Politics
Heard Around Town
Pro-Palestinian PAL PAC endorses Claire Valdez for Congress
The anti-AIPAC PAC is backing the Assembly member over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who’s not exactly a staunch supporter of Israel.
Ethics
New York City moves to dismiss Paladino’s free speech lawsuit
The City Council member faces potential consequences for a series of Islamophobic statements on X.
Heard Around Town
NYC electeds back NYU faculty union with strike looming
Non-tenure track professors have been negotiating a contract with the downtown college for more than a year.
Artificial Intelligence
City Hall hires expert on AI and privacy
Rashida Richardson, an alum of the White House and Federal Trade Commission, will work with the Mamdani administration on AI, among other tech issues.
2026 congressional midterm elections
WFP isn’t endorsing Meng challenger Chuck Park after all
In an unusual move, Working Families Party leaders rejected an advisory council’s recommendation.
News & Politics
Judge rules that Rafael Rubio, council staffer detained by ICE, should be sent to Venezuela
The outcome was unwelcome news for Rubio’s many powerful allies and advocates. It came as others were released from federal immigration custody.
New York City
Jessica Tisch isn’t too worried about scrapped plans to hire 5,000 more cops
The NYPD commissioner stayed aligned with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the City Council’s preliminary budget hearing.
Campaigns & Elections
Zohran Mamdani has boosted Claire Valdez on the campaign trail and off
The mayor spends time with many elected officials. When he’s also endorsed them in a competitive race for Congress, it gets more notice.
Heard Around Town
WFP poised to endorse Meng challenger Chuck Park
The progressive third party also recommended endorsing Assembly Member Steven Raga over DSA-backed candidate Aber Kawas.
Campaigns & Elections
Deep-pocketed crypto super PAC eyes New York House races in 2026
Fairshake has nearly $200 million on hand, and that’s just one way the cryptocurrency industry could play in Empire State elections.
Campaigns & Elections
Schlossberg says inherited oil investments don’t compromise him on the environment
Leading NY-12 candidates talked green policy at a League of Conservation voters forum.
Campaigns & Elections
In NY-12, candidates are contending with Jack Schlossberg’s ‘Love Story’ factor
Schlossberg himself seems torn about how to handle the wildly popular show that fictionalizes the last years of his famous uncle’s life.
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News & Politics
Amid ethics probe over Islamophobic tweets, Vickie Paladino is likely suing too early, experts say
She’s arguing her posts are protected from council discipline by the First Amendment, but, as one legal expert put it, “you can’t sue before there’s a definitive action.” Her lawyer says she shouldn’t have to go through an "unconstitutional process.”
Energy & Environment
Some Republicans critical of NY climate law previously voted for it
Now-Assembly Minority Leader Ed Ra and now-Rep. Nicole Malliotakis both backed the law in 2019.
Heard Around Town
Why Espaillat challenger Chevalier ranked Lander fifth for mayor
The progressive congressional candidates disagreed on Mahmoud Khalil’s organizing and on retail theft.
Politics
The charged fight over battery storage comes to a historic Black neighborhood in Queens
Members of the community, including some who live near the site, are pushing back.
New York City
NYC’s budget outlook gets Moody
We’ve just got a preliminary budget plan to work with so far, but the credit rating company isn’t liking what they’re seeing.
News & Politics
Republicans file misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Rowan Wilson
Wilson said strict sentencing laws were “stupid” and voters should not reelect bad judges, which Republicans see as evidence he cannot be impartial.
News & Politics
Ariola and Paladino leave NYC Council Common Sense Caucus
With a socialist mayor and a growing Progressive Caucus, the moderate group finds itself even further weakened with just six members left.
New York City
Gracie Mansion protest attempted bombing investigated ‘as an act of ISIS-inspired terrorism’
Counterprotesters near the mayor’s residence lobbed what police said were explosive devices toward anti-Muslim provocateurs, though they did not detonate, and no one was hurt.
