Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Remembering a New York City tabloid, shut down before its prime
As one former New York Newsday staffer put it, politicians today are fortunate the paper isn’t around “to torture them.”
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
After a major win, Albany Forward looks to the future
An interview with Evan Rantzaklis, a senior advisor at Brown & Weinraub who led an independent expenditure that helped Dorcey Applyrs win the Democratic mayoral primary in Albany.
New York City
Policy
What does the future hold for Hart Island?
Journalists were given a tour of the potter’s field, and upcoming plans will outline potential improvements to the island.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Hochul should sign the Keep Police Radio Public Act
The bill ensuring media access to encrypted law enforcement communications awaits the governor’s signature.
Heard Around Town
Politics
A city bids farewell to Charles Rangel
The former Congress member lay in state at City Hall on Thursday.
New York City
Opinion
Editor’s note: AOC’s ranked endorsements boost hopes for NYC Democratic mayoral candidates
Although Zohran Mamdani and Adrienne Adams ranked Nos. 1 and 2, Brad Lander, Scott Stringer and Zellnor Myrie were just as “thrilled” to have her support.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The leading contenders for Manhattan BP discuss their solutions for the borough
An excerpt from the Broadway Association’s online forum in May
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Train Daddy’s return ‘beyond’ exciting
Penn Station advocate Sam Turvey sees hope for the transit hub’s redevelopment with Andy Byfod leading the project.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Charles Rangel, in his own words
The longtime member of Congress, Harlem power broker and part of the “Gang of Four” spoke to City & State last year.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Adams and Hochul both take credit for bringing back wind farm project
The mayor claimed to have convinced President Donald Trump on the reversal, while the governor actually horse-traded to make the deal happen.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Will Hochul’s ‘Show me the money’ moment pay off?
The governor will be sending the state’s first distribution of “inflation refund” checks to 8.2 million households.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Ensuring Penny the Chihuahua ‘gets the justice she deserves’
Lawmakers answer the call with legislation to enhance pet protections and hold owners criminally accountable for their animals.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Advocates want Andy Byford to lead Penn Station’s redevelopment
But no one’s saying whether that’s a remote possibility.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
New York Historical prepares to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday
Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of New York City’s oldest museum, discusses new exhibits in a recent interview.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: An original Penn Station eagle hides in plain sight
The 7,500 pound statue has quietly shown up in an open-air plaza between 33rd and 34th Streets, within developer Vornado’s Penn District.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: City & State to co-host mayoral forum
Senior City Hall Reporter Annie McDonough and New York Times Metro Politics Reporter Jeffery C. Mays are moderating the event, co-hosted by Community Service Society of New York, City & State, FPWA, BronxNet at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Saving the Upper West Side’s Metro Theater is nothing short of a miracle
An effort to bring the landmarked venue back as a nonprofit is welcome news for New York’s struggling brick-and-mortar cinemas.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Cory Booker showed Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, what it means to have some real chutzpah
The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, isn’t a stranger to calling attention to himself to make a difference.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: City & State wins 5 awards from the New York Press Association
Our 2025 Better Newspaper Contest honors included a first place win for education coverage for our stories about the Israel-Hamas war college protests.
Editor's Note
Opinion