Are you ready for the battle royale? We at @City& State can't wait! @cityandstateny.bsky.social

If Mamdani is the artist, Bisgaard-Church is the producer. She’s strategic, hungry for information and described by nearly everyone interviewed for this story as some variation of “calm” and “chic.” By all accounts, he trusts her completely. @hollypret.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

A big thank you to Mark Cuban for joining City &State’s Changing the Playbook on Hospital Prices event! A very important and timely topic! @cityandstateny.bsky.social

The classics... Eric on Eric... Eric on love... Eric on faith...

“I could not be more excited about the potential this project represents,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said in casting his vote Tuesday. “Queens hit the jackpot with the Metropolitan Park project.” @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

Things are changing! Simone is also eyeing a move to the state Senate, as Brad Hoylman-Sigal – whose district overlaps with Simone’s – is poised to become Manhattan’s next borough president. @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

"With Carr, networks now have not an objective regulator, or even someone with a partisan agenda, but something unprecedented in recent history: a mercenary who seems intent on using the regulatory state to serve the personal whims of the president." -- www.vulture.com/article/jimm...

These folks were arrested by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents after attempting to gain access to the 10th floor of the building, which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has turned into a makeshift detention facility.

“His bold vision and determination to build a city that works for everyone are exactly the leadership we need at City Hall, and I am confident he will deliver a more affordable, just, and hopeful future for all New Yorkers.”

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

I was privileged to meet so many volunteers and Lt. Dowdell at this amazing event. So inspiring on such an important day of remembrance.

Reporter: Mayor Adams is staying in the race Trump: He's free to do what he wants Reporter: You didn’t offer him an ambassadorship? Trump: No, I wouldn’t do that. There’s nothing wrong with doing that.

Good one!

Also, got a chance to throw a question out about the status of congestion pricing with the secretary of transportation. He basically is like," I can't talk about it, it's in the courts. But let me tell you how I really feel..." @cityandstateny.bsky.social

"It’s an exciting transition, and I’ll just tell you this … I feel pretty thrilled and lucky to come to this extraordinary school, and this extraordinary university." Read the rest at the link below or in this week's issue of City & State! @cityandstateny.bsky.social

Ho ho ho, WFP endorsements are here! But there are only 4? You could always rank Glen Coco 5th. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The pro-Adams independent expenditure committee Empower NYC has now raised just over $1 million, thanks to a $750,000 haul reported this week. For more, check out Annie McDonough's story in City & State. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @anniemcdonough.bsky.social

“A pet such as a dog is not just a thing...” From @hollypret.bsky.social in this week's @cityandstateny.bsky.social magazine and online.

After a construction slump that began in late 2022, there are signs the city may be turning a corner. Check out Steven Kastenbaum's report in City & State. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @skastenbaum.bsky.social

Mamdani didn’t just dominate in first-choice votes on election night. He got the better of Cuomo in ranked choice voting, too, and it wasn’t even close. @sahalied.bsky.social @anniemcdonough.bsky.social @hollypret.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

We have entered the full authoritarian phase… no one is safe now.

I guess that’s an endorsement!

This heckler was removed immediately after interrupting the mayor as he started his speech at the campaign launch.

Adams launched his reelection campaign on the steps of City Hall with crowds of supporters and a few hecklers.

“I'm a Democrat, and I'm a common-sense Democrat that gets results. I'm a Democrat. I've been a Democrat since I've been 18 years old and everyone in my family has been a Democrat. So I'm a Democrat. That's what I am.” @cityandstateny.bsky.social

“Governor Hochul’s nuclear gamble is a reckless distraction from the clean, affordable energy New Yorkers actually need.” @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

"The chair of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus was greeted like a conquering hero as she walked into the pub, making her way through a sea of hands holding slices of pizza to get to a microphone at the back of the room." @skastenbaum.bsky.social ‬ @cityandstateny.bsky.social

"Beyond her incumbency advantage, Avilés secured powerful endorsements from the Democratic Socialists of America, the New York Working Families Party, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and labor unions including 32BJ SEIU, 1199SEIU and the United Federation of Teachers." @cityandstateny.bsky.social

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my bar mitzvah.” @cityandstateny.bsky.social @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social

CSNY Publisher Tom Allon writes, ‪"To me, the clear message is that this was a “passing of the torch” election. Not dissimilar to the AOC upset in 2018 of the third-highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives." @tomallon.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

We're never too early with this kind of story at CSNY. @anniemcdonough.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

“My friends, we have done it." @sahalied.bsky.social @anniemcdonough.bsky.social @hollypret.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

I wrote earlier this month that advocates were hoping Andy Byford would take the lead on the Penn Station redevelopment and yesterday the West Side Spirit broke that Donald Trump had tapped Train Daddy for the job! Hmm... I wonder if the president reads CSNY?

Espaillat "has found himself at the center of national immigration discourse as newly elevated chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and personal target of right-wing anti-immigrant vitriol. Read CSNY's interview by Sahalie Donaldson @cityandstateny.bsky.social @sahalied.bsky.social

I cringe with increasing intensity every time I go to X.

Record tardiness!

Duffy continues spreading misinformation about congestion pricing. Gov. Hochul has stood firm against his campaign. There's need for improvement on our subways, but not the way the federal government is portraying it. Congestion pricing is supposed to be the remedy - and it's apparently working!

This could be a thing... @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

It would be Mundo Bizarro for sure! @anniemcdonough.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

Even more chaos comes to the Penn Station project... SMH Will anything ever get done? And it's no secret that Amtrak and NJ Transit aren't the best of friends. How's that going to play out? @mta.info

Cleare’s new bill would codify the Court of Appeals decision in the case of People v. Bay. The Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus has advocated for adopting the Bay standard as a compromise on the debate around discovery. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social

It sure took long enough! Expect the mayor to swagger his way into the next presser.

So weird when I connect the dots and discover that one of my favorite Star Trek actors also was in one of the scariest werewolf movies I’ve ever seen. I had no idea it was you Robert Picardo in The Howling! Terrified me out as a kid. Still does! youtu.be/kbTIiTxVuVo @robertpicardo.bsky.social

And again, please congratulate City & State City Hall Reporter Sahalie Donaldson for taking third place for best personality profile at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest! @sahalied.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

And another congratulations to City & State Publisher Tom Allon for winning second place for best column writing division one at the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest!

Congratulations to City & State City Hall Reporter Sahalie Donaldson for winning third place for best feature story at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest!

Congratulations to City & State Publisher Tom Allon for taking third place with Julie Samuels of Tech: NYC for best podcast at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest! @cityandstateny.bsky.social @juliepsamuels.bsky.social

Great name for a kitty ♥️

City & State takes first place for its reporting of the Gaza War student protests at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in Saratoga Springs! @cityandstateny.bsky.social @sahalied.bsky.social @anniemcdonough.bsky.social @hollypret.bsky.social @petersterne.com

For a borough of immigrants, it’s sometimes jarring that a place so transient can be so stagnant. And some people like it that way – but others can’t stand it. For more, check out Sophie Krichevsky's cover story this week. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social