The ambitions of Mr. de Blasio’s progressive government, once richly grandiose in his promises to unite a city starkly divided along economic lines, have become grounded – both by the stark realities of governance, and politics.

I’m going to the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. because I woke up on Nov. 9 unable to feel anything. I think my brain shut down so I could perform basic functions without passing out from the total realization of what had just happened:

In his State of the State address Monday, Cuomo laid out a series of proposals, from free college tuition to a childcare tax credit increase, that he says will help the state’s middle class and poor residents while maintaining its historically progressive values.

high-level departures from health and human services departments.

Host Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

Host Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

I was in high school when a man grabbed my vagina on the subway. My younger brother started screaming, but I was so startled it took me a beat before shoving him off..

Robert Traynham, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Evan Thies discuss Donald Trump’s speech to families impacted by crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

Indeed, Clinton doesn’t look like the last 43 Presidents (44 if you count Grover Cleveland twice), but it’s not just because she’s a woman: Hillary Clinton is running for President as a national mom. That is a radical twist on what has previously been a required script for women.

A city-backed project in Inwood was shot down by the City Council last month because of local concerns over density and displacement, despite it promising a healthy amount of badly needed affordable housing. Now, similar projects in the queue seem likely to falter, as skeptical residents appear to have more influence than usual over land-use decisions.