Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Iwen Chu: ‘I didn’t just start two years ago, I started 20 years ago.’

The first Asian American woman elected to the state Senate was defeated after just one term. She’s unsure if she’ll run again.

New York City Council

Policy

Jennifer Gutiérrez wants to resurrect the Internet Master Plan

The Brooklyn progressive told City & State she’s not confident in the mayor’s approach to internet access.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

NY Writers Coalition ending after nearly a quarter of a century of programming

Aaron Zimmerman, executive director of the nonprofit, discusses how the writing organization was created to provide workshops for New Yorkers with a love of writing, including those in “marginalized groups.”

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Charting new lines of power generation for New York, using renewables

How the New York Power Authority and its CEO Justin Driscoll are working to help the state meet its climate goals.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

‘This was not a one-and-done deal’: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s legacy with Habitat for Humanity

The nonprofit’s CEO Sabrina Lippman recalls the 100-year-old former president and former first lady’s commitment to build affordable housing in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Could this pro-Palestinian socialist really be NYC’s next mayor?

An interview with Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist state legislator who hopes to knit together a coalition of the far-left, Muslim voters and rent-stabilized tenants.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Personality

Marc Molinaro shifts to the right

As county executive, Rep. Marc Molinaro was a pragmatic problem-solver. Since joining Congress, he’s embraced Trump’s brand of MAGA politics.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Personality

The many missteps of Mondaire Jones

Elected as a progressive, Mondaire Jones has since refashioned himself as a moderate – and alienated many of his supporters.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

At Transportation Alternatives, holding down the fort until a new leader is found

An interview with the nonprofit’s interim co-executive directors, Elizabeth Adams and Megan Eiss.

Interviews & Profiles

Policy

NYC DOT Commish Ydanis Rodríguez is staying ‘laser-focused’

Rodríguez said he’s happy to be able to move forward with Greenpoint’s McGuinness Boulevard redesign after the city’s sudden reversal on the project.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

Tom Suozzi looks to lift down-ballot Democrats

The Long Island representative is heavily favored to win reelection, so he’s spending much of his time working to boost state legislative candidates.