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Mamdani on Trump, AI, Menin and what can be accomplished in 100 days

Personality

Mamdani on Trump, AI, Menin and what can be accomplished in 100 days

The mayor’s been counting the days.

The mayor has the job approval of half of New Yorkers, and he claims he never uses ChatGPT.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson and Annie McDonough
  • 10 hours ago
PoliticsShow All

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s first 100 days: Every politician is now making Reels

In Zohran’s New York, elected officials can’t avoid short-form social media content any longer.

  • By Annie McDonough

DSA

DSA unsurprisingly votes to endorse AOC for reelection

The socialist group is sticking with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the run-up to 2028.

  • By Peter Sterne

Campaigns & Elections

Jessica Ramos paid off her anti-casino poll debt. But what did it cost?

First, an anonymous donor was going to pay for it. Now, the state senator’s campaign has – and it might have been more than she owed.

  • By Jeff Coltin

News & Politics

Buffalo Common Council Member Leah Halton-Pope likely to replace Assembly Member Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Peoples-Stokes, the No. 2 Democrat in the Assembly, will announce her retirement on Wednesday, paving the way for a hand-picked successor.

  • By Kate Lisa and Rebecca C. Lewis
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New York State

Bipartisan push grows to backfill federal cuts to food stamps in state budget

Lawmakers and organizations are concerned climate issues and other policy stalemates are hogging up the budget limelight.

  • By Kate Lisa

Heard Around Town

Mamdani heads to the zoo to announce the latest DCWP settlement

At the red panda exhibit, the mayor will tout a settlement with HungryPanda.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Criminal Justice

At Bellevue Hospital, Mamdani takes a step toward closing Rikers

The mayor touted the opening of a 104-bed therapeutic unit for incarcerated people to replace a Rikers Island infirmary.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Budget

Business as usual: Lawmakers pass second one-week budget extender

Lawmakers popped back to Albany for a few hours to pass a bill to fund state government for another week as talks drag on.

  • By Kate Lisa
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Interviews & Profiles

WFP head Jasmine Gripper talks state budget priorities

An interview with the state director of the progressive third party.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Opinion

Publisher’s Note: We’re nominated for a Webby!

Vote for the City & State x Firewall Podcast Episode Featuring Zohran Mamdani

  • By Tom Allon

Personality

5 things to know about Lee Zeldin as he tops Trump’s list for AG

It’s unclear if the 2022 New York gubernatorial candidate and current EPA administrator will be picked to be the nation’s top prosecutor, but just in case …

  • By Kate Lisa

Personality

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

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Influential leaders keeping New York on the move

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The leaders of one of the country’s most diverse counties.

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Opinion

Opinion: Corporate America needs to come clean about AI’s impact on jobs

Investors need better information to judge whether AI-driven workforce changes reflect thoughtful strategy or short-term cost cutting.

  • By Thomas DiNapoli

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Will Waymo go the way of the Segway?

Reminiscing on some surreal San Francisco trips in autonomous vehicles.

  • By Jeff Coltin

Opinion

Opinion: To keep New York safe, Albany must protect victims and witnesses from ICE

Local law enforcement should never enforce civil immigration law or allow victims and witnesses to be turned into targets for ICE.

  • By Eric Gonzalez and Murad Awawdeh

Opinion

Opinion: New York must protect cancer patients’ access to biomarker testing

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget would weaken the evidence-based standards in New York’s biomarker testing law, putting patient access at risk.

  • By Roxanne Persaud and Pamela Hunter
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NYN Media

Jewish nonprofit sends Mamdani 3,000 letters for security perimeter bill

UJA-Federation of New York doesn’t want the New York City mayor to issue his first vetoes.

  • By Jeff Coltin

Opinion

Opinion: Why New York’s nurses walked out, what we won and why it matters

NYSNA’s winter strike was an example of workers across industries refusing to accept degraded or dangerous working conditions.

  • By Nancy Hagans

NYN Media

Despite Trump cuts to HIV programs, private funders stay determined to find cure

A Q&A with Kyle Clifford, the first H.I.V. positive CEO of AIDS research organization amfAR.

  • By Phenix Kim

NYN Media

Opinion: Domestic violence isn’t a one-size-fits-all problem

The solution is clear: New York must designate funding for culturally specific organizations for domestic violence survivors.

  • By Amanda Septimo