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What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session
How a Democratic supermajority and a bunch of new legislators could impact Albany in 2021: https://bit.ly/2LVfzdT
What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session
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How a Democratic supermajority and a bunch of new legislators could impact Albany in 2021: https://bit.ly/2LVfzdT
What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session
The former presidential candidate’s campaign has entered the Democratic primary field.
Andrew Yang expected to file for NYC mayoral race this week
Opinion | New York should reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax.
Right now, New York City and New York state are waiting for a federal bailout that may or may not happen in the first quarter of 2021.
The new coronavirus mutation appears to be more transmissible, but it’s unclear if it’s different enough to be unaffected by existing vaccines.
What to know about the new coronavirus mutation
The advocates, executives, academics and government officials shaping New York’s transition to sustainability.
As climate change poses a growing threat across the globe, New York has been mounting an increasingly aggressive response with measures to slash carbon emissions, invest in renewable power and boost energy efficiency across the board. Last year’s state Climate Leadership and Community Protection A...
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
It’s never too early to start thinking about new year’s resolutions. Maybe you want to introduce a bill in the City Council, or even get one passed. Maybe you want to raise a certain amount of campaign funds, or win an election. Or maybe you just want to stop wearing sweatpants every day of remo...
The New Kings Democrats won landmark rules changes at this week's marathon of a zoom meeting.
Think you’ve got it bad with a few hours of back-to-back Zoom meetings?
A Q&A with the former city sanitation commissioner, who is now running for mayor.
Kathryn Garcia doesn’t really do politics. Before she started running for mayor of New York City, beginning with a Zoom announcement on Thursday, she’d never run for office before. Her only campaign experience was making fundraising calls in 1992 for former Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold of ...
Shaun Donovan served in the Obama administration and has noteworthy supporters across the country, but not so many in New York.
Can “an Obama Person” win in New York City?
City & State presents the 2020 Virtual New Legislators Retreat
100 individuals fighting the good fight.
This year's Responsible 100: https://bit.ly/3mgIsxJ
For the past several years, City & State has closed out the year with a list of leaders in the private sector who are actively seeking to help New Yorkers and make our state a better place. It was a nice, uplifting feature that reminded us all that there’s more to life than making money as we brai...
Queens Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
AOC flexed her social media prowess to give an update on coronavirus stimulus talks last night on Instagram live.
Confused about the current state of stimulus talks? Unclear what’s even on the negotiating table? Need a primer on lemon-zesting? Rep.
“I was really disappointed that she didn't read the bill before tweeting.”
Read about the proposed $3 surcharge on online orders that both Sean Hannity and AOC have gotten the details wrong on: https://bit.ly/33VhJ3h
AOC and Sean Hannity have got the details wrong about a proposed $3 surcharge on package deliveries in New York City.
City & State presents Central/Western NY Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
One reporter's Election Day gig raised concerns about ranked-choice voting: https://bit.ly/3qGTkZ2
In my 14th hour of being a poll worker, things started to get wild. Diane, my partner for the day, started kicking, punching, and shaking ballot scanner D – the machine I was appointed to stand next to, and to which I had personally grown quite attached. This was my first Election Day working at a...
Some of the arguments for mayors who stunk up the job even worse than de Blasio: https://bit.ly/3lYvk0b
City & State presents the 2020 Virtual Transportation in New York Summit
Check out the government relations firms that earned the most lobbying in the state in 2019!
Each year, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics unveils the state’s top 10 lobbyists, based on total lobbying compensation during the previous calendar year. Kasirer has topped the list in the last few cycles, followed by Brown & Weinraub and Bolton-St. Johns, then such mainstays as Greenbe...
Bikes and Buses and Trains, oh my! 🚲 🚎 🚋
Remember to check out our agenda and register below for next week's Virtual Transportation Summit.
Developing and Enhancing Transportation Systems Throughout New York Up until COVID 19 hit, New York residents relied on its public transportation systems and roads to get everywhere. The world has changed, and this event will discuss how transportation will rebuild and reshape the city and state. It...
An interview with mayoral candidate Ray McGuire: https://bit.ly/2VGcH6t
Before Ray McGuire formally kicked off his campaign for mayor of New York City this week, and before he got too deep into his 36-year long career as a Wall Street investment banker, he would play pickup basketball in New York City parks. “I was crossing them kids up, down at Riverside, Central Par...
It's been over a month—what the heck is going on in the 22nd Congressional District election?
What’s going on in the Brindisi-Tenney race?
Bronx Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
All the background info you've been craving about the NYC Democratic Socialists of America and the DSA at large.
Excelsior is a weekly City & State newsletter that gets sent out every Wednesday at noon.
Firsthand accounts of the barriers and triumphs Black women face in New York’s political world.
How Black women became New York’s power players
At-large election systems favor white majorities, but some towns in New York are making headway when it comes to better representation for their communities of color.
In 2014, more than 40,000 tons of contaminated construction debris was found in Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood, a majority-Latino part of the Town
If you're wondering why Bill de Blasio has yet to shutter indoor dining, bars and gyms, it's because that decision is up to Andrew Cuomo.
As COVID-19 infections rise across New York City, as well as the rest of the state, many are wondering why New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has yet
The most powerful political figures in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and how they stack up against each other in 2020.
Where Long Island goes, so goes New York. Two years ago, Democrats picked up several Long Island seats in the state Senate, which proved pivotal in giving the party full control of the state Legislature and ushered in a wave of progressive policymaking. This year, Republicans bounced back on Long Is...
Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo said the new COVID-19 “rules are only as good as the enforcement.”
For some counties, there’s no intention to enforce at all.
Some NY counties won’t enforce COVID-19 restrictions
Some people predicted yesterday's closure of NYC's schools, but the event was still a chaotic mess that left many parents wondering what comes next.
What we still don’t know about school closures
Nassau County Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP NY
President Donald Trump may be widely reviled by New York City residents, but he made surprising gains in the 2020 election.
Improvement among Latino voters boosted the president in the Bronx.
A Post-COVID Staten Island: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Look Like?
Come for the buzz on the DSA's City Council ambitions, and stay for some IDNYC drama: https://bit.ly/3f7Ly5c
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Queens Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
City & State presents Central/Western NY Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
City & State presents the 2020 Virtual Transportation in New York Summit
Bronx Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP New York
Nassau County Virtual State Legislative Forum sponsored by AARP NY
A Post-COVID Staten Island: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Look Like?
A Post-COVID Queens: What We Have Learned and What Does the Future Look Like?
City & State’s Webinar Series presents: The Future of Transportation in New York Post COVID-19 Panelists: Corey Johnson, New York City Council Speaker Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation Phillip Eng, President, Long Island Railroad Doug Lodder, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Boingo Ian Woodroofe, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Cubic Transportation Systems
New York’s Reopening of the Economy and Recovery Speakers: Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Rep. Thomas Suozzi Jessica Baquet, Partner, Japan Schlesinger LLP Evan Stavisky, Parter, Parkside Group
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