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New York City Mayor

1. NYC mayoral transition fund: Mamdani outpaces predecessors in donor count - SILive.com, (Bill de Blasio), November 16, 2025
2. Visiting Israel, NYC Mayor Eric Adams warns of rising antisemitism, an unprepared Mamdani - Haaretz, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
3. South Tucson Mayor Roxanna “Roxy” Valenzuela is in a relationship with former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. - AZ FREE NEWS, (Bill de Blasio), November 16, 2025
4. 'Keep moving forward': NY Mayor Eric Adams meets with released hostages in Israel - The Jerusalem Post, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
5. Adams Meets with Israeli Hostages, Political Leaders & Military During Mayoral Trip to Israel - Norwood News, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
6. Adams urges Netanyahu to attend New York inauguration to back Jewish community - www.israelhayom.com, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
7. NYC Mayor Eric Adams meets with Tel Aviv deputy mayor in Israel - CBS News, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
8. As Mayor-elect Mamdani's team takes shape, transition says about 50,000 people applied for City Hall jobs - CBS News, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
9. Outgoing NYC mayor visits Israel to discuss business, antisemitism - JNS.org, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
10. NYC Mayor Adams Recognized for Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, Jokes About “Queers for Palestine” Slogan - VINnews, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
11. Adams Marks Western Wall Visit With Hebrew: ‘כי ביתי בית תפלה יקרא לכל העמים’ - VINnews, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
12. Adams Tours Israeli Counterterrorism Academy, Eyes New Safety Tactics for NYC - VINnews, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
13. Mayor Eric Adams Arrives in Israel for Multi-Day Visit - VINnews, (Eric Adams), November 16, 2025
14. Exclusive | Mamdani taps 'Defund the Police' champion to head team steering his transition to NYC mayor - New York Post, (Bill de Blasio), November 15, 2025
15. Transition tension for Mayor-elect Mamdani, Mayor Adams - NBC New York, (Eric Adams), November 15, 2025
16. New York City Mayor Eric Adams Leaves on Multi-Day Trip to Israel - Norwood News, (Eric Adams), November 15, 2025
17. US Open operator sues New York City government over planned Queens casino - amNewYork, (Eric Adams), November 15, 2025
18. Exclusive | Bill de Blasio's South Tucson mayor gal pal, Roxanna Valenzuela, spotted at seedy Arizona motel - New York Post, (Bill de Blasio), November 14, 2025
19. NYC Mayor Eric Adams moves to stop Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from demolishing Elizabeth Street Garden for affordable housing - CBS News, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
20. Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress - The Conversation, (Bill de Blasio), November 14, 2025
21. Eric Adams traveling to Israel; Zohran Mamdani says mayor is derailing his affordable housing agenda - ABC7 New York, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
22. Should Zohran Actually Keep Tisch? - Political Currents by Ross Barkan, (Bill de Blasio; Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
23. NYC mayor Adams to travel to Israel tomorrow - The Times of Israel, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
24. Bill de Blasio’s South Tucson mayor gal pal, Roxanna Valenzuela, spotted at seedy Arizona motel - AOL.com, (Bill de Blasio), November 14, 2025
25. Trump Threatens NYC Funding If Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race - thestatetimes.com, (Bill de Blasio), November 14, 2025
26. Mayor Adams aims to save Elizabeth Street Garden by making it official NYC park - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
27. Mayor Eric Adams designates Elizabeth Street Garden a official city parkland - The Architect’s Newspaper, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
28. Mayor Eric Adams visiting Israel for 1st time since 2023 - CBS News, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
29. Press Release: Mayor Adams, ACS Commissioner Dannhauser Announce Expansion of Programs to Connect Youth in Foster Care to College for Free, Offer Coaches, and Careers, Celebrate Milestones in Serving New York City’s Youth - The New York Foundling, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
30. Adams gives COVID vaccine ‘refusers’ a second chance - caribbeanlife.com, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
31. Eric Adams and Mamdani Clash Over NYC Art Garden - Hyperallergic, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
32. Mayor Adams makes Elizabeth Street Garden a park, making it tough for Mamdani's affordable housing plans - ABC7 New York, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
33. Mayor Adams Announces New Model to Have City’s 911 Mental Health Crisis Response Initiative, B-HEARD, be Fully Operated by NYC Health + Hospitals - NYC Health + Hospitals, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
34. Adams overhauls mental health crisis program weeks before Mamdani takes office - Crain's New York Business, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
35. Dems Are Right: Trump Is Undermining Democracy. So Is Their Party’s Right Wing. - Truthout, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
36. Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee - WKMG, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
37. Ahead of Mamdani taking office, Mayor Adams makes changes in NYC response to mental health calls - Yahoo News New Zealand, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
38. Adams dashes Mamdani's housing hopes at Elizabeth Street Garden - Spectrum News NY1, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025
39. Outgoing NYC Mayor Adams' Final Decisions Clash with Successor Mamdani's Plans - Hoodline, (Eric Adams), November 14, 2025

