Rebecca C. Lewis

Is the WFP backing Hochul or Delgado for governor?

Neither.

@rebeccaclewis.bsky.social reports from the WFP convention: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

NEW: The NY WFP has endorsed placeholder candidates for both governor and comptroller. That means no to both Hochul and Delgado for guv, and DiNapoli for comptroller.
I exclusively spoke with party leaders after the vote about the outcome www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

New Democratic LG candidate Adrienne Adams takes the stage at NAN. "This, I didn't see coming... This is the only thing that could have pulled me out of my four-week semi retirement back into politics." Adds she was "shocked" and "humbled" to get the call from Gov. Hochul

The WFP is holding its statewide nominating convention today -- but press isn't allowed. The progressive third party has been particularly secretive this year. Even trying to figure out its location was a trial, and the WFP put out no advisory that the convention was happening

Tish James announces NY/NJ have won a TRO preventing Trump from shutting down the Gateway project. Details TK.

Inbox: 1199SEIU has endorsed Assembly Member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas in her primary challenge to state Sen. Jessica Ramos.
But the union stayed out of the race to replace JGR in the Assembly in its first round of endorsements

Construction on the Hudson River Tunnel Project has officially been suspended after the federal government failed to release promises funding. Both the Gateway Development Corporation and New York state are suing the feds to get the funding back

Socialists not thrilled with Mamdani’s guv endorsement: ‘Even Zohran gets it wrong sometimes’ NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now at odds with some of his fellow DSA electeds after throwing his support behind Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection

Mayor Mamdani endorsed Gov. Hochul today. One of the socialist state lawmakers who already backed Antonio Delgado told me "even Zohran makes mistakes sometimes," while the other opined on having faith in the mayor www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The state Democratic Party will formally condemn ICE at its convention Members of the state Democratic Committee will vote on a resolution calling for restructuring, though not fully abolishing, federal immigration enforcement.

State Democratic Committee members will vote on a resolution condemning and calling for the "comprehensive" overhaul of ICE, tho it stops short of calling for abolition. Reiterates call for NY4All as well. Chair Jay Jacobs will introduce www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Hochul taps former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate Gov. Kathy Hochul picked Adrienne Adams to be her lieutenant governor for an all-female ticket.

NEW: Gov. Hochul announces former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate to form a historic all-female majority party ticket in NY. Rare city and state joint byline with @anniemcdonough.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Antonio Delgado officially announced India Walton as his running mate. He takes direct aim at proud Buffalonian and "New York's first mom governor" Kathy Hochul with the messaging "a mom from Buffalo" for Walton

The state Senate will pass the pre-chapter amendments to the Medical Aid in Dying Act tomorrow. Approving the agreed upon changes, including a later effective date, will pave the way for Gov. Hochul to sign the original bill from last year, which she must do by EOD Friday

NEW: Former Assembly Member @yuhline Niou tells me she is officially running for state Senate to replace Brian Kavanagh. "Democrats can't keep compromising in the face of government-sponsored violence and creeping totalitarianism," she says in a statement.

Antonio Delgado picks India Walton to be his lieutenant governor India Walton, a celebrity among progressive Democrats, helps underscore the differences between Delgado and centrist incumbent Kathy Hochul.

The Investigative Post reports that Antonio Delgado has tapped India Walton as his LG running mate. Walton very nearly became the socialist mayor of Buffalo after beating then-Mayor Byron Brown in the Democratic primary (tho not the general) www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/03/d...

NEW: State Sen. Brian Kavanagh of lower Manhattan has announced he will not seek reelection. "I believe that all of us in elected office owe it to our constituents to recognize when... they would be well served by electing someone new." Full statement here www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...

From last night: The Gateway Development Corporation is suing the federal government for breach of contract by freezing promised funding for the Hudson River Tunnel. Construction will shut down on Friday if the feds don't release the money

Them's fighting words. Upstate debate jumpscare in the book I'm reading

Speaking at the launch party for Darializa Avila Chevalier in Harlem, former Rep. Jamaal Bowman calls Rep. Adriano Espaillat a "coward," charging Espaillat avoided him on the House floor after Bowman asked for his endorsement "because he has been in the pocket of AIPAC"

While she has now proposed banning 287(g) agreements in New York, Gov. Hochul today still declined to offer her support to the "abolish ICE" movement. "ICE desperately needs to be reformed and retrained. But we also have to have borders that are protected," she said

NEW: Gov. Hochul proposing outlawing 287(g) agreements, which are formal agreements between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials. This is a significant shift for the governor, who has largely shied away from supporting restricting local sovereignty here

"What has become so apparent that this is not just about immigration policy," Hochul says. "This is about blatant, dangerous abuse of power... This is about a rogue federal agency that's been unleashed on the American streets for the sole purpose of creating chaos, carnage and fear"

"All of us have a core belief that public safety must be pursued lawfully, transparently and with humanity," Hochul says. "And yet these very principles have been abandoned by our federal government and our immigration officers." Calls the ICE killings in Minneapolis "callous"

Gov. Hochul is flanked by the NYPD and Albany police commissioners, as well as four of the five NYC district attorneys as she prepares to announce new immigrant protections

Talking to reporters, Hochul says she will announce her LG pick "right before" next week's convention, but did not comment on any specific person under consideration. “We cast a wide net for pre-vetting, and we are in the pre-vetting stage," she said

Gov. Hochul receives a warm welcome from HTC members at her first campaign rally of the year. "This is the very first union that threw their support behind me when I was running for governor four years ago"

LG Antonio Delgado says he's seeking support at next week's convention to get a place on the ballot, but still plans to petition. "We're going to try to get as many as we can get, and then we're going to petition." Can he hit 25%? "That will speak for itself when the time comes"

Per sources familiar, Gov. Hochul approached Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez about being LG a few weeks ago, requesting he submit vetting materials. Sources say he has not made a decision on what he would do yet. Bernadette Hogan reported Jamaal Bailey and Donovan Richards said no to Hochul

Unsurprisingly, the state GOP is jumping on the news from Bernadette Hogan that Jamaal Bailey and Donovan Richards have turned down Gov. Hochul's request they be her running mate. "Why would anyone else give up their career to play second banana?"

Speaking at a CBC breakfast, Andy Byford, heading the Penn Station redesign project, suggests he's not fully informed on the prospect Hudson River Tunnel construction could halt Friday. "I'm aware of the sort of current talk of Gateway. I need to fully come up to speed with that"

Inbox: The commission overseeing the Gateway Program says that construction on the crucial Hudson River tunnel will pause if the feds don't restore funding