Author Archive
Holly Pretsky
New York City
Personality
NYC DOT Commish Ydanis Rodríguez is staying ‘laser-focused’
Rodríguez said he’s happy to be able to move forward with Greenpoint’s McGuinness Boulevard redesign after the city’s sudden reversal on the project.
- By Holly Pretsky
New York City
Personality
5 things to know about First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer
The longtime bureaucrat has been elevated to add some steady leadership during a time of crisis in the Eric Adams administration.
- By Holly Pretsky and William Diep
New York City
News
NYC cultural affairs commish Cumbo obliquely defends embattled mayor
At City & State’s inaugural Arts & Culture Power 100 event, Cumbo struck a solemn tone.
- By Holly Pretsky
New York State
News
Takeaways from Hochul’s 2024 State of the State agenda
As the state faces major immigration and housing challenges, the governor launched an agenda aimed at ruffling the fewest feathers possible in a major election year.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis, Holly Pretsky and Austin C. Jefferson
Health Policy
Personality
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
- By Erik Lazo and Holly Pretsky, NYN Media