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September 6, 2018: Tim Kremer on Back to School priorities

Kids across New York are headed back into classrooms for a new school year. What are the priorities of the New York State Schools Boards Association at the start of the new school year? We asked Tim...

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September 7, 2018: Winners and Losers and Reporters

Who are the winners and losers of the week? City and State staff reporter Jeff Coltin joined us to crown them all. Then, David Klepper, Statehouse reporter for the Associated Press, broke down the news...

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September 7, 2018: Lt. Governor candidate Jumaane Williams

Last night, the New York Times threw its support behind New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) in his race to unseat Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. He discussed his plan for Upstate...

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September 7, 2018: Housing Rights

We took a deep dive into the issues impacting affordable housing with Aaron Carr, Founder and Executive Director of Housing Rights NY.

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September 7, 2018: Bill Mahoney on campaign filings

How is the fundraising and spending going for New York’s primary candidates? We took a look at the numbers when Politico NY’s Bill Mahoney stopped by.

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September 9, 2018: Capitol Pressroom

Guests: Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn), candidate for Lieutenant Governor Josefa Velasquez, reporter at Sludge Donny Shaw, reporter at Sludge Todd Kendall,...

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September 10, 2018: Best of: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

The race for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General is heating up. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) discussed the latest on his AG campaign and his dual run to retain his current...

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September 10, 2018: Public Advocate Tish James

Housing has become a key issue in this year’s elections. New York City Public Advocate Tish James (D) shared how she would respond to housing issues across the State if she is elected Attorney General.

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September 10, 2018: Best of: Zephyr Teachout

Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout (D) has built up a considerable amount of momentum in the race for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. We broke down her stance on key issues impacting...

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September 10, 2018: Best of: Attorney General candidate Leecia Eve

Democratic candidate for Attorney General Leecia Eve, member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and former aide for Gov. Cuomo and Sec. Clinton, is working...

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September 11, 2018: Senate candidate Jessica Ramos

While many are focused on the top of the ballot races, the primary challenges to former IDC members will be key races to watch. Jessica Ramos discussed the latest from the campaign trail as she...

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September 11, 2018: Siena Poll

A new poll from the Siena Research Institute shows that the race for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General is up for grabs. Steve Greenberg, Siena College pollster, stopped by to make sense of...

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September 11, 2018: Carl Paladino

Soon after the arrest of Congressman Chris Collins (R-Buffalo), many speculated on who could replace him as the Republican nominee in the 27th Congressional district. Carl Paladino, real estate...

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September 11, 2018: Jeanne Zaino on the Democratic primary

Will the progressive wave that nominated Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez carry Cynthia Nixon to victory on Thursday? We had analysis from Dr. Jeanne Zaino, Professor of Political Science at Iona College.

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September 12, 2018: NY1’s Grace Rauh and Juan Benítez on the state primary

With New Yorkers heading to the primary polls tomorrow, we broke down the latest on the campaigns from NY1 reporters and co-hosts of Off Topic/On Politics, Juan Benítez and Grace Rauh.

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September 12, 2018: Leslie Danks Burke on unknown money in politics

A new report from Trailblazers PAC looked into where the money in New York politics comes from. Leslie Danks Burke, Founder and President of Trailblazers PAC, shared the report’s findings.

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September 12, 2018: Jarrett Murphy on the LLC Loophole

We took a deep dive into the impact that the LLC loophole has on the state of New York politics with Jarrett Murphy, Executive Editor and Publisher of City Limits.

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September 12, 2018: Erin McGrath on President Trump’s MBTA decision

A new multi-state lawsuit led by Attorney General Underwood is aimed at stopping the Trump administration’s move to eliminate protections for birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Erin McGrath,...

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September 13, 2018: Cynthia Nixon

It’s Primary Day Part Two in New York! New Yorkers will head to the polls to select their state and local nominees for November’s elections. Cynthia Nixon is looking to unseat Governor Cuomo tonight....

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September 13, 2018: “A Turbulent Mind”

The Marshall Project’s “A Turbulent Mind” takes a look at the case of Andrew Goldstein as he begins to transition out of prison after serving time for the murder of Kendra Webdale. We heard from the...

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