New York City
Politics
Nastiness continues in the latest Grimm and Donovan debate
Michael Grimm and Dan Donovan once again traded barbs in their latest debate, but will it matter?
New York City
Personality
Muslims in politics celebrate the end of Ramadan
Balancing professional life during Ramadan can be both “exhausting and exhilarating.”
Donald Trump
Opinion
Attorney General Barbara Underwood continues the office’s pursuit of Trump
The New York AG’s office filed suit against the Trump Foundation for allegedly funneling money to the president’s 2016 campaign
Campaigns & Elections
Personality
Democratic House candidate Dylan Ratigan is a lifelong non-voter
Democratic House candidate, and former MSNBC anchor, Dylan Ratigan didn’t vote in 2016 “out of disgust.”
New York City
Politics
Why Staten Island still loves Michael Grimm
Can Michael Grimm knock Dan Donovan out of Congress?
Criminal Justice
Politics
How Jeff Sessions’ latest decision could affect asylum-seekers in New York
How Jeff Sessions’ latest decision could affect asylum-seekers in New York.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Cuomo’s gun proposal is stuck in the Senate. But would it matter?
Andrew Cuomo's "red flag" gun proposal wouldn't prevent most of the gun crimes in the state.
Donald Trump
Policy
How Trump’s trade dispute could wallop the upstate economy
Ironically, those likeliest to be hurt by a trade dispute with Canada are in areas that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
2020 candidates make their pilgrimage to Manhattan
According to reporting by The New York Times’ Shane Goldmacher this weekend, several of the Democratic contenders for president are wooing New York donors – who are a major source of campaign cash for both parties.
Kathy Hochul
Politics
How the state Senate became unblocked
Why New York's political parties agreed to get legislation moving again.
New York State
Politics
What the nationwide primaries mean for New York
What the nationwide primaries mean for New York.
New York City
Policy
A guide to the controversy around NYC’s specialized high schools
An explainer on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed change to admissions for New York City's specialized high schools and why it has triggered strong opposition.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Updated: The race for attorney general takes shape
The race for New York's next attorney general takes shape
New York State
Policy
Workers left in the lurch
New York labor legislation faces long odds in the GOP-controlled state Senate.
New York State
Politics
Can New York circumvent Trump’s pardon power?
It would require a change in state law, but New York prosecutors have jurisdiction over many of Donald Trump’s activities.
New York State
Politics
How the state Senate broke down this week, explained
A missing GOP senator lead to a chaotic power struggle
Politics
Primary challenger thinks Joe Crowley is vulnerable on the left
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making some unsupported claims in her own campaign
New York State
Policy
Republicans weaponize mom & pop
New York Senate GOP’s economic agenda takes aim at leftward-shifting Democrats
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo embraces establishment with Biden, Perez endorsements
National figures Joseph Biden and Thomas Perez came to the New York state Democratic convention to back Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Politics
The GOP had the classier convention
The state Republican convention convened under chandeliers at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan and dined on an abundance of steak sandwiches. Meanwhile, the Democrats held their party convention under the bright lights and frigid air conditioning of Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex – and soon ran out of food at lunch.
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