Getting ‘jazzed’ telling New Yorkers about city jobs on social media
Yume Kitasei spent her first day as New York City’s new Department of Citywide Administrative Services commissioner on…
WFP head Jasmine Gripper talks state budget priorities
The state budget is now over a week late, but progressive activists are not letting the delay take…
PR pro George Arzt can finally enjoy the fresh air
A breakfast with George Arzt is a lesson in decades of New York City political history. He’s now…
Ruben Diaz Jr. says Latinas from the Bronx are ready to take charge
Ruben Diaz Jr. has been around politics in the Bronx for a long time, seeing the changing borough…
Susan Sarandon lends her celebrity to ‘One Fair Wage’ campaign
Actor and longtime left-wing activist Susan Sarandon teamed up with organizers of the “One Fair Wage” campaign and…
NYC Council Oversight Committee to review compliance with sanctuary city laws
Shekar Krishnan wants to monitor landlords, big corporations and city agencies as the newly appointed chair of the…
NYC’s outgoing Cultural Affairs Commish Laurie Cumbo focused on Black cultural institutions
When Laurie Cumbo was appointed as commissioner of cultural affairs in March 2022 by former Mayor Eric Adams,…
NYC Emergency Management Commish Christina Farrell has a plan
In her first week on the job as New York City Emergency Management commissioner, Christina Farrell spent a…
Steven Raga is ready to rumble
Western Queens is gearing up for a democratic socialist vs. democratic socialist fight – just not the one…
Could there be a Winter Olympics bid in New York’s future?
Assembly Member Robert Carroll is spending this winter not just in Albany, but in Italy at the Winter…
How a clothing partnership supports threatened refugees
Since the Trump administration suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program a year ago, many asylum-seekers have been relying…
‘I’m humbled’: A Q&A with Long Island Assembly Minority Leader Ed Ra
The Assembly’s 47 Republicans unanimously elected Long Island Assembly Member Ed Ra the next leader of the chamber’s…