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Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani campaigned together in McCarren Park in Williamsburg. People were very excited to see the mayor, a testament to why she's making sure to appear together right as early voting is set to begin
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Palpabale excitement for Mayor Mamdani here in Williamsburg as he campaigns on person for Gov. Hochul for the first time
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Zohran Mamdani launched his mayoral campaign two years ago today. @PeterSterne interviewed him at the time. And it's remarkable how decarceration has not been the mayor's focus, at all, in office.
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It's time to VOTE for this week's Winners & Losers: bit.ly/4BlK6ps
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This week's loser is ...
29% Jacobson & Kavanagh
57% Joseph Suhrada
14% Joseph Suhrada
7 votes • Final results
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It's time to VOTE for this week's Winners & Losers: bit.ly/4BlK6ps
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This week's winner is...
50% Kathryn Garcia
17% Sandy Nurse
33% Chris Marte
6 votes • Final results
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As the legal battle to determine who leads the party rolls on, Brooklyn Dems' executive committee received notice last night from AM Nikki Lucas – AM Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's handpicked successor – that she was setting a meeting for Oct. 27 to vote on two new rule changes.
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New: Hey, about those five wonky ballot proposals crafted by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first charter revision commission... Here's a cheat sheet. W/ @ewilssson cityandstateny.com/politics/…
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Spotted last night on LinkNYC: Mayor Mamdani telling you to vote *on* (but not *for*) “faster government.”
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Unlike the last couple of times a Charter Revision Commission has sent ballot proposals to voters, the City Council isn’t waging war against them. But it’s not totally smooth sailing either. Here’s what you should know before hitting the ballot box. cityandstateny.com/politics/…
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They all may have very similar names, but trust us, they’re funded by very different people supporting very different candidates. A cheat sheet to super PACs in New York’s 2026 general elections: cityandstateny.com/politics/…
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Following the horse carriage ban’s passage, animal rights activists and Council Member Marte, who reintroduced the legislation, celebrated outside. I asked him about the likelihood of a compensation package for industry workers, one of the major concerns of the bill’s opponents:
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Just hours ago, O'Brien was rallying with DSA Mayor Mamdani. Now he's boosting Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. Quite a day
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien with a message for Cait Conley at a rally in Elmsford:
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It's the moment you've all been waiting for: City & State's cheat sheet for state IEs!! (a labor of love from @_rebeccaclewis, edited by yours truly, self-proclaimed queen of HAT filings) cityandstateny.com/politics/…
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Horses may neigh, but the city council majority has voted “aye!” With a vote of 40-7 with two abstentions, the NYC horse carriage ban has officially passed, beginning the process of phasing out the industry by 2028. Read more below: cityandstateny.com/policy/20…
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OK but the city *did* ban private cars from the park, back in 2018. (Besides that, Trump's opposition is a huge boost for the horse carriage critics.)
TRUMP: Says Central Park horse-drawn carriage industry is ending after over a century, largely because of one tragic accident
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