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“She has been the vital connective tissue among a huge swath of people in New York,” said Louise Mirrer, the president and chief executive of the New York Historical + Ms. Wylde’s longtime tennis partner. (In a concession to age, they now play Ping-Pong.) nytimes.com/2025/05/22/nyr…

Lobbying firms power frontrunner Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign from Nick Reisman Sally Goldenberg politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94 As the dean of New York’s delegation and the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a powerful political force for decades. Obit by, who else, Sam Roberts nytimes.com/2025/05/26/nyr…

Rangel was quotable right up until the end. I called him in September when Mayor Adams was indicted, and his anguish was hard to forget. “I’m a New Yorker, and the mayor’s been indicted,” he said. “Goddamn.” nytimes.com/2024/09/28/nyr…

NEW: Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s plans for expanded/free municipal services would cost far more than he’s anticipating, Joe Anuta finds, and would rely on a reluctant Governor Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the rich: politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

Why Andrew Cuomo’s Critics Say He’s Just Like Eric Adams: nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyr…

NEWS in our Sprint for City Hall newsletter: The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council is putting $1 million behind Andrew Cuomo. More money for the man who is already the best-funded candidate in the race. nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyr…

This week's ranked-choice ballot? Kathleen Chalfant, the award-winning stage actress who stars in a new film, “Familiar Touch,” premiering just before primary day. nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyr…

*New* Cuomo will propose a $20 minimum wage for New York City at a rally with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union: nytimes.com/2025/05/28/nyr…

“He is an exceptional communicator. I think his time in the Assembly has been characterized more by that than changing the law.” Grace Ashford Ben Oreskes on Mamdani's Albany days: A forceful voice but a thin legislative record nytimes.com/2025/05/28/nyr…

My book, "Dragon on Centre Street," is out this week! I still can’t quite believe it. The book focuses on Donald Trump’s sole criminal trial but it’s about more than that: it’s about the way that our institutions have failed to keep up with the 21st century, the way that

ICE arrested a 20-year-old Venezuelan at an immigration court last week. He also appeared to be the first ICE arrest of a public high school student in NYC during Trump’s second term. More w/ Dana Rubinstein on the case and ICE’s new courthouse tactics. nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyr…

And Cuomo went through a red light as he turned onto 7th Avenue (!!) h/t to katie honan who caught the moment:

One of the finest New York reporters of his generation has passed away at 76. Rest in peace Tom Robbins. nytimes.com/2025/05/28/bus…

A great, behind-the-scenes look at Cuomo's history with the state minimum wage, by Jason Beeferman Janaki Chadha Nick Reisman: politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

The taxpayer cost of these error-filled voter guides was $6.85 Million. And there were other mistakes beyond saying Mayor Eric Adams is running as a Dem: politico.com/newsletters/ne…

.Adrienne Adams has qualified for matching funds, with more than $2 million expected. She told me this morning while campaigning in the Bronx that the money will help the last leg of her campaign, especially with ads.

.Andrew Cuomo is docked another $675k in matching funds for alleged coordination with a Super PAC, Fix the City. It’s also going to apply to his spending cap - so he won’t be able to spend as much as other candidates in the race

Cuomo Loses Another $675,000 Over Suspected Super PAC Coordination. The total penalty is now $1.3 million. nytimes.com/2025/05/30/nyr…

Wow. ⁦Brigid Bergin⁩ with a telling graphic on the impact of Mamdani’s message to his voters to donate to Adrienne Adams — which hints at the potential power of co-endorsements. gothamist.com/news/nyc-mayor…