Interviews & Profiles

Personality

James Whelan wants to start converting commercial real estate into housing ASAP

The Real Estate Board of New York President discussed repurposing hotels and other properties left vacant by the pandemic.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: NYN Media kicks off reimagining with new advisory board

The go-to resource for non-profits in New York now has a panel of professionals to help guide its content amid other exciting changes.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Editor’s Note: NYN Media kicks off reimagining with new advisory board

The go-to resource for non-profits in New York now has a panel of professionals to help guide its content amid other exciting changes.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: No MTA fare hike provides welcome relief to New Yorkers

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to not raise fares for six months is especially helpful during these difficult economic times.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

New law allows human trafficking survivors to clear their records

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act, legislation supported by more than 100 organizations.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Bill Chong on his legacy at the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development

The outgoing commissioner discussed the agency’s new app, its commitment to antiracism and supporting youth through the pandemic.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: De Blasio’s latest COVID-19 vaccine mandate draws legal threat, of course!

It’s no surprise NYPD union president Pat Lynch said he would take the city to court over the requirement that all municipal employees get vaccinated.

Editor's Note

Opinion

New MTA map goes back to the future

A New York City “subway diagram” on a trial run resembles the much-maligned Massimo Vignelli modernist design from the 1970s.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Albany gets some well-deserved love

The state capital was named the best place to live in New York by U.S. News & World Report.

Personality

Personality

Brooklyn Kindergarten Society welcomes students back to school

Melisha Jackman, the nonprofit’s executive director, discusses the first week of school and how they weathered the pandemic.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Brooklyn Kindergarten Services welcomes students back to school

Melisha Jackman with students at the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society's Edwards I. Cleveland Center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Photo by Myrtle Charles.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: A beloved Upper West Sider is frank about pandemic isolation

Brigitta “Brig” Ortner, a friend of local politicians and a Holocaust survivor, uses a dry sense of humor to keep up her morale.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: “Da Homeless Hero” makes a splash

How Shams DaBaron stood out among the VIPs at City & State 15th anniversary celebration.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Coordinating efforts to help Haiti after a devastating earthquake

City & State spoke with Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on how she and others are sending aid to the island nation.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Driven by excellence for 15 years

Our staff has consistently shown why they are among the best in journalism, as we mark a major anniversary.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Fernando Ferrer talks about the nature of power

The former Bronx borough president weighed in on City & State’s lists and New York’s biggest political players of the past five years.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: De Blasio’s free vaccine money a hit while Cuomo is down

Who knew the mayor’s idea to offer a financial incentive in the fight against COVID-19 would get picked up by President Joe Biden.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: What shadows the milestone of traveling to space

COVID-19 and homelessness are among the unresolved issues that left a space geek unimpressed when Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos blasted into space last week.