What Do You Want To Know About New York State?

Tell us what questions you have, and we may answer them in one of our “in brief” articles.

Illustration: Leor Stylar

New York is a large and complicated state.

We are home to nearly 20 million people – the fourth-most populous state in the nation; we have a yearly budget larger than 90 percent of the world’s countries; and we’re currently undergoing rapid population loss, amid a backdrop of extreme income inequality.

We want to help explain how New York really works. Our In Brief articles provide short explanations about important topics, agencies, and issues. We’ve explained how New York became the sports betting capital in the US, why its prison population has declined faster than any other state and how it distributes education funding.

Do you have a question we can answer? Ask it here.