Jimmy Vielkind
Articles by Jimmy Vielkind
Jimmy Vielkind covers how state government and politics affect people throughout New York. He has covered Albany since 2008, most recently as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Jimmy led a team of reporters that won a New York Press Club award for coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s downfall and was on a team that won a Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of Amazon’s HQ2 process. A native of the Capitol Region, Jimmy has two degrees in urban planning. His position is funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Reach Jimmy at [email protected].
By year’s end, Hochul is expected to either approve, amend or veto bills on prison oversight, physician-assisted death and AI.
Albany’s CART Team sends social service caseworkers in teams of two to patrol the streets.
The Trump administration's irregular appointment of U.S. attorneys could torpedo a probe of the state AG's office.
The governor has asked for additions including a video recording of the request and a waiting period before approval.
A 2021 executive order from Hochul banned state employees and officers from donating to her campaign. Hochul’s team says she’ll refund the money given by people she named to state boards and councils.
State officials say its hard communicating with the electric automaker led by Elon Musk.
The congressmember told Gothamist it was time for a changing of the guard.
The Brooklyn Democrat’s favorability rating among New Yorkers is at its lowest level in two decades, a new poll shows.
The governor is pushing Wall Street leaders to tell Washington that a National Guard deployment in the country’s financial capital would be detrimental.
Lawyers for NY AG say subpoenas should be quashed because John Sarcone’s appointment isn’t valid
A Democratic primary in the North Country mirrors a nationwide fight between moderates and progressives.
Voters rejected the former governor’s brand of politics, observers say.
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations