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Austin C. Jefferson
Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City & State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he’s always happy to … Continued
October 22, 2025
Benjamin Schneider
Benjamin Schneider is a freelance journalist covering all things urbanism. His work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, MIT Technology Review, The Nation, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn. His website is www.urbenschneider.com.
October 21, 2025
Elif Ensari
Elif Ensari is a research scholar at NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, where she works with the Transportation and Land Use group. Her research focuses on the costs of building passenger rail, ridership estimation, Transit-Oriented Development, and the walking and cycling infrastructure of New York City. She contributes to the Transit Costs Project, which investigates why … Continued
October 15, 2025
Brandon Chamberlin
Brandon W. Chamberlin is an attorney and safe streets advocate. He is of counsel to the Law Office of Adam D. White, where he represents pedestrians and cyclists injured on New York City streets. In 2023, he was honored as Transportation Alternatives’ Citywide Activist of the Year for his work tracking New York City’s progress … Continued
October 15, 2025
Leo Miranda
Leo Miranda is a Brooklyn-based journalist who received his masters from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
October 6, 2025
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon
Jo Anne Simon has represented Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Gowanus in the state Assembly since 2015.
September 25, 2025
Mike Racioppo
Mike Racioppo is the district manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 and a commissioner on the Charter Revision Commission.
September 25, 2025
