2+ day, 6+ 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…...

3+ day, 12+ hour 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, 17+ 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?...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (440+ words) By Sahalie Donaldson and Jeff Coltin While several speakers lauded New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin for her work to support New Yorkers adversely impacted by the Sept. 11 attacks, she was notably absent from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Tuesday morning…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (227+ words) Former Gov. George Pataki attends the September 11 memorial alongside former Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Eric Adams in 2022. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Republican former Gov. George Pataki exclusively told City & State on Thursday that New York City…...

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, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (308+ words) Brooklyn’s Democratic District Leaders met at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club for more than four hours. Jeff Coltin Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s audacious scheme to maintain control of the county party may work after all – despite all…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (212+ words) Everybody wanted to grab Zohran Mamdani’s ear at Somos. They still do. Jeff Coltin There’s an art to deciding when to pursue a story, and when to publish. I was thinking about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s relationship with…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) Julio Peña III, a district leader who could be the new leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Emily Assiran District Leaders aligned with Brooklyn Democratic Party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn are pressuring an insurgent, reformer faction of the party to…...