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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.

Can NY stop ICE from arresting immigrants at federal courthouses? Existing state law only limits arrests at state courthouses, and it’s not clear the state Legislature has the power to stop arrests in federal buildings.

I'm very proud of this article that we just published on @cityandstateny.bsky.social by Austin C. Jefferson and @skastenbaum.bsky.social, which examines whether state lawmakers can do anything to stop the recent wave of ICE arrests at federal courthouses: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

First surfboard on the subway sighting of the season — must be Memorial Day Weekend!

The weird public advocate race between Jumaane Williams and Jenifer Rajkumar Original cartoons and polling intrigue abound.

NEW from me: In the low-profile, lopsided & weirdly acrimonious race for public advocate, Williams' strategy is clear. Rajkumar seems to be banking on the possibility there's enough anti-Williams sentiment among moderates to motivate them to oust him June 24. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The full list of all the Knicks streets:

New pro-Brannan IE has ties to Coney Island casino proposal, former GOP candidate The southern Brooklyn council member and comptroller candidate represents the site where Thor Equities wants to build the casino.

SCOOP: An independent expenditure committee filed today in support of Justin Brannan’s comptroller campaign is managed by lobbyist Patricia Lynch, who is working on the Coney Island casino proposal, which is in Brannan's council district, records show. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by Jared DeMarino Knicks 1994 Go NY Go

HIT MY MUSIC youtu.be/PSCdq1s5ekI?...

"our jobs are just words." – @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social

Jumaane Williams launches first TV ad in reelection bid against Jenifer Rajkumar The $250,000 ad paints the public advocate as a voice for the people.

EXCLUSIVE: @jumaane.bsky.social is launching his first TV ad today as part of his reelection bid with a $250,000 ad buy.

It's a significant portion of his war chest; as of the last filing in mid-March, his campaign had about $1.1M in cash on hand. More here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Was asked not once but twice today at work to provide context on something about the Knicks. My work is done.

Adams appeal of matching campaign funds ruling denied, can’t try again until mid-July New York City’s Campaign Finance Board is sticking to its guns in denying Mayor Adams more than $4 million in public matching funds for his reelection run — and will not give him another chan…

New: NYC's Campaign Finance Board is sticking to its guns in denying Mayor Adams $4 million+ in public matching funds for his reelection run — and will not give him another chance to challenge the decision until mid-July, the Daily News has learned. www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/07/a...

Spotted across from the Stock Exchange: poster for Elizabeth Lewinsohn, who is challenging CM Chris Marte in the primary

Endorsements in the 2025 New York City comptroller race On whom to crown top wonk, the city’s power brokers are divided.

ICYMI: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Endorsements in the 2025 New York City comptroller race On whom to crown top wonk, the city’s power brokers are divided.

NEW from me: With somewhat wonky coalitions appearing increasingly important in the New York City comptroller race, we decided to track them. Introducing the comptroller endorsement tracker:
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...