Interviews & Profiles
Interviews & Profiles
Crusading for equitable, fair wages and retirement, for all New Yorkers
An interview with state Sen. Robert Jackson, chair of the Civil Service and Pensions and Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Have we seen the end of bipartisan foreign policy?
Rep. Greg Meeks on the lack of consensus in the House Foreign Affairs Committee under Donald Trump.
Special Reports
Kirsten Gillibrand: If they cut FEMA, ‘they’re going to find out at the ballot box’
New York’s junior senator talks transit resilience and the future of federal funding to recover from extreme weather events.
Special Reports
Preparing New York for hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, 7-foot snowstorms
State Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray tries to plan for a wide variety of possible weather emergencies – and she’s worried about federal cuts.
Special Reports
Zach Iscol: ‘It’s my job to be concerned about everything’
The commissioner of New York City Emergency Management said extreme heat makes heavy rain more likely – leading to unpredictable floods.
Special Reports
What does homeland security mean for Andrew Garbarino?
The new chair of the House Homeland Security Committee talked with City & State about disaster preparedness as his party’s president considers dismantling FEMA.
Special Reports
Firefighting in a hotter New York City: ‘This is a whole brave new world for us’
Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said brush fires in city parks were unlike anything he’d seen “ever, ever.”
Special Reports
A veteran environmentalist tackles resiliency against rising rainfall
A Q&A with James Gennaro, chair of the New York City Council Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Committee
Interviews & Profiles
Working to keep New Yorkers covered in the wake of massive federal healthcare setbacks
A Q&A with Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president and managing director of health initiatives at the Community Service Society of New York
Personality
For Emily Gallagher, McGuinness Boulevard has been a long road
The Assembly member became an expert on the roadway she says “cuts through the heart of Greenpoint.”
NYN Media
Alleviating nonprofit stress through more reliable city processes
An interview with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar.
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Interviews & Profiles
Juanita Holmes on leadership in the face of criticism
An interview with the commissioner of New York City’s Probation Department
New York City
New NYU Wagner Dean Polly Trottenberg makes the pitch for public service
The transportation expert wants to inspire young people to take on challenging, ambitious work in government.
Interviews & Profiles
How the WFP held their NYC mayoral primary slate together
Co-Directors Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper courted Adrienne Adams, sidelined Jessica Ramos, and pushed and pushed for a cross endorsement.
News & Politics
Mark Levine, looking at a possible Mamdani administration, wants no drama
The city’s likely next comptroller is strategizing to protect against Donald Trump – while many of his supporters hope he’ll also push back on a lefty mayor.
Personality
Antonio Delgado explains why he’s running for governor
An interview with the lieutenant governor who’s challenging his boss
Interviews & Profiles
Robert Tucker clocks in one year as FDNY’s ‘CEO’
An interview with the department’s 35th commissioner, who says “the future of FDNY is EMS.”
Interviews & Profiles
Melissa Aviles-Ramos to deliver keynote at City & State’s Education in NY event
An interview with the New York City Public Schools chancellor
Upstate