Belated No Cuomo Day to all those who celebrate. Throwback to the moment I celebrated at 30k feet with some airline bubbly:

This is a distressing statistic and opens the door for misinformation and threats to our democracy. We are fortunate to have a robust news media ecosystem of trusted journalism in the Capital Region. Local journalism matters. Support it or lose it.

.Governor Kathy Hochul says a couple weeks ago “at a routine checkup, my doctor discovered a basil cell carcinoma…I know you can't even see it, but in excess of precaution” she’s getting it removed tomorrow.

Gov. Kathy Hochul tells reporters she'll have a procedure tomorrow morning to remove a basal cell carcinoma that a doctor found on her nose during a routine checkup: "I want to make sure everybody’s smart about this. Use your suntan lotion. Make sure your kids are protected."

State Police in Rochester may have been making false statements about criminal defendants as a way to get body-camera footage admitted as evidence. From Gary Craig, the Democrat & Chronicle legend: democratandchronicle.com/story/news/202…

Without the press being invited

THE STATUE UNVEILED: Rod Serling, author and creator of The Twilight Zone television program, was honored today in the neighborhood where he grew up in Binghamton, New York.

Speaking to reporters after an event outside Syracuse, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will address the Adams indictment later today: “Later today I’ll be addressing the substance that is found within this indictment. This is a very serious matter that is unfolding.”

My parents are away so I very selflessly decided to keep their back deck company on this 78 and sunny fall day in the Hudson Valley. They’ve long made jokes about “their” hawk. I looked over and saw it maybe 20 ft away completely unconcerned by me and the music I’m playing.

The Trump campaign released a list of 29 people who will speak/perform at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden tomorrow. The list ranges from Mike Johnson to Rudy Giuliani. Not on the list: The 7 Republicans running in New York's competitive House races and Melania/Barron

Wonder why she made a point of signing this bill today.

iPhones don’t do it justice, but Neil Diamond Harvest Moon time

The Democratic anxiety in New York over the 2026 elections has been real for sometime.

Lark Street in Albany right now. I heard shotgun shots in the donut place. They have the entire block cut off and have about 12 cars.

Pete Gallivan, longtime Buffalo TV news anchor, says he was abused by a Monsignor. At the time, Gallivan was an 11-year-old altar boy. wgrz.com/article/news/s…

Inbox: Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has been reelected leader of the Democratic conference in Albany alongside Deputy Sen. Majority Ldr. Mike Gianaris and Conference Chair José Serrano