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Center for Politics analysis shows Spanberger & Sherrill got larger shares of the non-white vote last week than Mamdani did (in a breakdown that counts Jews as white voters). Some of that is because of sizable Black & Latino support for Cuomo, but not all: centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/th…

In recent weeks, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and her team have been scoping out potential LG candidates including state Assemblymember Brian Cunningham, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and state Dormitory Authority President Robert Rodriguez gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-ho…

“Condé Nast, I’ll see you in court.” AG Letitia James threatens legal action over HR firings, Corbin Bolies reports from union rally at 1WTC. thewrap.com/conde-nast-fir…

Rensselaer County continues to have a unique take on criminal justice and democratic processes. timesunion.com/news/article/s…

Made in #UpstateAmerica, and now proudly displayed in NYC gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

The decision by some Senate Democrats to break ranks and end the federal government shutdown has become an issue in a primary in the North Country, pitting progressives against moderates. gothamist.com/news/candidate…

NEWS: John Sarcone, the Trump administration's hand-picked federal prosecutor in Albany, personally requested subpoenas be served on AG Letitia James' office as part of an investigation into cases she brought against Trump's businesses and the NRA. gothamist.com/news/trump-pic…

Will confirm: any night that involves drinking with Bill Kennedy is a great and glorious night nytimes.com/2025/11/13/art…

“John Sarcone, the Trump admin’s hand-picked federal prosecutor in Albany, personally requested subpoenas be served on AG Letitia James' office as part of an investigation into cases she brought against Trump's businesses” From ⁦⁦Jimmy Vielkind⁩: gothamist.com/news/trump-pic…

A new “watchdog” group is being formed that plans to monitor policies under the Zohran Kwame Mamdani administration Former NYPD Chief of Dept John M Chell, former Gov David Paterson, billionaire John Catsimatidis, political analyst Hank Sheinkopf and more

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) says she has a strategy for keeping President Trump from surging federal troops and agents into New York City: convince him it will be bad for business. gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-ho…

Ich will Zigarette

The federal government shutdown has left Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in the political gutter. My latest for Gothamist --> gothamist.com/news/new-yorke…

Zohran Mamdani cut his teeth in Albany. Will it pay off once he’s NYC’s mayor? The mayor-elect needs state policymakers to support his agenda if it has any chance of becoming reality. The latest from Jon Campbell --> gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma…

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has a potentially powerful tool in executing his affordability agenda: Lina Khan, who went after junk fees and stopped megamergers as one of President Joe Biden’s top consumer watchdogs. From Elizabeth Kim --> gothamist.com/news/the-trust…

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed an unexpected vote of confidence in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani following their first face-to-face meeting at the White House, saying he was “very confident that he can do a good job." gothamist.com/news/trump-and…

“No one is indispensable,” she said. Story with Jimmy Vielkind Rep. Nydia Velázquez says it's time for generational change in NY, but demurs on Schumer gothamist.com/news/rep-vel%C… via @gothamist

“It's been fits and starts,” said Kevin Younis, the chief operating officer of Empire State Development, which is New York’s principal economic development agency. “They can be an organization that can be difficult to communicate with.” gothamist.com/news/ny-talks-…