“The last thing he must have heard were the bells of St. Elizabeth’s,” a neighbor told City & State, standing just down the block from the Washington Heights apartment building where New York City ...

State Sen. John Mannion may now be the best positioned candidate to flip a red seat as he campaigns in the 22nd Congressional District, but his position was tenuous in June when former staffers ...

After several years of tough elections for Democrats on Long Island, fewer candidates than ever are opting to run on the left-wing Working Families Party line. Democratic politicos on the island have ...

This summer, communities of color took tremendous losses in New York City because of the lack of knowledge in our community when it comes to swimming. Six New Yorkers have lost their lives due to ...

State Sen. Kevin Parker is looking at running for Brooklyn borough president – scratch that, make it New York City comptroller. The Brooklyn state senator appears to have shifted his interest in ...

Buffalo, Batavia, Rochester, Schenectady and now Yonkers – I’ve worked in public schools all over New York State. These communities are different in some respects, but they all share a commitment to ...

Politics briefly took over the state fair as Gov. Kathy Hochul and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie visited the fair in Syracuse on Thursday. Along with a host of lawmakers from all levels of government, ...

An ancient subway technology known as “gap fillers” on the platforms of the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 lines of the Union Square subway station have always made me nervous. These loud, long, steampunk-like ...

Can Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel, win over the City Council? A tense nomination hearing on Tuesday suggests that the answer may be no. Council members questioning ...