Now, he has decided to run for office himself. This week, Haque filed to run for Assembly District 30, a Queens district that includes Woodside, Elmhurst and Maspeth. The district is currently ...

The status quo of homeless shelter proliferation and the presence of longtime encampments in working-class communities is not the answer.

The Assembly member raised more money from Berkeley, California, than Manhattan as the race to represent one of the country's wealthiest districts has garnered national attention.

The bill is advancing in the state Legislature, but State Police leaders and the union representing troopers disagree on its necessity.

The confusion is perhaps unintentional, but it does have the effect of minimizing the wealth tax Mamdani is proposing – “Come on! It’s just 2%! No big deal!” – while the higher 9.5% figure inflates ...

The Milan Cortina Games are the first to officially be cohosted by two cities. Like New York City and Lake Placid, they’re about a five-hour drive from each other. Lake Placid has already hosted the ...

Former New York City Council Member Diana Ayala has filed to run for Assembly District 68 in East Harlem. She’s challenging ...

I’ve learned to never count Adrienne Adams out of a race. When the New York City Council speaker race was at a fever pitch in 2021, I reported that she’d fallen out of contention. Days later, she ...

CUNY, meanwhile, is seeking $2 billion in capital funds – especially to support community colleges. Two-year public colleges ...

The chair of the state Higher Education Committee said Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to restore funding for college programs for disadvantaged students.

City officials hope the departure of the prison barge will usher in a new era, one where barges begin plying the East River ...

Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio wants to “take back the American dream from the corporate elite,” and his organization, Disrupt, is decidedly unaffiliated with the Democratic Party.