1. Hochul was named a leader in climate action. Here's what environmentalists say about that - Buffalo News, (Kathy Hochul), November 16, 2025
2. Hochul should veto the lawsuit-boosting bills that will cost New Yorkers big - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 16, 2025
3. Michael Goodwin: Gov. Hochul flip-flops her governing principles to accommodate Mayor-elect Mamdani’s agenda - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 16, 2025
4. Rep. Stefanik calls out Gov. Hochul as the ‘worst governor in America’ - Fox News, (Kathy Hochul), November 16, 2025
5. Incoming NYC business group head torches Mamdani’s proposed corporate tax hike: ‘Absolute suicide’ - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 16, 2025
6. Will NYC burn like Rome - Boerne Star, (Andrew Cuomo), November 15, 2025
7. N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul criticized for stalling on all-electric buildings law: Report - SILive.com, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
8. Kathy Hochul is putting people in the snow belt at risk, panelist warns - Fox Business, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
9. NY Governor Kathy Hochul to make decision on slimming subway crew staffing - ABC7 New York, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
10. Elise Stefanik blasts ‘out of touch’ and ‘unpopular’ Kathy Hochul in blistering NY governor’s race ad - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
11. Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
12. Veterans Get Boost as New York Changes Laws - Newsweek, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
13. Governor Hochul Celebrates the Opening of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s New Home - ESD.ny.gov., (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
14. Gov. Hochul angers environmentalists with walk-back of climate policies - WNYC, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
15. Trial opens for governors’ aide accused of taking payment to serve Chinese government - amNewYork, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
16. Zohran Mamdani campaigned on free buses in New York City. The governor is pumping the brakes. - USA Today, (Kathy Hochul), November 15, 2025
17. Riverdale Vote Split Shows Sharp Neighborhood Divides in Mamdani–Cuomo Mayoral Race - The Riverdale Press, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
18. Truth behind photo of Andrew Cuomo grabbing and kissing female lawyer - abdpost.com, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
19. Curtis Sliwa’s Campaign is Wrangling with Historic Defeat - New York City News Service, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
20. Crowded field of Democrats seeks to win over Jewish voters in race to succeed Nadler - Jewish Insider, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
21. Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress - The Conversation, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
22. Democrats Win in 2025 Elections - The Colgate Maroon-News, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
23. Trump Threatens NYC Funding If Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race - thestatetimes.com, (Andrew Cuomo), November 14, 2025
24. Don’t be fooled by Kathy Hochul’s latest pause of another toxic law - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
25. New York governor considering raising corporate taxes, source says - Reuters, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
26. Kathy Hochul's 'Affordability' Excuse for Building a Gas Pipeline Doesn't Even Make Sense - Hell Gate, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
27. Hochul’s taxing times - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
28. Press Release: Elise Stefanik Issues Statement Supporting Government Reopening and Criticizing Kathy Hochul During Shutdown - Quiver Quantitative, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
29. SNAP Is Funded Again. States Still Have to Deal With Trump’s New Eligibility Restrictions. - THE CITY - NYC News, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
30. Elise Stefanik blasts ‘out of touch’ and ‘unpopular’ Kathy Hochul in blistering governor’s race ad: ‘This bulls–t has to stop’ - Yahoo, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
31. Will Mamdani, Hochul bring free childcare to NYC by 2027? Mayor-elect on Politics Unusual - FOX 5 New York, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
32. Hochul open to raising taxes on NY corporations to fund socialist Zohran Mamdani's freebies - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
33. Why a Bill on the Governor’s Desk Is a Tough Call - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
34. Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman rails that GOP governor race shouldn’t turn into Kamala-style ‘coronation’ - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
35. Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
36. NY Governor Weighs Corporate Tax Hike to Help Fund Mamdani Plans - Bloomberg.com, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
37. Governor Hochul Announces Round Seven Winners of the Grow-NY International Food and Agriculture Business Competition | Empire State Development - Empire State Development (ESD) (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
38. New York's energy plan is shifting to a tighter focus on affordability - Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
39. Progressives infuriated by all-electric building pause - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
40. Gov. Hochul angers environmentalists with walk-back of climate policies - Gothamist, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
41. Kathy Hochul must make period products in New York safer. This is why | Opinion - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
42. Mamdani on working with NY Gov. Hochul - FOX 5 New York, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
43. Power for the public: Hochul’s practical thinking on natural gas pipeline - New York Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
44. Queens officials demand Gov. Hochul sign hospital language services access bill before end of year - qns.com, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
45. New York Gov. Hochul announces $97M for community-centered transportation projects in state - Transportation Today, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
46. Hospice workers call for Gov. Hochul to sign bill restricting for-profit hospices - Buffalo Toronto Public Media, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
47. Hochul pipeline approval raises ethics questions over husband’s law firm ties - Fingerlakes1.com, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
48. Former aide to N.Y. governors operated as agent for China, prosecutors say - The Washington Post, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025
49. Future remains uncertain for New York's "Medical Aid In Dying" bill with just weeks left to get governor's signature - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), November 14, 2025

