Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is meeting with President Trump at the White House this afternoon. Bernadette Hogan brings us behind the scenes.

On the closely watched meeting to come next hour between “two dudes from Queens with opposing world views”

And this week's cover to go along with my story cityandstateny.com/personality/20…

New: A federal judge has tossed the DOJ's case against NY AG Tish James, saying Lindsey Halligan wasn't properly installed as interim U.S. attorney and therefore wasn't able to indict her (and James Comey.)

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik refused to answer questions after receiving Mike Lawler’s endorsement today. Her security team threatened to arrest me shortly after this video.

Stefanik did not take questions from reporters after the event:

We are thrilled to announce that Jeff Coltin will be joining our team as editor-in-chief next month! bit.ly/43PiHNK

Rep. Elise Stefanik has found some daylight with President Donald Trump. NY Playbook —> politi.co/3XkwXua via POLITICO

Some professional news: I’m coming back to City & State NY as editor-in-chief. I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.

I’m planning to start at City & State on Dec. 22. Here’s the announcement: cityandstateny.com/personality/20…

The band's getting back together! I've known Jeff since we were both Fordham Rams working at WFUV, and he's the reason I'm at City & State. I'm so thrilled to welcome him back and super excited about this next chapter!

New: Julie Menin is expected to announce a major slate of support for her speaker bid as soon as tomorrow, with endorsements from the UFT, 32BJ SEIU, HTC and the backing of many of her City Council colleagues. W/ Annie McDonough cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/…

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everyone! On the most recent episode of New York NOW we dive into history around the holiday, misconceptions, and the role the state has played in helping the holiday become what it is known as today. 🦃🍂 Check it out! 👇 youtu.be/Hj-znMIY37w?t=…

Throwback

Here’s a mind boggling story about NYC mayors and an error that 2 researchers have stumbled upon. Apparently we’ve missed one guy’s term and the official count is wrong. gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma…

We talked with former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin about his decision to resign in 2022. He says his first call was to Senate Leader Sen. Stewart-Cousins and that no one pressured him to step down.

Possible tea leaf on the next lieutenant governor of New York? Secretary of State Walter Mosley filled in for Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) at a roundtable on the school cell phone ban this morning. Mosley garbled the name of the mayor and superintendent. gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-ho…

.@kaitlynnlisa - In January, the state will launch a partnership with SilverShield where older adults will be able to send a text, email or information about a suspicious call to get advice about whether it’s a scam or not. ⁦Capital Tonight⁩ spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny…

NEWS: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) wants to add a requirement that people videotape their requests for physician-assisted deaths, one of several conditions she’s put forward to sign the hotly debated Medical Aid in Dying Act. My story on negotiations--> gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-ho…

.Governor Kathy Hochul on FOX 5 NY says she’s working with Zohran Kwame Mamdani to set up a plan for universal childcare - but the issues are all logistical at this point: who would be working at facilities/where are they, how many staffers?