Energy & Environment
Policy
The multibillion-dollar effort to stop New York from going underwater
From the shores of Manhattan to Staten Island and Montauk Point, government is trying to prevent damage from storm surge and sea level rise.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
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
Personality
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
Personality
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
Personality
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
Personality
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
Personality
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
Personality
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
Special Reports
Policy
Lawmakers strive to protect New York’s universal broadband rollout
The state is pushing forward with its goals under the threat of Trump administration cuts.
MTA
Policy
Quiet transportation upgrades are moving New Yorkers forward
How innovations in New York City are proving their value behind the scenes.
Special Reports
Policy
Does anyone want to be New York City’s tech mayor?
In 2021, Eric Adams ran on government modernization, but few candidates running to replace him are talking about picking up that work.
Special Reports
Policy
Does Albany need its own management report?
State government is looking to borrow from New York City’s playbook.
Special Reports
Personality
Making investments in New York City’s century-old subway system
A Q&A with Jamie Torres-Springer, president of Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development.
Special Reports
Personality
Tracking innovative tech progress for New York’s rail and air travelers
A Q&A with Robert Galvin, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s chief technology officer.
Special Reports
Personality
Advocating for universal broadband in Washington
A Q&A with Rep. Yvette Clarke, a leader on the Congressional Caucus on Smart Cities.
Special Reports
Personality
Pioneering a unified system for innovative tech pilots in New York City
A Q&A with Director of Smart Cities and IoT Paul Rothman, who oversees the Smart City Testbed Program.
Special Reports
Personality
Using tech and AI to drive economic growth
A Q&A with New York City Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Andrew Kimball.
Special Reports
Personality
Working to connect New Yorkers and improve local governance
A Q&A with Assembly Member Steven Otis on his time leading the Committee on Science and Technology.
Special Reports
Personality
Matt Fraser still wants to expand MyCity and AI chatbot
The city’s Chief Technology Officer provided some updates on some of the administration’s major tech-related promises in a recent conversation with City & State.
Special Reports
Politics