Sophie Krichevsky

Mamdani really leaning in to the opening night festivities

What’s next for Keith Powers? The Assembly, he hopes The term-limited Manhattan City Council Member is running for Albany’s lower chamber.

SCOOP: New York City Council Member Keith Powers is making moves as he searches for his next gig: He’s running for Assembly. More here, from me: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

These Curtis Sliwa mayoral debate quotes rocked us to our core And Sliwa didn’t even need his red beret.

We were shook. www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...

The cancellation of Jessica Ramos She’s got a primary challenger, campaign debt and a whole lot of enemies. But she’s used to going it alone.

City & State's @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social goes deep on what happened to @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The cancellation of Jessica Ramos She’s got a primary challenger, campaign debt and a whole lot of enemies. But she’s used to going it alone.

NEW: How did @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social get to this point? It’s about much more than endorsing Cuomo in the primary.

“I knew that they had all been … trying to figure out a moment,” she said. “I guess they got their perfect excuse.”

My latest cover story: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Layla Law-Gisiko eyes second Assembly run What does this mean for Tony Simone?

NEW from me: Layla Law-Gisiko, a Democratic district leader for Assembly District 75, has filed to make a second run to represent the midtown Manhattan district

www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Layla Law-Gisiko eyes second Assembly run What does this mean for Tony Simone?

Things are changing! Simone is also eyeing a move to the state Senate, as Brad Hoylman-Sigal – whose district overlaps with Simone’s – is poised to become Manhattan’s next borough president. @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social

👀 INBOX: TOMORROW at 8:00 AM, Zohran Mamdani is going to make a major campaign announcement in the Bronx.

Eli Northrup files to run for Assembly again With Micah Lasher running for Congress, the public defender may get another chance at an Upper West Side Assembly seat.

Scoop from @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social: Public defender @elinorthrup.bsky.social is likely to run for Assembly again. He ran last year and lost to @micahlasher.bsky.social, but Lasher is now planning to vacate the seat to run for Congress. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

SCOOP: Eli Northrup has filed to run for the Assembly again, less than a week after the seat's current occupant, Micah Lasher, filed to run for Congress in light of Jerry Nadler's impending retirement www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The Cuomo campaign video that was posted and immediately deleted, thanks to @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social

Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips

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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

It’s important to pay for local journalism but not like this.

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ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....

When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.

First venture into Manhattan in over 10 days after being totally off the grid being a trip to the Oculus Apple Store is a special kind of hell

City Council GOP pro-Sliwa statement may run afoul of City Charter There have been previous limits set on endorsements through Conflicts of Interest Board decisions.

NEW from me: The New York City Council Minority Delegation on Wednesday (unsurprisingly) endorsed Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa in the general election – which it is not allowed to do. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Take two: In southern Brooklyn, Chris McCreight running for Assembly again Justin Brannan’s chief of staff is optimistic about a rematch against Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny.

SCOOP: @chrismccreight.bsky.social is challenging Alec Brook-Krasny for the Assembly once again. More here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The latest from @petersterne.com:

Mark Levine’s winning, diverse New York City comptroller coalition The Manhattan borough president got nearly 50% of the first-place votes.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my bar mitzvah.” @cityandstateny.bsky.social @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social

Could heat-related power outages in NYC impact poll sites? The BOE said they have back-up plans, but we could potentially see some delayed vote counts.

NEW: With heat-induced power outages already today, poll site outages on primary day are possible. What does that mean for results? If power isn’t back before scanner backup batteries die, some counts could be delayed a few days. W/ @skastenbaum.bsky.social: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

Spotted in Crown Heights this morning … then again two blocks north.

He also grew up very close by, for the record

Fave playgrounds/parks in the city?
Tilson- yes, Central Park 96th/ 5th
Stringer - “where the kids wanna play”
Myrie - prospect park
Mamdani - Astoria park
Lander - prospect park
Cuomo - Cunningham Park
Adams - Baisley Pond park “gotta get rid of those fragmites”

Red light camera expansion? Everyone says yes — Mamdani says unlike Cuomo he knows no right on red

Back! In the debate groove

In listening to Adrienne talk about immigration, she attacks the mayor, she attacks Trump, but at this point in the race, it feels a little like she’s missing the mark: She hasn’t pivoted to attack Cuomo, which she’d have to do to have a chance with less than two weeks to go

Iwen Chu files to run for office again The southern Brooklyn Democrat lost reelection to the state Senate last year.

SCOOP: Iwen Chu has filed to run for state office once again, state records show. It's not yet clear what she'll run for, though. More here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

And just like that… Ramos back off the slate

NEW: The Working Families Party chose Andrew Cuomo’s leading rival, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, as its top choice among its slate of ranked candidates, followed by Brad Lander, the city comptroller; Adrienne Adams, the speaker of the City Council; and Zellnor Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn.