1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (407+ words) Rafael Espinal is no stranger to the world of New York City politics. Mario De Lopez What’s your favorite “Made in NY” production that’s up for an Emmy this year? I don’t have a favorite, but I recently watched “The…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (408+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Chief of Staff Elle Bisgaard-Church and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images As soon as a New York City mayoral candidate wins election – and in most cases for several months…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (532+ words) Joanna McClinton, Solomon Jones, Emanuel Welch, Carl Heastie and Melissa Minor-Brown speak at Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2026. Harrison Cann On Thursday morning, Black political leaders from Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois and Delaware met for a conversation…...

3+ day, 4+ min ago   (467+ words) New York City Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem, right, stands by while Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs 9/11-related executive orders on Sept. 4, 2026. Screenshot/New York City Mayor’s Office New York City’s Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem shouldn’t be condemned for his work legally…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (376+ words) Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hits the campaign trail for a congressional candidate in New Jersey. John Celock “That was a long no. We talked. I said, this is, are we doing an interview, or (are) we trying to recap?...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (751+ words) New York City has employment and climate change problems, and we have spent years treating them as separate emergencies with siloed budgets. But they are not. The work of making our buildings more efficient and our neighborhoods more resilient is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (345+ words) Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman has been critical of the pied-à-terre rollout in New York City. Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images City & State obtained pictures of the materials, which were sent to a couple in Queens. “According to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) Harry Nespoli, who led the Municipal Labor Committee, retired last year after five decades with the New York City Department of Sanitation. Courtesy Teamsters Joint Council 16 How has the labor movement in New York evolved over the past 20 years? How…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on the federal government to release $87 million in counterterrorism funding. Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul It’s not the first time the governor has spoken about the concept of Trump…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) New York City Council members question John Mangin, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nominee to lead the Board of Standards and Appeals. Sahalie Donaldson New York City Council members grilled John Mangin, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pick for a key housing position, during…...