Editor's Note

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: New York’s pooper-scooper law celebrates almost half a century

The concept was icky, but New Yorkers, including City & State’s Editor-in-Chief Ralph R. Ortega, complied to keep the city’s streets free and clear of dog waste.

New York City

Editor’s note: Why Adams should defend sanctuary city laws

The mayor accepted them, but has argued to change them to allow cooperation with federal authorities seeking individuals wanted for crimes.

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Editor’s note: Halted 34th Street busway proposal deserves reconsideration

Like 14th Street proved, these redesigned thoroughfares increase ridership speed and improve safety.

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Editor’s note: Remembering a New York City tabloid, shut down before its prime

As one former New York Newsday staffer put it, politicians today are fortunate the paper isn’t around “to torture them.”

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Editor’s note: Hochul should sign the Keep Police Radio Public Act

The bill ensuring media access to encrypted law enforcement communications awaits the governor’s signature.

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Editor’s note: Train Daddy’s return ‘beyond’ exciting

Penn Station advocate Sam Turvey sees hope for the transit hub’s redevelopment with Andy Byfod leading the project.

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Editor’s note: Adams and Hochul both take credit for bringing back wind farm project

The mayor claimed to have convinced President Donald Trump on the reversal, while the governor actually horse-traded to make the deal happen.

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Editor’s note: Will Hochul’s ‘Show me the money’ moment pay off?

The governor will be sending the state’s first distribution of “inflation refund” checks to 8.2 million households.

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Editor’s note: Ensuring Penny the Chihuahua ‘gets the justice she deserves’

Lawmakers answer the call with legislation to enhance pet protections and hold owners criminally accountable for their animals.

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Editor’s note: City & State to co-host mayoral forum

Senior City Hall Reporter Annie McDonough and New York Times Metro Politics Reporter Jeffery C. Mays are moderating the event, co-hosted by Community Service Society of New York, City & State, FPWA, BronxNet at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Editor’s Note: Saving the Upper West Side’s Metro Theater is nothing short of a miracle

An effort to bring the landmarked venue back as a nonprofit is welcome news for New York’s struggling brick-and-mortar cinemas.

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Editor’s note: Cory Booker showed Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, what it means to have some real chutzpah

The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, isn’t a stranger to calling attention to himself to make a difference.

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Editor’s note: City & State wins 5 awards from the New York Press Association

Our 2025 Better Newspaper Contest honors included a first place win for education coverage for our stories about the Israel-Hamas war college protests.

Opinion

Opinion: When residents leave, power follows

The electoral consequences of not addressing New York’s housing crisis.