5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (207+ words) Who's up and who's down this week? Critics say New York is going to the dogs They may have a point New York City has treated our four-legged friends as a genuine constituency for a while, but this week Erie…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (254+ words) This week's biggest Winners & Losers Who's up and who's down this week? Mamdani's deputy mayor Julie Su didn't officially start until this week The DM for economic justice was working bicoastally as an unpaid volunteer and later a paid senior…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (339+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Chief of Staff Elle Bisgaard-Church and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Light Rocket via Getty Images As soon as a New York City mayoral candidate wins election "and in most cases for several…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (370+ words) Dorcey Applyrs, a public health expert, is Albany's first Black mayor in the city's 340-year history. Franco Vogt The city of Albany is nearly 100 years older than the nation and holds the title of oldest continuously chartered city. It has…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (268+ words) A specter is haunting New York politics " the specter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Over the past 10 years, the socialist organization has had its ups and downs, but recently it has been on the ascent, particularly in New York…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (306+ words) The New York City Council elected its seventh speaker last week, sealing the already airtight deal for Manhattan Council Member Julie Menin. Menin is marking some firsts in the relatively short history of the council's leadership role: She's the first…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (494+ words) Msgr. Greg Mustaciuolo, CEO of the Mother Cabrini Foundation Mother Cabrini Foundation By Ralph R. Ortega Monsignor Mustaciuolo has been instrumental in shaping the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation into New York state's largest grantmaking organization focused exclusively on the health and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (342+ words) New York City Council Member Bob Holden is looking forward to the next chapter of his life. John Mc Carten/NYC Council Media Unit How are you feeling about leaving the council? When you look back on your time on…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (519+ words) Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh hopes to work in Syracuse after he leaves office. Mayor's Office of Syracuse Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh's term ends on Dec. 31, and it has been a ride. From crime scene tragedies to major economic development wins,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Somos attendees volunteer at a backpack and food giveaway for the Somos conference day of service on Nov. 7, 2025 in Cata'o, Puerto Rico. "Exhausted" was how Camille Joseph Varlack described feeling after the first two days of this year's Somos conference…...