisis

At her State of the City address, the City Council speaker called for expanding programs to get people from the correctional system into civil service jobs.

Policy

Policy

How do you convince Manhattanites a casino will be good for their neighborhood?

Gambling companies have their work cut out for them – but getting locals on board is essential to succeeding in New York City.

New York State

Policy

After three years, New York’s fight against COVID-19 slows down

There are still testing sites and information hotlines, but the era of mandates is over.

Policy

Policy

America’s teens are in a mental health crisis. So are New York’s.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a sweeping mental health plan that includes a suicide prevention pilot for New York City youth.

Personality

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?

New York City

Politics

Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration

From deputy mayors to fixers to legal counsel, here are the insiders the mayor has appointed to run the city.