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“Curtis Sliwa is a man child in a red beret that has NO chance of winning the NYC mayoral race. We need to be serious and galvanize behind Eric Adams! Republicans struggling with this tough justice system remember that Curtis is a NEVER Trumper and he’s proud of it! “Elections are about numbers and not wishful thinking! Are you willing …

The New York Times reports: For months, Andrew M. Cuomo insisted he would be on this fall’s general election ballot for mayor of New York City, no matter what — even saying so as recently as Tuesday morning. But after conceding the Democratic primary for mayor on Tuesday night to Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, Mr. …

“What’s been missing here is the age element, they weren’t even around when 9/11 happened. OK? As an adult, I am here to tell you that day was beyond tragic. We’re still suffering the scars from it. They don’t know about it. You know, when you sit in a city council like I do, that are filled with children, this particular …

The Associated Press reports: Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing badly in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat as the race moves to a ranked choice vote count to decide the winner. Initial returns Tuesday showed Weiner running in a distant fourth place in the five-person race for a council district in Manhattan. Weiner …

The New York Times reports: Zohran Mamdani, a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive platform and campaign trail charisma electrified younger voters, stunned former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City on Tuesday night, building a lead so commanding that Mr. Cuomo conceded. Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist from Queens, tapped into a …

Gothamist reports: Grab a Gatorade and get ready to cast your ballot. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday for New York City’s primary election. The forecast heading into Election Day called for a high of 102 degrees. Registered Democrats in the five boroughs will be voting to nominate their candidates for mayor, city comptroller, public advocate, …

The New York Post reports: Lefty upstart Zohran Mamdani has leapfrogged over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s ranked choice Democratic primary for mayor, according to a stunning new poll released Monday. In its hypothetical initial round of voting, Cuomo’s lead shrinks to 3 percentage points, with 35% of likely Democratic voters supporting him compared to 32% for Mamdani …

The New York Times reports: Former President Bill Clinton endorsed former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race on Sunday, giving a last-minute boost of support to Mr. Cuomo as he urged supporters to head to the polls for the last day of early voting. Mr. Cuomo worked in the Clinton administration as the housing secretary, …

New York City’s CBS affiliate reports: During June, Pride flags are placed around the park’s fence. They usually include a mixture of rainbow LGBTQ+ flags, transgender flags and progress flags, which have stripes to include communities of color. Photographer and advocate Steven Love Menendez said he created and won federal approval for the installation nine years ago. Within a few …

The Free Press reports: After decades of running Gristedes Supermarkets, the iconic Manhattan-based grocery chain, billionaire John Catsimatidis says one thing could cause him to throw in the towel: if 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani becomes the next mayor of New York City. “We may consider closing our supermarkets and selling the business,” the 76-year-old entrepreneur told me. “We have other …

The New York Times reports: Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a veteran lawmaker who was once the highest-ranking Black member of Congress, will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday. Mr. Clyburn will make the case that Mr. Cuomo is the right candidate to help Democrats fend off the ill effects of the second Trump term, when …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating death threats against New York City mayoral candidate and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani reportedly received multiple death threats in recent weeks, including a threat to blow up his car. At least four threats were left via voicemail in the assemblyman’s Queens office and included Islamophobic statements, …

Gothamist reports: A decade after Uber upended New York’s yellow taxi industry, another Silicon Valley giant is threatening to push the city’s cabbies to the brink of extinction. Waymo, a robot-driven car service owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, applied for a permit Wednesday with the city transportation department to test out a small fleet of autonomous vehicles in an …

Gothamist reports Early voting turnout in the Democratic primary election for mayor has doubled compared to four years ago — and experts say there’s a possibility the numbers signal a “transformative” shift in New York City’s electorate. A Gothamist analysis of data from the Board of Elections shows that 131,434 people cast ballots at their poll sites in the first …

The New York Times reports: Chris Sommerfeldt, who covers City Hall for The Daily News, spent part of Tuesday reporting on ICE agents’ arrest of Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, at a Manhattan courthouse. By then, he was already the subject of some interest himself, after Mayor Eric Adams took the extraordinary step of barring him in the …

Gothamist reports: Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise from progressive state assemblymember to a leading candidate for mayor of New York City has been accompanied by an alarming rise in threats, his campaign said. Mamdani’s campaign paid nearly $8,000 this month to Advance Security & Investigations, Inc., a New York-based security firm, campaign finance disclosures show. Mamdani said his concern has only …

AM New York reports: City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan. The city’s elected financial watchdog, and a Democratic candidate for mayor, appeared at 26 Federal Plaza on the morning of June 17 to observe immigration hearings involving individuals marked for potential deportation. Lander’s arrest, which amNewYork observed, occurred as …

Politico reports: With early voting underway in the New York City mayoral primary and polls showing a tightening race, Andrew Cuomo and his allies are beefing up their attacks on his top rival — most recently with a $5.4 million negative TV ad, according to a new campaign filing. And Saturday morning, Al Sharpton voiced support for the former governor …

Gothamist reports: A pro-Andrew Cuomo super PAC produced a flier featuring a manipulated photo of Assembly member Zohran Mamdani with a darker, thicker beard, prompting the mayoral candidate to accuse the former governor of Islamophobia. The super PAC, Fix the City, said the design was “proposed by a vendor” and rejected, but still made the rounds on social media. Cuomo …

Deadline Hollywood reports: A week into jury deliberations on Harvey Weinstein‘s New York rape retrial, the proceedings appear to be descending into chaos. The jurors just informed Judge Curtis Farber that they have reached a split verdict: guilty on Count 1 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Miriam Haley, not guilty of the same charge involving …