Amanda Salazar

A group of Young Republicans’ racist and antisemitic messages, uncovered by Politico, had vast repercussions for the party, its affiliated organizations and the group chat participants.

Spirits were high at the last Mill Basin Civic Association (MBCA) meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 9th, at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, located at 5809 Avenue T, as the organization meshed its usual slate of community updates with an upbeat holiday party.

The New York City Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services hosted a meeting recently with City Hall leadership, department commissioners and nonprofit leaders to discuss the results of the office’s efforts to get nonprofit organizations contracting with the government paid on time. Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services Executive Director Michael Sedillo spoke with City & State about this improvement.

The Mill Basin Civic Association (MBCA) met for the first time at its new home, the recently relocated Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club — which now resides at 5809 Avenue T in a storefront that suffered a roof collapse two years ago — on Tuesday, November 18th.

City & State’s Women Power 100 puts a spotlight on these and many other influential women in the world of New York politics and policy. This year’s edition adds dozens of new names, including the incoming mayors of Syracuse and Albany, the leader of one of the state’s most powerful labor unions and key advisers to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. This ranked list also features top government appointees, business executives, nonprofit heads, advocates, experts and many other movers and shakers.

When Valerie Woodford, of Canarsie, and her siblings were little, they didn’t fully understand the point of military service or what it meant to be a veteran. Her late father, William Vincent Woodford, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he made sure to emphasize to his children the importance of serving and protecting one’s country. As she grew up, Valerie began to understand what her father meant by this, and what a sacrifice he made.

The Carmine Carro Community Center, at 3000 Fillmore Avenue, was awash in green and purple t-shirts as the Marine Park Alliance (MPA) held its fifth annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Saturday, November 8th, for its teen leaders, who wear green, and frequent volunteers, who wear purple.

New York leads the country in supporting and including Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises in governmental procurement and contracts. With around 11,000 MWBEs registered with New York City alone, city and state agencies have been working, separately and collaboratively, to improve certification procedures for diverse businesses, streamline contracting systems and educate business owners on governmental processes.

Michael Garner isn’t just New York City’s first-ever chief business diversity officer – he’s also a “change agent,” working to make the business, policy and culture of the city more inclusive. In the nearly three years he’s held the role, Garner oversees the city’s Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises program. He spoke to City & State ahead of its Diversity & Procurement Summit on Thursday, where he is to deliver keynote remarks.

Community organizer Jibreel Jalloh of Canarsie, Brooklyn, filed Wednesday to challenge Assembly Member Jaime Williams in the June 2026 Democratic primary for District 59.

The whole country is watching New York City today. Follow along with us as we fan out across the city to talk to voters, follow candidates to the polls, hit up election night watch parties and process results. We’ll also have some updates from major races around the state.

While there aren’t as many competitive New York City Council races as there were two years ago, this year’s cycle has had no shortage of interesting threads to follow: from doctored fake news stories to the strong pipeline of former staffers becoming council members to candidates preparing for their next run to a fight over electioneering and the looming battle to become the next speaker.

The energy, and temperature, at the Salty Dog Bar & Grill in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, were both high as supporters, volunteers, family and friends of New York City Council District 47 Democratic nominee Kayla Santosuosso celebrated her historic win on election night.

A red ghoul floats out of a home’s second-story window. Skeletons get into mischief together. Tombstones poke out of lawns. Pumpkins line walkways. Orange twinkly lights outline a front porch. The Halloween spirit is alive and well in the Marine Park neighborhood, with decorations like these to be found adorning the front of homes throughout the area.

The Thursday, October 16th meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18) passed without much fanfare or dramatics at the Community Board Office at 1097 Bergen Avenue, featuring discussions of Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget requests, a new battery storage facility and a lawsuit over city ballot proposals.