Interviews & Profiles
Interviews & Profiles
City government veterans return to help the City Council with the migrant influx
A Q&A with New Arrivals Strategy Team Advisory Board Member Lilliam Barrios-Paoli.
Interviews & Profiles
About half of New York City has been harmed by environment inequities
In a Q&A with Elijah Hutchinson, the head of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, he talks about the “urgency and a moral obligation” of focusing on these areas of the city.
Interviews & Profiles
‘Everybody’s watching:’ Brian Kavanagh talks housing and the NY budget
The Senate Housing Committee chair said he “certainly doesn’t need pressure” to find a compromise on housing.
Nonprofits
Expanding the clubhouse model and community based therapy
Fountain House CEO Ken Zimmerman discusses how the New York City nonprofit is helping people with serious mental illness.
New York State
Q&A: Julia Salazar on ‘good cause’ negotiations and why Solidarity PAC is nothing new
The state senator talks about the state of play on her landmark housing bill as budget negotiations ramp up.
Personality
Jennifer Raab’s journey from academia to ‘rustic, cowboy things’ and stem cell research
The former Hunter College president is now leading the New York Stem Cell Foundation.
Albany Agenda
Basil Seggos wants to trust the science
The departing DEC commissioner says New York is serious about addressing climate change.
Interviews & Profiles
How Suri Kasirer has remained New York City’s top lobbyist for the past seven years
In a Q&A, she talked about navigating the transition from Bill de Blasio to Eric Adams at City Hall.
Albany Agenda
Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years
The speaker pro tempore was instrumental in repealing the Rockefeller drug laws and building a performing arts center to honor Louis Armstrong.
Interviews & Profiles
Steve Romalewski wants to help you understand redistricting
The CUNY researcher’s project “Redistricting and You” translates the complexities of redistricting into easy-to-read interactive maps.
New York State
How New York’s chief information officer is guiding AI policy at state agencies
Cybersecurity and revamping the state unemployment insurance system are also on Dru Rai’s lengthy to-do list.
Interviews & Profiles
State Sen. Jessica Ramos is moving forward with her 2024 labor agenda
Temporary disability insurance, adapting to extreme heat, tackling wage theft and more.
Interviews & Profiles
For workers facing extreme stress, injury or a temporary disability, Harry Bronson’s got a bill for it.
A Q&A with the new chair of the Assembly Labor Committee.
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Interviews & Profiles
How the Hochul administration wants to help workers this year
A Q&A with state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon.
Interviews & Profiles
Robert Jackson says ‘Tier 6 sucks.’ Here’s how he’d fix state pensions.
A Q&A with the chair of the state Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Stacey Pheffer Amato would like to get New York retirees a COLA
A Q&A with the chair of the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Restoring education cuts is critical for career and technical education
A Q&A with Shelley Mayer, chair of the state Senate Education Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
