Opinion: The emperor has new clothes

Mayor Eric Adams shuffled his top managers and came up with three aces. Can he still trump his critics and a growing legion of challengers?

• By Tom Allon
• December 3, 2024

Opinion: After the Trump comeback, looking ahead to 2025

• By Tom Allon
• November 12, 2024

Opinion: How election night went from the Super Bowl of politics to the World Series

Until four years ago, you could usually go to sleep by midnight and know who won the presidency. Now, it’s likely to be a much longer and drawn-out slugfest.

• By Tom Allon
• November 5, 2024

Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the slow death of daily newspapers

The recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and LA Times remind us of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates

• By Tom Allon
• October 30, 2024

Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves

A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote just for women, but for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.

• By Tom Allon
• October 24, 2024

Opinion: The political chess match in NYC

With the mayor in check, lots of rooks and bishops are plotting their next move. Will anyone put the incumbent in checkmate?

• By Tom Allon
• October 7, 2024

Commentary: What will be this year’s ‘October Surprise’?

As Halloween approaches, elected leaders and political campaigns are spooked about the potential of new revelations to alter the presidential race.

• By Tom Allon
• September 23, 2024

Opinion: Oh, brother!

In New York City politics, it might be safer to be an only child.

• By Tom Allon
• September 10, 2024

Opinion: New York Times editorial board to end long losing streak

The Times’ mayoral endorsements didn’t really matter much anyway.

• By Tom Allon
• August 20, 2024

Opinion: What will Andrew Cuomo do next?

The former governor is considering a run for mayor next year or a run for his old office in 2026.

• By Tom Allon
• July 29, 2024

Opinion: The Democrats should now double down on women

A Kamala Harris-Gretchen Whitmer ticket would highlight Democrats’ commitment to women’s rights.

• By Tom Allon
• July 21, 2024

Publishers Note: A look at ‘How’d they do it: Tech in the cities’

The new podcast coming in July will feature groundbreakers at the intersection of tech and government with hosts City & State Publisher Tom Allon and Tech:NYC President and CEO Julie Samuels.

• By Tom Allon
• June 17, 2024

Opinion: How I became my father on Israel

Suddenly, I put my hand up to touch my face. It was deep red. I had become my father.

• By Tom Allon
• May 4, 2024

Commentary: Remembering Dick Ravitch, New York's civic treasure

Ravitch was the most consequential New York public servant in the past five decades. His life exemplifies the true meaning of “giving back.”

• By Tom Allon
• June 28, 2023

Editor’s note: City & State wins nine awards at the New York Press Association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest

The honors were handed out in Albany this past weekend.

• By Tom Allon and Ralph R. Ortega
• April 3, 2023

Bring back the solitary beat cop and put them on each subway

Patrolling train cars and platforms will bring back straphangers and jumpstart our city’s recovery.

• By Tom Allon
• May 25, 2022

Publisher’s Note: City & State Florida is now live online

Our expansion into the Sunshine State now has its own website for 24/7 access to our award-winning content, events information and growing roster of power lists.

• By Tom Allon
• May 24, 2022

Publisher’s note: Tom Allon helping to launch new think tank

The nonprofit Five Boros Institute will be independent of City & State’s editorial operations.

• By Tom Allon
• April 6, 2022

Opinion: New York has a severe nursing crisis

New leadership in Albany and City Hall must prioritize fixing this public health ticking time bomb.

• By Tom Allon
• January 12, 2022

Publisher’s Note: City & State expands to Florida

GovExec has acquired News Service of Florida.

• By Tom Allon
• January 4, 2022