Meet the brains behind the State Fair
State Fair Director Julie LaFave works all year to make the annual tradition happen.
Opinion: Legionella community outbreaks are hard. Politicizing them makes them harder.
When New Yorkers hear competing claims from elected officials, advocates, commentators and public health experts, it becomes harder to know who to trust.
Editor’s note: Spotting Samuelsen’s strategy
He’s a savvy political operator, despite his brash style.
Book excerpt: How David Dinkins’ diverse coalition fell apart
By 1993, identity politics had fractured the mayor’s tenuous hold on different groups of constituents.
State audit finds room for improvement in NYC’s AI governance
A new report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found New York City has only partially implemented 2023 recommendations on how government should use AI.
New York is still helping Dolly Parton give books to kids
OCFS is awarding $1 million in grants this year for Parton’s Imagination Library
NYC-DSA approves $95k leader salaries
The socialist organization’s co-chairs hadn’t been getting paid – but the decision comes at an awkward time.
Despite early promises of transparency, Hochul has dragged her feet in releasing her detailed public schedules
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s detailed public schedules have been released long after the fact and lacking in information.
The 2026 Labor Power 100
The top union officials and worker advocates in New York.
John Samuelsen and the art of strategic petrol bomb-throwing
The old-school transit union leader picks a lot of quixotic fights. He swears it’s all part of the plan.