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Dustup at Gracie over DOC official’s lack of social media postings

Press secretary Annais Morales told Miriam Singh, the agency’s compliance officer, that other agency staff deserved their turn.

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New York leaders, absent Eric Adams, celebrate Sharpton’s 70th

Hochul, Schumer and Bragg attended, while the embattled mayor, founding member of the National Action Network, skipped it.

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Politics

DNC invests in battleground NY congressional races

The Democratic National Committee is sending $100,000 to the state Democratic Party to increase engagement with Puerto Rican voters.

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Politics

On the day of his indictment, Eric Adams’ critics span the ideological spectrum

Adams cast earlier calls for him to resign as coming from his political enemies. Post-indictment, that’s not strictly the case anymore.

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Paterson puts Trump on notice

At an NAACP lunch in the Bronx, the former governor signaled his doubts about the former president's chances to win another term.

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32BJ launches media campaign against New York-Presbyterian hospital system

The union is shaming the health care juggernaut after it tried to force them to pay $25 million to not use its services.

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Paterson: Cuomo admitted he’d rather be governor than mayor

The two former governors discussed Cuomo’s political future over lunch earlier this year.

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Policy

DNC to roll out mobile IVF billboard at Trump Long Island rally

Democrats are hitting the former president on the issue over a recent action by Republicans to block a bill to protect in vitro fertilization access.

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Arrest of Diddy brings new attention to Diddy-inspired legislation

Assembly Member Brian Cunningham hopes that the federal charges filed against Sean Combs will help grow support for his bill introduced earlier this year.

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Haitian lawmakers in NY criticize Molinaro for spreading racist conspiracy theory

Assembly Member Michaelle Solages called Rep. Marc Molinaro “a simple-minded fool” after he shared a debunked conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants eating pets.

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Dems not ready to condemn NYPD commissioner amid FBI investigation

Rep. Jerry Nadler, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other high-ranking Democrats declined to call for Commissioner Edward Caban to step down before more information comes out.

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Politics

Suozzi embraces Democratic Party as he launches reelection bid

The congressional representative surrounded himself with Democratic elected officials at his official campaign launch event – a sharp contrast to his special election campaign earlier this year.

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Randi Weingarten sees congressional victory through New York

The AFT president offered praise for the work of the state’s teachers union, which recently launched a campaign to help get Democrats elected

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No DNC for NYC? New York Dems rally for Harris in Harlem anyway

NYC’s top Democrats rallied for the Harris-Walz ticket, delivering a (mostly) unified message that (mostly) succeeded in drowning out pro-Palestine protesters outside the event.

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Personality

Where in the state is Andrew Cuomo living?

The former governor is registered to vote at brother-in-law Kenneth Cole’s Westchester mansion, but he’s voted absentee for the past three years – and Cole’s house is on the market.

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Senate Dem conference promotes two staffers to top leadership positions

Dorothy Powell has been named counsel to the Senate majority – replacing Eric Katz, who left to work on Steve Cohen’s casino plan.

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Lander and advocates lobby Hochul to sign climate change superfund bill

State legislators already passed the bill, which would require top polluters to foot the bill for climate change remediation projects, but Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign it.

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Kamala Harris VP pick sparks war of words between Jay Jacobs and Bruce Blakeman

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs issued dueling statements after Blakeman accused Vice President Kamala Harris of antisemitism.