New York City

Policy

Liu: No quick fix to specialized high schools entrance exam

Lawmaker says de Blasio push to scrap SHSAT would cause ‘years and years of strife.’

New York State

Politics

New York politicians love using personal emails

An increasing number of high-profile New York politicians have been caught using their personal email address for – and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is just the latest, but here’s why it draws criticism.

New York State

Policy

A novel idea to fix algorithms

A new op-ed in suggests creating an approvals process for algorithms based on the way the Federal Drug Administration tests new drugs.

New York City

Politics

Bill de Blasio’s friendly relations with the ultra-Orthodox

In a desperate attempt to drum up donations for his floundering presidential campaign New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sought help from Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Here’s why they might be inclined to help him out.

Personality

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

New York City

Personality

Shaun King is still salty about Cabán’s loss

A Q&A with the Black Lives Matter activist on his foray into NYC politics.

New York City

Politics

Ninth cop suicide generates fury toward ThriveNYC

News broke that the organization cancelled an event for cops the same day an officer took his own life.

New York City

Policy

OMNY off to strong start – with limitations

The new tap-and-go payment system has already surpassed one million taps.

New York State

Politics

How do New York’s gun laws measure up?

A panel of experts considers what New York is doing to reduce gun violence.

New York City

Opinion

Bill de Blasio, it’s time to give up

Hey, Bill… It’s time we had a little talk about your presidential run. The campaign trail has been pretty rough so far, so maybe it’s time for you to reconsider your run – and come back home, writes City & State’s Amanda Luz Henning Santiago.