Personality

Polls

Guess when Albany will pass the budget and win a City & State blanket

Think the state budget will be late again? Enter City & State’s 2026 budget poll and you could cozy up with your favorite magazine.

Interviews & Profiles

NYC’s outgoing Cultural Affairs Commish Laurie Cumbo focused on Black cultural institutions

In a Q&A, she reflected on the ups and downs of Eric Adams’ one term and said she saw her role as a way to undo historic wrongs by lifting up African diaspora art.

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Interviews & Profiles

NYC Emergency Management Commish Christina Farrell has a plan

A conversation with the woman who’s taking over for Zach Iscol after two decades at the agency.

Personality

Does New York City have a snowy 666 curse?

Major snowstorms have hit the city every decade on a year ending in a certain digit since the ’90s.

New York State

An Albany exodus of retiring state lawmakers

A dozen lawmakers from both parties and both legislative chambers have said they won’t seek reelection this year

Personality

Steven Raga is ready to rumble

The second-term Assembly member has entered the race for state Senate in western Queens, pitting him against the DSA choice for the seat.

Albany Agenda

Could there be a Winter Olympics bid in New York’s future?

While in Italy, Assembly Member Robert Carroll talked about scouting the event for a potential plan.

News & Politics

Brooklyn Young Dems president wants to counter Turning Point USA

Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio wants to “take back the American dream from the corporate elite,” and his organization, Disrupt, is decidedly unaffiliated with the Democratic Party.