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Not the biggest @ZohranKMamdani rally we’ve seen so far, but you can hear this Jackson Heights crowd three blocks away. Held with “day one” endorsers including @CaaavVoice and @DRUMBeatsNYC
Mamdani quotes Sharpton from his presidential campaign - getting a tickled reaction of “play fair Zohran” from Sharpton
Last week Sharpton was obliquely critical of Lander and Mamdani for cross-endorsing without Adrienne Adams. Adams said she didn’t see it that way. Now they’re all sharing a stage
Adrienne Adams has been endorsed by Sharpton’s daughter Dominique. She’s been a member of NAN for two decades. “You quoted him. I marched with him,” she says to Mamdani

Brad Lander is on the UWS to deliver a “closing argument” against Andrew Cuomo with just a few days left til the election. State Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Liz Krueger are here, as are Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett.

“Sometimes the apple falls far from the tree,” says state Sen. Liz Krueger, invoking Andrew’s late father Mario. “Andrew Cuomo fell far from the tree.”

Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City on Tuesday. Voters will use ranked-choice voting (RCV). @CityAndStateNY reporter @Annie_McDonough joined On the Ballot to walk us through what RCV will look like in New York City on Tuesday:
Read more in @CityAndStateNY: cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025/0…
Ahead of Election Day, when temps are expected to be over 100° in many parts of the state, Gov. Hochul has signed into law aeasure permitting water be handed out to voters online. Previously this was considered electioneering and not allowed

The pro-Andrew Cuomo PAC Fix the City isn’t just dominating spending by outside groups in the mayoral race. It’s dominating spending by any outside group in all races this June, responsible for roughly half (and counting) of all outside spending. cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/…
Back at National Action Network this morning, where Rev. Al Sharpton is again hosting multiple candidates for NYC office. Mayoral candidate Brad Lander just arrived while comptroller candidate Mark Levine was speaking. Levine thanked Lander for standing up to ICE

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Should Cuomo be worried about an election day scorcher? Will Mamdani increase young voter turnout? Is it too late for Brad-mentum? The final episode of our mayoral podcast is a reporters roundtable w/ @SahalieD and @katie_honan. Listen here: bit.ly/3ZFInKJ

The decision from New York’s highest court will likely embolden other upstate cities that want to adopt rent control but have been scared off by lawsuits from landlord groups. cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/06…
#sponsored @rethinkpenn believes that by modernizing commuter transit operations to through-running at Penn Station we can inaugurate the unification of our regional rail system which planners have been setting as an aspiration for nearly one hundred years.
Just this month, Kingston won its rent control case and Middletown and White Plains passed “good cause” eviction. Check out our housing regulation tracker for the latest developments. cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/07…
Had a great time talking with Frank Festa @ballotpedia this morning about the non-stop thrill ride that is the 2025 mayoral race! Catch the episode here before the next unexpected twist in the race makes it out of date. youtube.com/watch?v=5wCiAL…
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And the Working Families Party is happy to see it.

Lots of attention (and some criticism) this week on Adrienne Adams declining to cross-endorse other candidates in the mayoral primary. Her campaign just released a statement with an explanation of her resistance, but also saying "rank the full WFP slate."

🚨 Mayor Eric Adams' admin is reversing course on planned health care switch for city retirees, despite recent ruling in city's favor of the switch. City Hall says Adams has told union leaders they're pursuing "other avenues" but no details on how they'll find required savings.

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