Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo finds his inner Mario
The governor is beginning to sound like his oratorically gifted father.
Coronavirus
Is coronavirus de Blasio's Katrina?
The mayor seems to be leading New York City from behind.
Eric Adams
“Go back to Iowa” could fit Adams’ mayoral strategy
Progressive transplants have other candidates, so the Brooklyn borough president is looking elsewhere for votes.
Opinion
City & State’s best op-eds in 2019
We’ve injected some overlooked ideas into the conversation.
2020
The biggest dead-end job in politics
New York City mayors never go on to higher office. Can Mike Bloomberg break the losing streak?
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg takes first step in running for president
The former Republican NYC mayor filed to get on a Democratic presidential primary ballot.
Joseph Borelli
Joe Borelli fights for the silent minority in public advocate debate
New York City Councilman Joe Borelli, the Republican nominee for public advocate, showed in Tuesday night’s debate with incumbent Jumaane Williams that he is fighting for New Yorkers “who aren't out there protesting” – the silent minority of conservatives in his city.
New York City
The least powerful man in New York
Bill de Blasio promised to end inequality. He didn’t. But a mayor never could.
New York State
Reversing climate change means killing car culture
Climate Week is the perfect time to reexamine our infrastructure.
New York City
‘The Last O.G.’ is the only thing on TV that gets NYC right
“The Last O.G.,” the TBS sitcom starring Tracy Morgan that just finished its second season, gets New York City, Brooklyn, race and class right in a way TV shows rarely do, writes City & State’s Ben Adler.
New York City
The New Yorker from Vermont
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the personal and ideological epitome of the most New York kind of New Yorker, an identity that previously was absent from the ranks of serious presidential contenders, writes City & State’s Ben Adler.
New York City
How to make the ‘Green New Deal’ good for cities
The “Green New Deal” could adopt a platform to reverse 70 years of federal policy that has incentivized environment-destroying sprawl. By doing so, it would help the district of the proposal’s author, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City and other cities in New York.
New York State
Hochul on Amazon’s demise, Buffalo’s rebound and championing child care
Kathy Hochul discusses economic development policy, the prospects for Western New York and her desire to see Equal Rights Amendment added to the state constitution.
New York State
Buffalo’s billion-dollar Band-Aid
Most of Buffalo, New York's largest and most costly individual projects have produced underwhelming results, whereas some of the smaller-scale, lower-profile programs are actually generating a lot of growth – or, at least, the potential for it.
New York City
Pied-à-terre tax died for ridiculous reasons
Every New Yorker sitting on a delayed subway should know that some of the blame rests with the ultra-rich, luxury real estate developers and their lackeys in Albany, who killed the pied-a-terre tax, writes Ben Adler.
Bill de Blasio
Why the mayor gives the NYPD a free ride
Instead of transforming New York City's police department, many feel that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is turning a blind eye to their bad practices.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The asinine critique of Ocasio-Cortez’s car usage
The critique of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s car usage simply does not make sense — Ben Adler breaks down the many reasons why.
Andrew Cuomo
NY pols and Amazon blew up their deal by acting like themselves
How Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Amazon all contributed to the death of HQ2.
New York City
Think before you click: A fee for every online delivery
Assemblyman Robert Carroll of Brooklyn proposes raising subway revenue with online retail charge and ride-hail app license fee.
New York City
What the most unequal state taught Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Living in New York has taught Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that big tax hikes on the rich would mitigate the state’s worst problems.
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