Aaron Short
City & State
New York, United States
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How Donald Trump almost ran against Gov. Andrew Cuomo
President Donald Trump has recently escalated his feud with his erstwhile home state by banning New Yorkers from joining the federal government’s Trusted Traveler programs and halting an Army Corps of Engineers coastal resilience study for the New York City area. Trump and Gov. → Read More
Trump Says He's 'Never Had a Glass of Alcohol.' These People Say Otherwise.
"I served him. And he drank at the bar," one bartender recalled. → Read More
An Irish lament: The fading of Hibernian political power
When hundreds of thousands of revelers flood Fifth Avenue to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, one could view the spectacle through emerald-tinted glasses of nostalgia. → Read More
How Bill de Blasio seeking the national spotlight backfires
When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio skipped town to hobnob with Bernie Sanders and his fans in Vermont last month, he hoped to get a warm reception suiting someone at the vanguard of the country’s left wing. → Read More
Why Cy Vance hasn’t charged any other Weinsteins yet
As the #MeToo movement seeks justice after a year of revelations, some of that burden has fallen to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who upholds public safety in a place that is home to some of the most powerful men in the world.But Vance’s office has been struggling to meet the expectations that publicly shamed sex abusers will be brought to justice, despite what → Read More
Why voters ignored the flood of bad press about Julia Salazar
What does it feel like to withstand an avalanche of negative press coverage and win anyway?More than a handful of politicians have not been able to survive scrutiny from New York City’s voracious press corps over their personal lives or political beliefs. The twin comeback candidacies of Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer withered under an entanglement of extramarital sexting → Read More
The West Wingnuts
Imagine the average television viewer in Columbus, Ohio, settling into their couch after dinner and turning on the cable news for another night of The West Wingnuts.Every day, it seems, a different crony of the president’s who hails from his hometown is on the screen, each brasher and more foolish than the next. New Yorkers, after suffering through decades of administrations → Read More
The Women’s Equality Party is more of a casual get-together
If there were ever a moment suited to a political party serving women, it would be now. And for only the second time in history, this year New York voters will be able to cast a ballot for the gubernatorial nominee of the Women’s Equality Party, among the six minor parties on the ballot this November. → Read More
Why did Cy Vance give Weinstein special treatment?
Harvey Weinstein is no stranger to slinking past a phalanx of photographers, but this wasn’t a red carpet premiere.The disgraced former film mogul arrived at the NYPD’s 1st Precinct, three blocks from his now-emptied Miramax headquarters, at 7 a.m. on May 25 to turn himself in on charges that he raped a woman in 2013 and committed a criminal sex act against another woman in 2004. → Read More
Why did Cy Vance give Weinstein special treatment?
Harvey Weinstein is no stranger to slinking past a phalanx of photographers, but this wasn’t a red carpet premiere.The disgraced former film mogul arrived at the NYPD’s 1st Precinct, three blocks from his now-emptied Miramax headquarters, at 7 a.m. on May 25 to turn himself in on charges that he raped a woman in 2013 and committed a criminal sex act against another woman in 2004. → Read More
The sharing economy is New York’s hottest political war right now
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer expected to receive pushback for reporting his finding earlier this month that Airbnb was a major driver of housing costs last year, but the intensity of the short-term rental company’s seven-figure campaign startled him. → Read More
Shola Olatoye’s long goodbye
The tenure of the city’s most embattled bureaucrat came to merciful end Tuesday, when New York City Housing Authority Chairwoman Shola Olatoye announced she would quit her job after months of turmoil.Her departure was politically inevitable after scandals involving falsely certified lead paint inspections and faulty boilers that left thousands without heat, her allies conceded. → Read More
Percoco's trial could actually be disastrous for Cuomo
Chris Christie had his “traffic problems” but Andrew Cuomo may have to deal with boxes of “ziti.” Both governors suffered ulcers from watching their closest friends in politics get indicted for abusing their power and making selfish decisions.Federal prosecutors have presented evidence that former Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco used his influence with the governor on behalf of companies in exchange… → Read More
The Shola must go on
In one of the odder mysteries to emanate from New York City Hall since archeologists found an early 19th century feminine hygiene product during a renovation, Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his embattled New York City Housing Authority Chairwoman Shola Olatoye amid calls for her resignation. → Read More
New York Is Closer Than Ever to Legalizing Weed
Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered a study of recreational pot earlier this month. Advocates and experts think it's just a matter of time now. → Read More
Cuomo positions himself as the anti-Trump
City&State, the only media company solely devoted to government and politics in New York, provides insightful coverage of the state's politics, policies and people. → Read More
Is 2018 the year the #MeToo movement comes to Albany?
New York Slant, a website dedicated to opinion and analysis on New York City and state politics and government. → Read More
Legal Weed Is Coming to New Jersey
Thanks to sweeping Democratic victories up and down the ballot last month, recreational pot is en route to the Garden State. Here's what that might look like. → Read More
Cuomo vs. de Blasio: The gubernatorial primary we deserve
New York Slant, a website dedicated to opinion and analysis on New York City and state politics and government. → Read More
One Easy Fix for America's Infrastructure Crisis: Weed
The New York City subway—and lots of other important stuff people rely on across the country—is in a state of brutal disrepair. Legalizing weed could help. → Read More