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Gianaris will not run for reelection

The state Senate deputy majority leader plans to retire at the end of the year.

Heard Around Town

Lindsey Boylan launches City Council campaign

Known for speaking up against Cuomo, the former gubernatorial aide is running on her support for Mamdani – but she’s launching without the mayor’s endorsement.

News & Politics

WFP declines to nominate Hochul or Delgado for governor

The progressive third party avoided endorsing either candidate by nominating placeholder candidates for both governor and comptroller, who will later be replaced by whoever wins the Democratic nomination.

Heard Around Town

Chi Ossé and Shahana Hanif apply to join DSA’s City Council bloc

The lawmakers are NYC-DSA members, but they want to take the next step with the socialists and make it official.

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Budget

Heastie: ‘We’re not going to leave the city on a ledge’

While Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s worried about New York City’s finances, the Assembly speaker’s feeling pretty chill.

Zohran Mamdani

DCAS is in for a Mamdani era shakeup

The new mayor is signaling his City Hall is taking a hard look at an agency caught up in corruption allegations during the Adams administration.

Policy

Mamdani has a lot of explaining to do on his ‘Department of Community Safety’

The New York City mayor isn’t alone in wanting the NYPD to respond to fewer mental health calls, but how he plans to make that happen is still an open question.

News & Politics

New York lawmakers want to keep AI out of news

State Sen. Pat Fahy and Assembly Member Nily Rozic’s NY FAIR News Act would require disclosures on AI journalism, among other protections.

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Personality

‘People are counting on us’: A Q&A with state Sen. Erik Bottcher

The West Side’s newest state senator wants to push back on Trump and focus on mental health and gun safety measures.

Personality

3 NY nurse lawmakers have joined the picket line as strike approaches one month

Assembly Members Phara Souffrant Forrest and Karines Reyes and City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse are current or former nurses. Reyes is on strike herself.

Personality

Dorcey Applyrs is ready to treat Albany’s ills

An interview with Albany’s first Black mayor

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Trailblazers

The 2026 Black Trailblazers

Notable New Yorkers who are paving the way for others.

Publisher's Section

The 2026 Trailblazers in Health Care

New York’s notable policymakers, providers and practitioners in the medical field.

Power Lists

The 2026 Albany Power 100

The most influential New Yorkers in state government and politics.

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Opinion

Opinion: New York City Is sitting on billions hiding in plain sight. It’s time to use it for housing and fiscal stability.

Selling the “air rights” above city-owned properties could help finance affordable housing and reinvestment in public institutions.

Opinion

Opinion: New York families deserve more than survival. A guaranteed income will help.

Pilot programs in Ithaca, Rochester and Mount Vernon show the value of providing cash support without strings attached.

Opinion

Opinion: I was mayor when self-driving cars came to Austin. Here’s what New York should know.

The key question is whether autonomous vehicle companies view government as a partner or an enemy.

Opinion

Opinion: Public power is the key to energy affordability

To unleash the New York Power Authority’s power, we need the right people at its helm.

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NYN Media

Opinion: The real crisis in youth justice is underfunding

“Raise the Age is a proven, effective approach, and it must not be undermined,” a former children’s services commissioner writes.

NYN Media

Opinion: The hidden twin crises facing older New Yorkers

A local solution that pairs meal delivery with human connection is taking shape.

Interviews & Profiles

Procurement reform is Lincoln Restler’s problem now.

A Q&A with the new City Council contracts committee chair on “one of the most intractable and problematic components of city government.”

Opinion

Opinion: Too many New Yorkers still can’t get the mental health care they need

State Sens. Samra Brouk and Nathalia Fernandez have introduced two bills to fix this issue.