1. How the shutdown left Democrats questioning Chuck Schumer’s future more than ever - CNN, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
2. Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend - NBC News, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
3. Sen. Tim Kaine defends Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from liberal backlash - Washington Times, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
4. Ro Khanna identifies ‘dynamic’ leaders to replace Schumer - Politico, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
5. Lefty Rep. Ro Khanna details ‘final straw’ involving ‘out of touch’ Chuck Schumer - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
6. Tim Kaine Defiant in Defense of Shutdown Vote: 'I Don't Need a Permission Slip' From Chuck Schumer | Video - TheWrap, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
7. Chuck Schumer’s Shutdown Saga: When A Victory Looks Like A Playground Loss - AOL.com, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
8. Kaine defends Schumer: ‘Being the minority leader is tough’ - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
9. Rep. Ro Khanna says shutdown 'final straw' for Chuck Schumer - NBC News, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
10. Sen. Tim Kaine defends Schumer, says House Democrats 'should focus on their own leadership' - NBC News, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
11. Shutdown, capitulation, and austerity: how Democrats failed to defend affordable healthcare - Peoples Dispatch, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
12. Kaine Tells House Dems To Stay In Their Lane As Criticism Mounts Against Schumer - HuffPost, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
13. Chris Van Hollen for Senate minority leader? Don’t bet on it. - The Baltimore Banner, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
14. Centrist Democrats can beat the socialists at their own game — and win their party back - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
15. Readers sound off on the shutdown deal, rescued green space and labor negotiations - New York Daily News, (Chuck Schumer), November 16, 2025
16. Chuck Schumer should quit – but would his imaginary friends agree? | Arwa Mahdawi - The Guardian, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
17. Chuck Schumer's First Meeting With His Wife Was Less Than Romantic - thelist.com, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
18. Schumer Democrats Can’t Stop Trump. Mamdani Democrats Might. - Jacobin, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
19. 'After 50 years in elected office, Chuck Schumer's days are numbered,' GOP lawmaker says - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
20. Democrats to aim shutdown fury at Senate primaries - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
21. I WITNESS: Out of touch - The Berkshire Edge, (Chuck Schumer), November 15, 2025
22. The Solution to Chuck Schumer - New York Magazine, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
23. Calls grow for AOC to launch primary challenge against Chuck Schumer: “We’ve got to get rid of him - Salon.com, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
24. Opinion | The Tragedy of Chuck Schumer - The Wall Street Journal, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
25. Ending shutdown had nothing to do with helping you. Real reason Democrats fumbled | Opinion - The Columbus Dispatch, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
26. Scoop: More House Democrats call for Chuck Schumer to resign over shutdown deal - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
27. DAVID MARCUS: How Chuck Schumer finally reaped the whirlwind - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
28. New Yorkers rally outside Schumer offices, call on him to step aside as Senate minority leader - Spectrum News, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
29. Top Democrats urge dismissal of New York attorney general's "vindictive" mortgage fraud indictment - Courthouse News, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
30. Moulton: Schumer ‘can’t keep the team together’ - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
31. Democrats deserve better than Chuck Schumer - UnHerd, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
32. Frustration with Democratic establishment boiling over after shutdown ends - Baltimore Sun, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
33. Evening Briefing in Buffalo: Nov. 14 - Spectrum News, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
34. Chuck Schumer Signed Off On Provision That Could Pay Senators Millions - HuffPost, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
35. JD Vance: Chuck Schumer's political career may end due to leading a government shutdown by the Democrats - Bitget, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025
36. Ocasio-Cortez hears growing calls for her to challenge Schumer in New York - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), November 14, 2025

