The End of the Stimulus?
The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low and taken other measures to stimulate the economy in recent years, but we've always known the extraordinary measures were not going to last forever.After...
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A Summer Music Festival Without Boundaries
On the first day of summer, there was music in the air across New York City. It was the annual Make Music New York festival, which brought free, live performances to spots across the five...
View ArticleMAP: City Expands Public Wi-Fi, Now in More Than 50 Parks
New York City is liberating techies from coffee shops and co-working spaces and sending them into the open air with the expansion of public Wi-Fi to 32 more parks and recreation centers across the five...
View ArticleBrooklyn Cyclones to Re-Dedicate Jackie Robinson Statue
Monday is "Diversity Day" for the Brooklyn Cyclones. The minor league baseball team is calling attention to the courage of Jackie Robinson after a statue of him and teammate Pee Wee Reese at their...
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Are Hackathons Worth It? Five Participants Weigh In
Hackathons are exploding across New York City and the nation, and New Tech City has been checking in with participants to see why they attend, what they get out of the experience and what they'd like...
View ArticleThe Race for New York Attorney General Heats Up
This year's race for state attorney general has been an unusual one for New York politics. After Eric Schneiderman stepped down in May because of sexual abuse allegations, the seat was left wide open....
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: A Freshman Democrat's Fight to Win a Second Term
Last November, Democratic Congressman Max Rose rode the blue wave that swept across New York and New Jersey and picked up a seat in New York City's most conservative district. The 11th covers Staten...
View ArticleRecapping the Republican Mayoral Debate
Jeff Coltin, senior reporter at City & State and co-author of the campaign confidential newsletter, recaps the Republican mayoral debate -- which will feature the only two candidates, Fernando...
View ArticleMayor Adams' Executive Budget
Elizabeth Kim, reporter who covers mayoral power for the People and Power team at Gothamist and WNYC, and Jeff Coltin, City Hall bureau chief at City & State, recap and analyze the executive budget...
View ArticleCompetitive Local Primaries
Jeff Coltin, City Hall bureau chief at City & State and Emily Ngo, NY1 political reporter, talk about the competitive NYC congressional primaries, plus take a look at some key state senate races.
View ArticleGrowing Tensions Between the City, State and Feds Over NYC's Migrant Crisis
The Adams administration is still struggling to deal with the influx of migrants coming to the city. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, and Jeff Coltin, Politico reporter and co-author of the...
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