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Heard Around Town
Politics
Bob Holden hopes his chief of staff will decide to run for his Queens seat
The conservative Democrat and founder of the Common Sense Caucus has occupied a unique role on the City Council.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Adams and Sharpton denounce gun violence and political extremism after attempted Trump assassination
The mayor and civil rights leader joined others to say New York doesn't support violence against the former president.
Heard Around Town
Politics
For Marc Molinaro, it’s not about the fundraising
The 19th Congressional District rep has beat his well-funded challenger Josh Riley before.
Ask the Experts
Personality
Ask the Experts: How did pro-Palestine protests impact New York’s colleges?
For our Higher Education issue, we asked what to expect when the new semester starts.
Personality
Personality
The guest list for the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit in NYC
Didn’t have time to read the full description of the event, but surely many prominent rats will be in attendance.
News & Politics
Politics
‘My job was to try and kill him’: Oppo research and New York politics
It’s brutal out here!
Policy
Policy
Parents concerned about addictive social media have the ear of Tish James
The New York attorney general is turning her attention to Big Tech – pushing legislation to give her office the power to crack down on algorithms targeting kids.
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Budget
Policy
New York City’s budget outlook is great/terrible depending which watchdog you ask.
Differences between budget projections point to the complexity of the massive spending plan.
New York City
Personality
Remembering Staten Island Chuck 10 years later
New York City marks an important anniversary since the groundhog’s tragic death.
Personality
Personality
Nightmare blunt rotations for New York politicians
These elected officials would hate to see certain people at their 420 meetup.
Personality
Personality
New York City Deputy Mayor Phil Banks’ public safety briefings, a brief history
After several months of making weekly appearances, he started showing up less frequently.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Takeaways from Hochul’s 2024 State of the State agenda
As the state faces major immigration and housing challenges, the governor launched an agenda aimed at ruffling the fewest feathers possible in a major election year.
Ask the Experts
Politics
New York political predictions for 2024
It’s a much-anticipated – and feared – election year. Here’s what experts are watching for in the new year.
Heard Around Town
Politics
More ex-public servants join Frank Carone’s Oaktree Solutions
Former New York City nightlife czar Ariel Palitz and former voting agency head Onida Coward Mayers join Max Rose, Gary Jenkins and others at the public affairs firm.
Personality
Personality
Our favorite City & State New York covers of 2023
Bringing Ted Lasso, The Great Gatsby and Barbie into the nichiest niches of New York politics.
Politics
Politics
George Santos expelled from Congress
The lying Long Island representative was ousted Friday, becoming only the sixth person in the nation’s history to be expelled.
