Transit problems threaten New York’s economic future

Amazon and other tech companies want a subway system that runs on time.

• By Julie Samuels
• February 19, 2018

Talking transit with Trottenberg

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• February 14, 2018

Does it matter if voters don’t want New Yorkers to run in 2020?

A new poll shows New York voters are against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio running for president. But that didn't stop Donald Trump.

• By Grace Segers
• February 14, 2018

Cuomo’s new challenger and de Blasio's growing budget

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco is running against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an $88.7 billion budget, and special elections for vacant state legislative seats are expected on April 24.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• February 3, 2018

'Andrew thinks he already is president of the United States'

John DeFrancisco on Gov. Cuomo, the subways and economic development

• By Grace Segers
• January 31, 2018

Why it’s still up to Cuomo to fix the subway

Congestion pricing requires legislation, but it's still Cuomo's MTA.

• By John Raskin
• January 30, 2018

Will DeFrancisco be late to announce that he is running for governor?

While he has been slow to get in the race, history shows he has plenty of time.

• By Grace Segers
• January 29, 2018

Introducing The Albany Angle podcast with NY1's Zach Fink

• By City & State
• January 28, 2018

Jeff Klein, the chess master

The chess master: State Sen. Jeff Klein has risen in Albany by outplaying his rivals. What is the endgame?

• By Frank G. Runyeon
• January 26, 2018

Cuomo is leaving New Yorkers twisting in the wind

Every month, New York City residents send 750 million plastic bags to landfills, which is more than 7,500 tons of solid waste. Thanks to his failure of leadership on the issue, every additional ton is on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s shoulders writes Councilman Brad Lander.

• By Brad Lander
• January 23, 2018

Why nobody has been able to fill the shoes of Joe Percoco

When Joe Percoco was charged with corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn’t just lose a political ally he had once referred to as “my father’s third son, who I sometimes think he loved the most.”

• By Grace Segers
• January 23, 2018

Abandoned and alone: Skeleton crews staff Albany's vacant seats

There are nearly a dozen vacant seats in the New York state Legislature that will remain empty until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls for special elections to fill those seats. Until then, nearly 1.8 million New Yorkers will remain unrepresented, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group.

• By Frank G. Runyeon and Grace Segers
• January 22, 2018

Deficits, driving fees and a Democratic primary challenger

Gov. Andrew Cuomo kicked off this week with some favorable poll numbers, a good sign going into his re-election year. But New York City Housing Authority Chairwoman Shola Olatoye’s fortunes haven’t improved, as Assemblyman Charles Barron called on her to resign during a closed-door meeting.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• January 19, 2018

Why so many vacant seats? 9 huge questions about special elections

• By Grace Segers
• January 9, 2018

New York is unlikely to defeat the new federal tax law in court

• By Scott Lemieux
• January 8, 2018

The unofficial guide to New York political slang

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• January 7, 2018

Harry Wilson isn’t running for governor, but you might not know that from his statement

• By Grace Segers
• January 4, 2018

The politics of Cuomo's State of the State, in 2018 and beyond

• By City & State
• January 3, 2018

Cuomo positions himself as the anti-Trump

• By Aaron Short
• January 3, 2018

The 4 big takeaways from Cuomo's State of the State

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his eighth State of the State address today before an audience of prominent New York political figures, including members of the state Legislature and his rival New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

• By Grace Segers
• January 3, 2018