With new leadership, advocates are daring to hope for change at Rikers
With new leadership, advocates are daring to hope for change at Rikers
PoliticsShow All
Heard Around Town
Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding
The worker protection agency is looking at an 8% budget cut.
Heard Around Town
Mamdani will skip this weekend’s rallies aimed at Trump, Hochul
The New York City mayor, navigating relationships with both executives, won’t attend Saturday’s No Kings rally or Sunday’s Tax the Rich event.
Heard Around Town
Mamdani hits the fundraising circuit
He popped up at a Brad Lander party in Brooklyn Heights this week, and is heading to tony Old Westbury to support Claire Valdez next.
News & Politics
Internal GOP poll shows Blakeman just 9 points behind Hochul
The poll of likely voters has renewed Republicans’ hopes of retaking the governor’s mansion.
PolicyShow All
Policy
Where does each borough-based jail project stand?
Every jail is behind schedule and over budget, but there is some progress.
Heard Around Town
Senate leaders – and C&S readers – expect a late budget
This thing isn’t getting settled until after Easter.
New York City
Council passes bills to regulate protests outside schools and houses of worship
There was veto-proof support for the bill pertaining to churches and less support for restricting protests at schools.
New York City
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board declines to clarify electioneering rules
Anticorruption groups wanted to rein in government spending to promote ballot proposals, but the city’s watchdog board said that’s not up to them.
PersonalityShow All
Interviews & Profiles
Stanley Richards wants Rikers closed. In the meantime, he works there.
The new correction commissioner is committed to borough-based jails, ending solitary confinement and collaborating with federal supervisors.
Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani, reporters, trade jabs at the Inner Circle show
It was a “Free-for-All” at the annual parody musical.
Personality
St. John’s basketball carries the hopes of these political alums
Many other New York politicos have been rooting on their teams in both NCAA basketball tournaments.
Personality
Meet the mastermind behind Hochul’s unhinged pressroom X account
Ben Freedman skillfully counters misinformation and claps back at the Trump administration’s attacks on Gov. Kathy Hochul, all while having fun.
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Power Lists
The 2026 Bronx Power 100
The leaders charting a promising course for the borough.
OpinionShow All
Opinion
Opinion: County governments will benefit from income tax fairness, too
Asking the wealthiest New Yorkers to contribute more is a reasonable step toward stabilizing public finances and strengthening communities.
Opinion
Opinion: We can protect our immigrant neighbors. What are we waiting for?
The New York for All Act is the most comprehensive solution on the table to fight back against the federal deportation machine.
Opinion
Opinion: Protest is sacred
As faith leaders of three spiritual traditions, we oppose the City Council’s “security perimeter” legislation around houses of worship.
Opinion
Opinion: If New York wants affordability, it must eliminate discriminatory auto insurance pricing
The governor’s proposal to weaken the rights of people involved in car crashes does nothing to lower premiums or rein in discriminatory pricing.
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NYN Media
Despite Trump cuts to HIV programs, private funders stay determined to find cure
A Q&A with Kyle Clifford, the first H.I.V. positive CEO of AIDS research organization amfAR.
NYN Media
Opinion: Domestic violence isn’t a one-size-fits-all problem
The solution is clear: New York must designate funding for culturally specific organizations for domestic violence survivors.
Commentary
Commentary: Building ‘a network of networks’ in a trying time
A coalition to strengthen and support youth service providers is kicking off after a successful pilot.
NYN Media
Vera Institute names Insha Rahman president
Rahman helped win bail reform in New York and now hopes to help the Mamdani administration create a Department of Community Safety.
