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So grateful and proud to have won two Emmy’s on Saturday night for our work on the migrant crisis.
Want to shoutout @DanKomarinetz and Dan Keese who worked so hard on our piece about one Venezuelan family’s journey to the US.
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Can you eat the mushrooms growing out of your bathroom ceiling?
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Teamsters with AI campaign signage Hochul. She's headlining a rally at the Local 831 headquarters.
Her opponent Bruce Blakeman has heavily used AI images and videos in his campaign, while Hochul's team has mostly (not entirely) avoided AI content
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“Do you know how to say ‘happy’ in Spanish?”
Blakeman: “Bueno?”
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Governor Kathy Hochul on why it’s taken her so long to campaign in NY-17 alongside Cait Conley:
“It’s part of the fact that I’m also a candidate this year myself, and I have had to be all over this state every minute.”
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And here's the first byline: an upstart candidate was fired from her city job when she announced a bid against the entrenched party machine. After losing the primary by just four votes — she's within striking distance of what could be an upset in Yonkers: nysfocus.com/2026/10/29/yonk…
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Governor Hochul on whether she wants an endorsement from Cardi B after Nikki Minaj’s attack last night:
“I don’t play games in this business. This is serious.”
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, asked about Nicki Minaj’s beef, says she should “get outside.”
“And stop going to Trump rallies, it’s kinda poisoning your mind.”
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Michael Mileto gets up at 5:30 am, and catches his school bus at 6:20 am.
He still gets to school late every day, at 8:50, missing lessons in math and literacy.
One story from the city's yellow bus system, which critics say is ready for an overhaul:
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NEW: @NYCMayor seeks to oust head of Commission on Racial Equity, over objections from City Council’s BLAC and some faith leaders, @JeffCMays reports:
nytimes.com/2026/10/27/nyreg… via @NYTimes
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Just days after her viral encounter with comedian Conan O'Brien took the internet by storm, Brooklyn bar owner Debbie Shields is embracing her newfound fame. CBS News' Jared Ochacher visited her bar, Confessions Bar and spoke to her about her experience.
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Eric Ulrich trial dispatch:
GOP Council member Joann Ariola was caught on a wiretap telling the ex-NYC buildings commissioner that she'd help him get his co-defendant's sister-in-law a city job even though she considered her “a nut and a half." politico.com/newsletters/new…
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Former NYC buildings boss kept Adams' favored restaurant open despite health violations
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.@NYCMayor & @GovKathyHochul took the “G” train to Nassau Avenue - Mamdani returning the favor to Hochul, after she campaigned for him back to back weekends last year.
North Brooklyn is a hotspot of Mamdani voters per figures from last year’s mayoral.
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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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Sean O’Brien spent his morning with Zohran Mamdani and his evening with Mike Lawler.
I asked him why:
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Sources: Big labor rally planned this weekend in Brooklyn Sunday with big name surrogates @ZohranKMamdani @NYHTC & @DC37nyc set to get voting members out for @KathyHochul.
Part of big kick off of Mayor-Gov stumping ahead of Nov. 3, first reported by @politicony
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Ex-Adams aide accused of pocketing kickbacks from community program funds
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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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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones grilled Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels about his plans to integrate the school system – but judging by widespread sighs, eye rolls and grimaces amongst the audience, Samuels miserably failed the test, @NilaRoper_ writes: cityandstateny.com/policy/20…
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The midterms will soon be over—so how did the media actually do?
🗳️Hear top political reporters dissect the coverage and lessons learned:
🎙️ @alec_hernandez (@politico) 🎙️ @KellyMena (@NY1) Tim O'Brien (@opinion)
🎙️ Mod: @Azi (@nytimes)🔗 nypressclub.org/get-tickets-…
