Special Reports
Personality
How NYC can best respond to mental health crises
Eva Wong has been working in the mayor’s office to coordinate strategies among agencies.
Special Reports
Personality
Is New York City investing enough in mental health treatment?
An interview with Linda Lee, chair of the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
The state Legislature hopes to increase the state’s mental health services
An interview with Aileen Gunther, chair of the Assembly Committee on Mental Health.
New York City
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Eric Adams walks in faith: What that means for NYC and his reelection bid
The mayor has brought religious leaders into political power and will rely on faith communities to back him in 2025.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Randy Mastro prepares his argument to City Council
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel faces a tough road to confirmation.
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Mondaire Jones hopes to bring pragmatic progressivism back to the Hudson Valley
The former congressional representative now running for his old seat views himself as an independent voice fighting extremists on the right and the left.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot
From congestion pricing to Medicare Advantage, the politically nimble leader of the teachers union seems to always come out on top.
Nonprofits
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Bill de Blasio joins unveiling of The New York Foundling’s new mural
The former New York City mayor’s son Dante was the project manager on the artwork which made its debut at the Vital Brookdale supportive housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Yusef Salaam and the Exonerated Five say the country can’t go backwards
“I want to make sure that democracy continues in America,” Council Member Yusef Salaam said. “I want to go from living the American nightmare to living the American dream again.”
DNC
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Adrienne Adams said Democrats found their spark with Kamala Harris
The City Council speaker also discussed an upcoming hearing on the nomination of Randy Mastro for corporation counsel.
DNC
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Keith Powers excited by Harris-Walz enthusiasm at DNC
He talked about his convention experience so far, his Manhattan borough president campaign and more.
Policy
Personality
Times that New York state has cribbed ideas for laws from New York City
Sometimes the city is at the vanguard of new pieces of legislation.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Keith Wright is still fighting for Harlem
A decade after leaving elected office, the Manhattan party leader is coaching the next generation of Black political leaders.
New York City
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Keith Wright is passing his knowledge to the next generation
A few politicians who the Manhattan Democratic Party leader has mentored in recent years.
New York State
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NY’s Blue Ribbon Commission Graduation Measures get hyped at City & State’s 2024 Education in New York Summit
State Department of Education Commissioner Betty Rosa used her keynote speech at the event to bring attention to the initiative that set out to rethink and reimagine New York’s graduation requirements.
Andrew Cuomo
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Where in the state is Andrew Cuomo living?
The former governor is registered to vote at brother-in-law Kenneth Cole’s Westchester mansion, but he’s voted absentee for the past three years – and Cole’s house is on the market.
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