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Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The emperor has new clothes
Mayor Eric Adams shuffled his top managers and came up with three aces. Can he still trump his critics and a growing legion of challengers?
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How election night went from the Super Bowl of politics to the World Series
Until four years ago, you could usually go to sleep by midnight and know who won the presidency. Now, it’s likely to be a much longer and drawn-out slugfest.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the slow death of daily newspapers
The recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and LA Times remind us of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves
A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote just for women, but for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The political chess match in NYC
With the mayor in check, lots of rooks and bishops are plotting their next move. Will anyone put the incumbent in checkmate?
Commentary
Opinion
Commentary: What will be this year’s ‘October Surprise’?
As Halloween approaches, elected leaders and political campaigns are spooked about the potential of new revelations to alter the presidential race.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York Times editorial board to end long losing streak
The Times’ mayoral endorsements didn’t really matter much anyway.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: What will Andrew Cuomo do next?
The former governor is considering a run for mayor next year or a run for his old office in 2026.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The Democrats should now double down on women
A Kamala Harris-Gretchen Whitmer ticket would highlight Democrats’ commitment to women’s rights.
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Technology
Podcasts
Publishers Note: A look at ‘How’d they do it: Tech in the cities’
The new podcast coming in July will feature groundbreakers at the intersection of tech and government with hosts City & State Publisher Tom Allon and Tech:NYC President and CEO Julie Samuels.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How I became my father on Israel
Suddenly, I put my hand up to touch my face. It was deep red. I had become my father.
Opinion
Personality
Commentary: Remembering Dick Ravitch, New York's civic treasure
Ravitch was the most consequential New York public servant in the past five decades. His life exemplifies the true meaning of “giving back.”
Editor's Note
Personality
Editor’s note: City & State wins nine awards at the New York Press Association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest
The honors were handed out in Albany this past weekend.
Opinion
Opinion
Bring back the solitary beat cop and put them on each subway
Patrolling train cars and platforms will bring back straphangers and jumpstart our city’s recovery.
Opinion
Publisher’s Note: City & State Florida is now live online
Our expansion into the Sunshine State now has its own website for 24/7 access to our award-winning content, events information and growing roster of power lists.
Opinion
Publisher’s note: Tom Allon helping to launch new think tank
The nonprofit Five Boros Institute will be independent of City & State’s editorial operations.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York has a severe nursing crisis
New leadership in Albany and City Hall must prioritize fixing this public health ticking time bomb.
Announcements
Opinion
Publisher’s Note: City & State expands to Florida
GovExec has acquired News Service of Florida.
