New York City
Opinion
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.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Which electoral reforms would make the biggest difference?
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature want to expand voting access and enable more participation, some reforms will work better than others, voting rights experts say. Based on data in other states, here is a ranking of potential reforms – from most to least effective at increasing the size and diversity of the electorate.
Politics
City & State’s best op-eds by elected officials in 2018
Many featured personal stories or brought attention to ignored issues.
Opinion
City & State’s best political commentary of 2018
Some pieces respond to the news but are worth reading long after.
Donald Trump
Opinion
New York GOP’s Trumpification is complete
New York’s Republican Party has endorsed misogyny and white nationalism – or, at minimum, declared them to be scourges less worrisome than vandalism.
New York City
Politics
Voters to Albany: We’re watching you
The establishment took a hit during New York's state primaries – and not just in the IDC contests.
New York City
Politics
Family members question Julia Salazar’s claims
Based on interviews with her mother and brother, and Julia Salazar herself, City & State has discovered additional, previously unreported, instances of Salazar falsely presenting her background and others that are, while not technically untrue, would strike many – including her brother – as misleading.
New York City
Politics
There are many Julia Salazars. Which one is running for state Senate?
Julia Salazar is under fire for misleading claims about her personal history.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The real reason Cuomo and James are calling to change double jeopardy law
Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Public Advocate Letitia James' calls for action, the state Senate won’t do anything to confront Trump on Paul Manafort. They're doing it to win the primaries.
New York City
Opinion
Homelessness is a housing problem
Rising rents are driving New York City’s latest homelessness crisis. Here’s how to fix it.
New York City
Opinion
New York City is alive and well
The July cover of Harper’s mistakes the southern half of Manhattan for all of New York City.
Education
Opinion
Opponents of diversifying specialized high schools ignore facts
Attacks on de Blasio’s plan to reform admissions are mostly bogus.
Donald Trump
Policy
New York Republicans won’t criticize Trump for child separation policy
Only Rep. Peter King called to stop the Trump administration's controversial practice of child separation.
New York City
Opinion
Two congressional leaders from New York is not too many
Some say Rep. Joe Crowley joining Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic leader of one house of Congress is too much New York City. Here’s why they are wrong.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Democrats should exile Simcha Felder
As state Sen. Simcha Felder holds both parties, and by extension the state’s entire population, hostage to his whims, it’s worth asking why the actual majority party is so powerless – or unwilling – to stop him.
New York City
Opinion
Dan Donovan’s brilliant press release
Rep. Dan Donovan’s airtight logic: Michael Grimm is a felon, so he must love Andrew Cuomo and hate Donald Trump
New York State
Policy
Want to pay a little more for green energy? It’s not so simple
Many ESCOs pitch their services to potential customers as a way of going green. The details vary, but the idea is always to direct your money toward cleaner or renewable energy, such as wind and solar.
New York City
Opinion
Politico erases New Yorkers of color
The intended purpose of Politico Magazine's article “My 72-Hour Safari in Clinton Country” was unclear, but as an experiment to see if one can be as cursory, condescending and unilluminating in covering big urban coastal cities as Midwestern and Appalachian towns, it was a resounding success.
New York City
Opinion
Jared Kushner lied to NYC because he could get away with it
The Kushner Cos. filing of false paperwork on rent-regulated units and efforts to expel tenants is a failure of not just the companys integrity, but of state and local law. With the incentive structure of state rent regulations and a two-tiered legal system in which corporations get a slap on the wrist for ripping off the public while the poor go to jail for drug possession, actions like Kushner’s are inevitable.
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