There's a lot in here about the proposed basement apartment legalization rules that sources called "cartoonishly absurd" and "draconian." I want to point to the piece of news that 🚨 NOT ONE 🚨homeowner made it all the way through the 2019 basement legalization pilot. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/b...

"Jeffrey Gural’s firm won bidding to convert the lower Manhattan home to the city’s housing agency into 3,700 apartments — after his family gave $45,000 to an Eric Adams super PAC." via @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social and @smaldo.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/1...

Enviros decried the approval of the pipeline, saying Gov. Hochul is fast-tracking Trump's agenda. Meanwhile, Hochul said she's embracing fossil fuels as part of the NY energy mix because the state is "facing a war against clean energy from Washington Republicans." www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/w...

This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale. Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...

Found at the NYC Municipal Archives book sale — a copy of ”Mendoza’s Dreams” signed to Mayor Rudy Giuliani by the author. Funny timing, since most of the city’s political class is currently in Puerto Rico for the Somos conference.

Today New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation approved a controversial gas pipeline it had previously rejected three times in the past. The pipeline will be sited off the Rockaways and National Grid gas customers will pay for it. Background: www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/n...

Mamdani barely campaigned on climate, but the movement has rallied behind him. Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...

Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning Will his reforms make NYC more affordable? @wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night. He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

New Yorkers said yes to four citywide ballot measures Tuesday night, approving a slate of proposals intended to reshape how the city approaches affordable housing development. buff.ly/xKX5mwS

Learned from this story on the demise of Cuomo’s political career that he didn’t have a concession speech ready to go when he lost the primary and didn’t have Mamdani’s number, either. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election. He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City. buff.ly/7kOwKhb

See how your neighborhood voted and what kinds of New Yorkers voted for each mayoral candidate, thanks to @haidee.bsky.social ! www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...

Ran into a half-full Central Brooklyn bar on my way home when I saw all the people watching Mamdani’s speech on CNN. One older man is filming the TV and everyone whooped and banged on tables when Mamdani told Trump to “turn up the volume.”

In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani shouts out Richard, a taxi driver he went on a hunger strike with. “My brother, we are in City Hall now,” he said. Revisit the story from Nov. 2021, including Mamdami’s quote which is quite striking in this moment. www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/03/n...

Cuomo concedes to Mamdani for the second time (he lost in the Democratic primary in June). He tries to quiet booing supporters, saying “That is not us.” And says they all need to help Mamdani transition in any way they can.

Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez

Inbox from pro-Mamdani political spending group DREAM (aka Don’t Reelect Evil Andrew for Mayor)

More than 2 million votes cast. With a majority of ballots counted, Mamdani won 50% of the vote, leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and garnered 41%. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailed the field with 7%. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/m...

Curtis Sliwa concedes: “We have a mayoral elect, obviously I wish him good luck because if he does well, we do well.“ Then he says, if the mayoral elect tries to implement socialism or weaken the police, he warns he and his supporters will become Mamdami’s “worst enemies.”

Curtis and Nancy Sliwa have arrived. He praises the surge in turnout. “We need to applaud all New Yorkers because men have died in battle so that we have the right to vote,“ he said.

Polls almost closed but the party is on for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa on the Upper West Side

2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m. More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc

whew, per the Board of Elections, we've hit 2M votes in New York City

I cannot

For an inside look at those door-knocking efforts, may I suggest: www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/m...

By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades. Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...

New Yorkers are HITTING THOSE POLLS. It's the highest turnout in about two decades.

A detailed analysis of who voted early, and where, from @haidee.bsky.social. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/02/e...

Talked to neighbors in the buildings where two men died during Thursday's downpour with clauirizarry.bsky.social Washington Heights locals mourn Carlitos, who was killed in the boiler room. Meanwhile, dozens of East Flatbush tenants are without power & must vacate. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...

“Cetin, a 29-year-old Turkish immigrant…was one of nine people who died in NYPD custody this year, raising questions about the department’s responsibility for the lives of civilians in its care. At least 49 people have died in custody since January 2023.” Troubling stats.

Zohran Mamdani spent last night with the late-night workers he said are often forgotten — can drivers at LGA and hospital workers on a 7-7 shift at Elmhurst Hospital, before walking to Kebab King and then having a midnight press conference in Jackson Heights

A man drowned in a basement in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and another in a boiler room in Washington Heights today during the downpour. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/f...

Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair welcomes Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to the gala with walk-on music “New York State of Mind” — famously Mayor Eric Adams’ walk-on music.

Added bonus for everyone who votes in NYC tomorrow: special edition “I voted” sticker

Fix the City, the largest pro-Cuomo super PAC, is displaying anti-Mamdani/Sliwa ads on LinkNYC kiosks now (photo from last night snapped by a source). The LinkNYC system is a public-private partnership between the city government and Intersection, a media tech company.

“Asked if he would feel comfortable living next to a battery storage system, Fire Department Deputy Chief Joe Loftus, who oversees hazardous materials, said he would.”

The City Council approved a rezoning for Jamaica and a key Council committee greenlit a modified plan for Long Island City. Plus, the full Council gave the thumbs-up to a redevelopment plan for the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx. buff.ly/szdHoQE

Just when I thought the Isaac Chotiner/Karine Jean-Pierre Q&A would be the biggest media train wreck of the week

I’m already a Katie in NYC … costume was obvious. @katiehonan.bsky.social

"The New York Housing Conference finds that 10 Council districts produced just seven units of affordable housing in total during the first six months of this year. Four produced none." www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...

ICYMI last night: After Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Mayor Adams privately compared pro-Palestine protests in NYC to KKK rallies and claimed he can't tell "the difference between a Palestinian" and "a Pakestinian," per a new lawsuit accusing him of discrimination. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/28/l...

Certain voting locations have bespoke stickers too, like Natural History Museum! I didn’t grab a great photo but look closely

Across the city, more than 164,000 New Yorkers flocked to the polls this weekend for the first two days of early voting, according to the Board of Election, a staggering turnout that nearly matches the entire early voting count in 2021.

New York is violating its flagship climate law, a judge ruled Friday. The Hochul administration now has until February 6 to issue major regulations to cap emissions. nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/n...

First day of early voting: Curtis and Nancy Sliwa on the Upper West Side ready to cast votes. He’ll vote for himself on the Republican line, and she’ll opt for “Protect Animals” independent line.

Rep. Jeffries is VP of a Brooklyn-based civics & faith group that got $500,000 from Fix the City to get out the vote for Cuomo. The group's head says Jeffries' VP role is ceremonial. The congressman said his endorsement was independent of the group's activities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/h...

With the NY Post is reporting that Eric Adams will pack the Rent Guidelines Board on his way out the door to deny Mamdani the ability to dictate a promised rent freeze, please note that my colleague @smaldo.bsky.social called this back in May.

Adams called Mamdani's base of support "gentrifiers" and said a heckler who supported Mamdani had the "energy of a gentrifier." "This is the nasty attitude of many of Zohran’s supporters,” Adams said. “What she needs to do is shut up and let us finish.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...

Mayor Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo, whom he called “a liar and a snake.” Now he says: “Brothers fight…But when families are attacked brothers come together.”