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A Harlem resident chooses free groceries at the Food Bank For New York City, Dec. 11, 2013.

States avert harsh food stamp cuts

By Ned Resnikoff

The governors of New York and Connecticut are shifting around federal assistance to prevent cuts in food stamp benefits from the 2014 Farm Bill.

Stories

American film director Spike Lee at his film production building in Brooklyn, Nov. 21, 2013.

Spike Lee's epic rant against gentrification

Exclusive with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — All In

Exclusive with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Austin Labry and Kelsey K. check out the selection of wax and shatters at Denver Kush Club, Jan. 1, 2014. — The Cycle

Medical Marijuana support soars in New York

Schools remain open in NYC, despite storm — NOW

Schools remain open in NYC, despite storm

Winter storm hits New York City

City-dwellers brace for storm fallout

The Last Word

How to improve the Port Authority

The Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger food pantry, in Brooklyn, New York.

This is how families go hungry

NYC Mayor’s biggest tax opponent: A Democrat? — The Cycle

NYC Mayor’s biggest tax opponent: A Democrat?

CBO: Obamacare could thin US workforce — Andrea Mitchell

CBO: Obamacare could thin US workforce

Bill DeBlasio attends a press conference, Jan. 30, 2014. — The Last Word

De Blasio to skip parade over gay rights

Cars drive past a billboard alongside a highway in Newark, New Jersey, Jan. 29, 2014. — The Cycle

Billboards battle over marijuana messaging

New York City Police Department Explorers attend a press conference announcing the city will not appeal a judge's ruling that the police tactic "Stop-and-Frisk" is unconstitutional, Jan. 30, 2014.

Poll: Will reforming stop-and-frisk matter?

Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin in Colorado — The Cycle

Another state's House votes for legal pot

A horse drawn carriage is seen going through Central Park in New York — Hardball

NYC carriage ban a 'David and Goliath' fight

A "budtender" rolls a marijuana cigarette for a patient at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary, on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Pot prescription for the Empire State

Marijuana plants ready to harvest in one of the grow rooms of a medical marijuana grow operation, May 16, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. — The Cycle

More states embrace medical marijuana

2014 – the year of the progressive? — PoliticsNation

2014 – the year of the progressive?

NYC Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio Campaigns In Brooklyn

De Blasio sworn in as New York City mayor

Bebe Neuwirth’s latest role: A good cause — The Cycle

Bebe Neuwirth’s latest role: A good cause

William J. Bratton attends the Wired business conferencein New York, June 14, 2010. — PoliticsNation

Ex-NYPD chief reclaims old job

Mayor-Elect Bill De Blasio Meets With Mayor Bloomberg At City Hall — Melissa Harris-Perry

Bloomberg era defined by 'stop-and-frisk'

Bill de Blasio

Poll: What should de Blasio's #1 focus be?

Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, center, arrives at a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. — The Last Word

Chiara de Blasio defends her father in new ad

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner meets with people on a street corner In Harlem on September 10, 2013 in New York City. — The Last Word

I'd be mayor 'if the Internet didn't exist'

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Bill de Blasio celebrates with supporters after his mayoral primary results party in New York September 10, 2013.

Big money loses for once

New York City Democratic mayoral hopeful and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, center, waves at supporters during a campaign stop in the Bronx borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

How a white guy won on identity politics