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Andrew Cuomo Michael Gianaris and Jeff Bezos.

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NY pols and Amazon blew up their deal by acting like themselves

Cuomo was imperial, de Blasio was negligent, Amazon was arrogant and legislators were petty. Why is anyone surprised?

By BEN ADLER

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The high stakes of NYC’s U.S. Supreme Court gun control case

The decision could signal how a more conservative court will interpret the Second Amendment.

By SCOTT LEMIEUX

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during the Women's Unity Rally at Foley Square in Manhattan.

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What the most unequal state taught Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Big tax hikes on the rich could mitigate New York’s worst problems.

By BEN ADLER

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It’s time to reform New York’s machine-controlled judicial system

State Senate Democrats should lead the way in fixing how we pick judges.

By ROSS BARKAN

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New York should regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology

The risk for unfairly targeting minorities or stifling free speech is high.

By ROSS BARKAN

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How Bill de Blasio seeking the national spotlight backfires

Andrew Cuomo is better at looking like he’s doing his day job.

By AARON SHORT

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City & State’s best political commentary of 2018

Some pieces respond to the news but are worth reading long after.

By BEN ADLER

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Joe Lhota’s unfinished business

What the next MTA chair will need to do.

By JONATHAN ENGLISH

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A sign in the subway station in New York warns of the consequences of fare evasion.

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The MTA is using fare evasion as an excuse for its failures

Ridership is declining for other reasons.

By ROSS BARKAN

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Build a real firewall between consulting and lobbying

We’re crucifying Trump’s allies for what’s business as usual in Albany.

By ROSS BARKAN

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