Bill de Blasio

Opinion

How Bill de Blasio seeking the national spotlight backfires

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts in seeking the national spotlight often backfire, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo is better at looking like he’s doing his day job.

New York City

Politics

No L train shutdown, Fair Fares and Cuomo’s inauguration

Jeff Klein gets a new job, Bill de Blasio and Corey Johnson outline Fair Fares and Andrew Cuomo saves the day for L train riders.

MTA

Policy

What the L?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to avert L train shutdown is drawing skepticism from pols and the public alike.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Takeaways from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2019 inaugural address

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his inaugural address on Ellis Island on Tuesday evening. Here are four takeaways from the speech, including the governor’s focus on the president, his own prospects of running for president, and – of course – his latest video presentation.

Bill de Blasio

Politics

New York political predictions for 2019

What bills will the Democratic state Legislature pass? Will Amazon’s new office in Queens move forward – as is? Who will be New York City’s next public advocate? We reached out to a half dozen New York experts and insiders for their political predictions for 2019.

Donald Trump

Policy

Barbara Underwood, liberal heroine

Barbara Underwood was never supposed to be New York’s attorney general, but since stepping into the role in May, Underwood has racked up a record that many Democratic state attorneys general would envy.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

The best New York political journalism of 2018

It’s hard to be cutthroat in an industry where it feels like everyone’s job is on the chopping block. So instead of mocking our competitors, we’ll take the high road and highlight some of the most impressive reporting and writing on New York politics and policy this year.

New York City

Politics

Underwood finishes up, Glen steps down and the weed bandwagon rolls on

Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio jump on the weed bandwagon, Barbara Underwood finishes her tenure on a high, and Alicia Glen steps down in this week's headlines.

New York City

Policy

Doobie brothers: Cuomo and de Blasio’s evolution on recreational marijuana

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both experimented with marijuana – and have finally come around to legalizing it.

Labor

Policy

Why Charter just agreed to a $174.2 million settlement

What you need to know about the payouts and other promises Charter made in the settlement.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

What Cuomo is avoiding

The governor’s 2019 agenda left out some progressive priorities.

New York State

Policy

Labor looks to Albany to protect workers

Lawmakers eye public works reform, elevator safety and farmworkers’ rights.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

The troubled history of the Tappan Zee’s replacement

The new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s faulty bolts are just the latest problem in the troubled history of the Tappan Zee’s replacement.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

All the governor’s Republicans

Cuomo’s recent hiring of a former IDC staffer is not the first time he has hired someone from across the aisle.

Energy & Environment

Policy

Albany’s environmental agenda

Albany's environmental agenda in 2019 will focus on water quality, offshore drilling and plastic bags.