Personality

Personality

The guest list for the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit in NYC

Didn’t have time to read the full description of the event, but surely many prominent rats will be in attendance.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Long Island Letitia

The state AG has been eyeing Nassau County’s business recently.

Policy

Policy

Parents concerned about addictive social media have the ear of Tish James

The New York attorney general is turning her attention to Big Tech – pushing legislation to give her office the power to crack down on algorithms targeting kids.

Budget

Policy

New York City’s budget outlook is great/terrible depending which watchdog you ask.

Differences between budget projections point to the complexity of the massive spending plan.

New York City

Personality

Remembering Staten Island Chuck 10 years later

New York City marks an important anniversary since the groundhog’s tragic death.

Personality

Personality

Nightmare blunt rotations for New York politicians

These elected officials would hate to see certain people at their 420 meetup.

Albany Agenda

Policy

Takeaways from Hochul’s 2024 State of the State agenda

As the state faces major immigration and housing challenges, the governor launched an agenda aimed at ruffling the fewest feathers possible in a major election year.

Ask the Experts

Politics

New York political predictions for 2024

It’s a much-anticipated – and feared – election year. Here’s what experts are watching for in the new year.

Heard Around Town

Politics

More ex-public servants join Frank Carone’s Oaktree Solutions

Former New York City nightlife czar Ariel Palitz and former voting agency head Onida Coward Mayers join Max Rose, Gary Jenkins and others at the public affairs firm.

Personality

Personality

Our favorite City & State New York covers of 2023

Bringing Ted Lasso, The Great Gatsby and Barbie into the nichiest niches of New York politics.

Politics

Politics

George Santos expelled from Congress

The lying Long Island representative was ousted Friday, becoming only the sixth person in the nation’s history to be expelled.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Jerry Nadler’s outgoing chief of staff reflects on polarization, Israel and governing in the ‘Twitter age’

Amy Rutkin has worked in Congress for nearly 25 years. She says she used to have productive relationships with House Republicans’ staffers. That has changed.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

‘Of course’ NYC schools Chancellor David Banks is concerned about the challenge of educating asylum-seeking children

The chancellor also brushed aside censorship concerns about recent guidance sent to teachers in advance of a walkout in support of Gaza, saying “we’re not trying to silence anybody.”

Politics

Politics

The latest from Somos 2023

Whether you’re in San Juan or not, keep up with the gossip from New York’s buzziest event of the year.

Politics

Politics

Annual Somos Shabbat event disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters

The event was held to celebrate Jewish and Hispanic unity - not billed as pro-Israel.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

DeRosa: ‘Hochul’s a sideshow’

The Cuomo administration was so desperate to get then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul off the ticket that they tried to find positions for her at Planned Parenthood and in the federal government, according to the former governor’s top aide.