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NYN Media
What to do when DOGE contacts your nonprofit
An interview with Nicholas Turner, president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice.
Albany Agenda
Policy
DOCCS wanted people convicted of violent crimes to be eligible for early release
A “program bill” circulated last year would have dramatically expanded eligibility for merit time programs that allow incarcerated people to earn time off of their sentences
Immigration
Politics
Civil rights attorneys raise the alarm about 3 NY asylum-seekers currently held in a Texas detention facility
Their New York City-based lawyers said they have been denied due process and are in danger of being sent to an El Salvador prison camp.
Budget
Personality
Poll: City & State readers see a late April or early May state budget
Some optimists thought the budget would be done by now, while others think it’ll stretch deep into the summer.
Personality
Personality
Guess when Albany will finally pass the budget and win a beach towel
Think you know when the state budget will be ready? Enter City & State’s 2025 budget poll!
New York City
Politics
‘This isn’t ideological, it’s just math’: Andrew Yang on how to move the country forward
An interview with the presidential candidate turned mayoral candidate turned founding co-chair of the Forward Party.
Policy
Policy
New York has debated forced psychiatric treatment for decades
Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Zohran Mamdani endorsed by (most) socialist lawmakers
Six DSA-affiliated state lawmakers endorsed Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, though the other two have so far declined to endorse him.
News & Politics
Politics
AOC and other NY progressives call for Mahmoud Khalil’s release in letter to DHS
More than 40 elected officials signed onto the missive.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul dominates potential challengers in new Siena poll
Hochul's two potential primary opponents, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado and Rep. Ritchie Torres, lack statewide name recognition.
Politics
Politics
Allen Roskoff said his club will 'see to it' that Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo don’t get elected
At the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club’s annual gala, there was unity to oppose Trump – but not so much on the New York City mayoral race.
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News & Politics
Politics
Jamaal Bowman launches new Built to Win super PAC
The former member of Congress will boost progressive candidates by mobilizing nonwhite voters who are disillusioned with the Democratic Party.
News & Politics
Politics
With Eric Adams refusing to resign, who is calling for him to be removed from office?
After a former federal prosecutor accused Mayor Eric Adams of a corrupt quid pro quo, some elected officials want him removed from office.
Personality
Personality
Meet City & State’s 2025 political power couples
Staffers, consultants and even a pair of state legislators have all found love in New York politics.
News & Politics
Politics
Trump administration sues NY over ‘Green Light’ law
The 2019 law lets undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses and prevents federal immigration authorities from accessing DMV data without a warrant.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The difference between anecdotes and data in congestion pricing and policing
Focusing on misleading information can lead policymakers to the wrong decision.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Exit interview: Jamaal Bowman says he’s ‘proud of all of it’
The outgoing congressional representative said he’ll remain active in Yonkers and Bronx politics and eventually plans to run for office again.
New York State
Politics
New York House election results 2024
New York is home to seven swing districts that could help determine whether Democrats take control of the House.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Could this pro-Palestinian socialist really be NYC’s next mayor?
An interview with Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist state legislator who hopes to knit together a coalition of the far-left, Muslim voters and rent-stabilized tenants.
