Transportation

Policy

The governor’s plan to reinvent Penn Station might need some rethinking

New York City has changed a lot over the past century, but its commuter rail network remains fundamentally the same.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

How practical socialism helped India Walton win

Hard work and an emphasis on local issues means Buffalo could have its first female mayor.

New York State

Politics

2021 Democratic upstate mayoral primary results

Insurgents show strength in Buffalo and Rochester while incumbent can declare victory in Albany.

New York City

Politics

Who has gotten ticker tape parades up Broadway

The U.S. women’s soccer team will receive a ticker tape parade down Manhattan’s Broadway on Wednesday, the 207th such parade in New York City history. Past honorees have included pianists, hunters, aviators, astronauts and a few controversial figures.

New York State

Politics

It sure is hard to watch Assembly committee meetings online

City & State recorded them on a busy day this week to help Speaker Carl Heastie up his digital game.

Energy & Environment

Policy

Legislative progress on climate change divides political left

Groups like the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America say Albany Democrats are not doing enough to promote renewable energy.

New York State

Politics

The curious tale of the Holocaust education bill

A seemingly benign bill is having an awful lot of trouble getting through the New York Assembly this year.

Budget

Policy

Legislation to watch in the final weeks of the 2021 session

A dozen outstanding bills remain on criminal justice reforms, single-payer health care and more.

Energy & Environment

Policy

New York carbon tax proposal fizzles

The Assembly sponsor of the Climate and Community Investment Act says another year or so is needed to rally support.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo: The $5 million man

New financial disclosures show how much the governor will earn from his book on pandemic leadership.

New York State

Politics

How Democrats could sabotage Stefanik in congressional redistricting

It will not be easy, but Democratic state lawmakers hold the North Country rep’s political future in their hands.

New York State

Politics

Wage theft a top issue in final legislative stretch

Construction groups say they want key changes to bill supported by Democratic lawmakers and organized labor.

New York State

Politics

Stefanik ascendance shows increasing Trumpiness of New York GOP

Republican legislators are stoked she is moving up in GOP politics despite her support for the Big Lie.

New York State

Politics

Sheldon Silver is getting out of prison

A six-year legal saga once again works in favor of the felonious former Assembly speaker.

MTA

Politics

The end of the un-scientific subway shutdown

Growing scientific research suggested disinfecting trains had little effect on spread of the coronavirus. Cuomo did it for a year anyway.

New York City

Politics

Looking at how well education combats Holocaust misinformation

A bill before state lawmakers would authorize a state study to examine how well students are learning about genocide.