Nick Reisman

New York Playbook co-author and Albany bureau chief for POLITICO. Please email me news and tips at [email protected]

[Jason Beeferman @JasonBeeferman]

Eight losses. Two private investigators. Six cats.

This is the tale of the perennial candidate in Washington Heights who seems to stop at nothing in her bid to oust allies of @RepEspaillat.

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

In one of his re-elect years, Schumer stood at the finish line of the Boilermaker road race in Utica in the middle of July high fiving extraordinarily sweaty runners completing a 15K https://t.co/ZtgnUu8V4l

[Will Bredderman @WillBredderman]

Younger, pre-Democratic leader Chuck Schumer was a tireless retail politician who made high-visibility visits every part of the state and at least paid lip service to their hyper-local concerns. This mad ehim popular even in conservative areas like Staten Island and northern NY.

[Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan]

.@GovKathyHochul doesn’t want to get into @NYCMayor’s foray into NY13. Doesn’t comment when asked what she thinks of Mayor backing out of reported promise to endorse @EspaillatNY.

Says it’s a “free country” people can endorse whomever they want.

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

The Democratic-led state Senate and Assembly will give first passage of the redistricting amendment today.

[New York Post @nypost]

Curtis Sliwa 'sitting Shiva' for the Times Square Red Lobster, blames 'all the shrimp you can eat' deals https://t.co/MiooEjmxmc

[Katelyn Cordero @KatelynCordero]

340B legislation is dead in the Assembly this year, amid transparency concerns: https://t.co/1iuED23erF - hospital advocates pushing for its passage say the fight is far from over

[Dean Meminger @DeanMeminger]

#PatrickEwing was in the #NBAFinals in ‘94 & ‘99 but could not win a championship ring. #SanAntonioSpurs beat the #NYKnicks in ‘99. This is a rematch for him. Take a listen https://t.co/2ZPajeSnWK

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

As they push a redistricting amendment, New York Democrats are also seeking more control over referenda put to voters. Via @mahoneyw https://t.co/z7MVuWf0D5

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New York AG Letitia James confident anti-surveillance pricing bills will pass https://t.co/c2sjSCDEoJ

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And Fensterman has ties to the former mayor's adviser Frank Carone https://t.co/nIqdUSWx5Q

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

Interesting that it was Howard Fensterman who brokered this meeting between Blakeman and Adams.

Fensterman, a politically wired Nassau County lawyer, is serving as Blakeman's finance chair https://t.co/NtGzjKk5VG

[POLITICO @politico]

New York lawmakers plan to approve one-year data center moratorium https://t.co/vEVBHT2hMm

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

New York lawmakers plan to approve one-year data center moratorium --- via @m_jfrench https://t.co/X4qSc0WiY9

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New: Democrats have finalized their plans for a state constitutional amendment to change New York’s redistricting process — joining a national battle over drawing congressional boundaries. w/ @mahoneyw https://t.co/0FN5miNR71

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“I think it’s fucking embarrassing and shameful,” GOP Rep. Mike Lawler says of Mayor Mamdani not attending the Israel Day Parade.

[Madina Touré @madinatoure]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to receive two more years to comply with a state law mandating lower class sizes in public schools. https://t.co/nWt6SfFrho

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

It's worth noting that Espaillat has been a longtime ally for the governor, a Buffalo-born Democrat.

"This is not intended to set up a collision course for who is endorsing who," she said earlier today. "I support long standing allies of mine and people I believe in."

[Nick Reisman @NickReisman]

Gov. Hochul makes her endorsement of Rep. Espaillat official a day after Mayor Mamdani endorses Avila Chevalier https://t.co/vTpjNFQZTS

[Kathy Hochul @KathyHochul]

Congressman @EspaillatNY has delivered real results to improve the lives of New York families. I’m proud to support my friend, and know he’ll continue putting New Yorkers first and being a leading voice for our communities in Congress.

[Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt]

New: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist running against Rep. Adriano Espaillat, called Joe Biden “a rapist” and “a war criminal” on social media in 2020 — part of a broader history of railing against establishment elements of her own party.

[POLITICO @politico]

Blue states’ plan for 100% tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts not as easy as it looks https://t.co/r1Bw6TdaB4