1. Video Comey & James indictments challenged, and senators who could sue for $500K - abcnews.go.com, (Letitia James), November 16, 2025
2. Expect the Comey and James Indictments to Be Dismissed Without Prejudice - National Review, (Letitia James), November 15, 2025
3. Halligan and Bondi push back on judge’s suggestion that Comey grand jury materials were ‘missing’ - Politico, (Letitia James), November 15, 2025
4. Comey and James seek case dismissal, arguing prosecutor was illegally appointed - NPR, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
5. 'Novel' Trump administration moves with U.S. attorney picks could backfire in Comey, James cases | CBC News - CBC, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
6. New York AG Letitia James threatens to take Condé Nast to court over ‘Fired Four’ - Fox Business, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
7. Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor in James Comey, Letitia James Cases, Faces Test of Legitimacy - The Wall Street Journal, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
8. Trump-picked prosecutor in Albany personally requested NY AG James subpoenas - Gothamist, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
9. Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy - The New York Times, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
10. Judge will rule soon on Comey and James effort to disqualify prosecutor - The Washington Post, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
11. James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointment - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
12. James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointment - AccessWdun, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
13. Judge to decide whether DOJ prosecutions of James Comey, Letitia James can move forward - CBS News, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
14. James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor’s appointment - Sentinel Colorado, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025
15. NY AG Letitia James threatens Condé Nast with legal action over ‘Fired Four’ who confronted HR chief about layoffs - New York Post, (Letitia James), November 14, 2025

1. Raj Goyle, Democratic candidate for N.Y. state comptroller, discusses campaign - Spectrum News, (Tom DiNapoli), November 14, 2025
2. Raj Goyle, De­mo­c­ratic candidate for N.Y. state comp­troller, wants to expand pa­ra­meters of the office - Spectrum News, (Tom DiNapoli), November 14, 2025

1. Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials, and Advocates Rally in Scarsdale to Support the Medical Aid in Dying Act - Scarsdale 10583, (NY Assembly: Amy Paulin (D) - Westchester), November 15, 2025
2. Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Manhattan, Attorney General: New York, November 14, 2025

1. Harckham’s $100K Grant Helps Equine Assisted Services for Veterans, At-Risk Youth and People with Disabilities - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Peter Harckham (D)), November 15, 2025
2. Harckham Secures $50K in State Funding for Peekskill Fire Department Equipment Purchases - River Journal Online, (Peter Harckham (D)), November 15, 2025
3. Harckham allergen labeling bill signed into law - Mid Hudson News, (Peter Harckham (D)), November 15, 2025

1. Protect Act gives judges, courts tools they need, state Sen. Helming says - Spectrum News, (Shelley Mayer), November 16, 2025

1. ICE may be considering housing immigrants at historic Staten Island military site - SILive.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), November 16, 2025
2. ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City - The New York Times, (Nicole Malliotakis), November 14, 2025