John Celock

Special Projects Editor @CityandStateNY | Young Elected Officials Author | Enjoy State Politics | Civic Info Enthusiast

[Peter Sterne @petersterne]

If you don't know of Elle Bisgaard-Church yet, you will soon.

The 34-year-old DSA member led @ZohranKMamdani's successful campaign and is set to play a major role in City Hall if he wins the election.

@hollypret profiles her for @CityAndStateNY: https://t.co/Djayzpgstd

[Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan]

Source says @StevenFulop was approved by @Partnership4NYC last night -- he will succeed Kathryn Wylde (who is in the job until next June) & he's Jersey City mayor until Dec. 21

Unclear if he will have to move to NYC, I'm told

[Melissa Russo @MelissaRusso4NY]

NEW TONIGHT: Exactly one week after dropping his reelection bid, @NYCMayor Eric Adams is flying to Albania tonight.
City Hall says the purpose of the four-day trip is to foster business relationships for the city — not to explore any ambassadorships or future job opportunities.
“Over the next few days, Mayor Adams will travel to Albania, where he will meet with the prime minister, business and tech leaders, tour factories, and discuss new opportunities to boost economic activity and tourism to New York City,” the Mayor’s spokeswoman, Kayla Mamelak said in a statement, adding that Mayor Adams was invited by the Albanian Prime Minister.

The airfare for Mayor Adams and one staffer will be paid by the City, and his lodging (roughly $200 per night) and ground transportation ($90/day) would be gifted by the Albanian government, according to the Mayor’s office which said it was following city conflicts of interest rules and that it was easier to provide appropriate security if lodging was provided by Albania. The Mayor’s security detail will also accompany him on the trip.
In June 2025, Mayor Adams hosted an Albanian culture reception at Gracie Mansion and marched in the Albanian parade.
That same month, the New York Post reported that the Mayor’s 29 year old son Jordan Coleman - an aspiring rapper - had competed in the Albanian equivalent of American Idol, releasing an EP of several songs inspired by his travel. City Hall said the Mayor’s son will not be traveling with him.
NYC is home to the largest Albanian-American community in the US, with an estimated 60,000 living in neighborhoods including Belmont, Pelham Parkway, Astoria and Tompkinsville.
The Mayor’s public schedule for the trip has not yet been released but a spokeswoman said he would meet with members of the Albanian Parliament and Cabinet and with businesses about potential investments. He is scheduled to return to the City on Thursday.

[Sophie Krichevsky (she/her/hers) @skrichev13]

SCOOP: @EliNorthrup has filed to run for Assembly once again – less than a week after the seat's current occupant, @MicahLasher, filed to run for Congress. https://t.co/IFTcbQlL9d

[Peter Sterne @petersterne]

Assembly Member Micah Lasher is the front-runner to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler, but I hear that Council Member Erik Bottcher is also seriously considering running for the seat. He would run to Lasher’s left. https://t.co/J8mrbRRuVq

[Alex Bores @AlexBores]

Honored that @TIME named me one of the top 100 most influential people in AI for my work with @agounardes on the RAISE Act.

Never thought I'd share a list with "Godfather of AI" @Yoshua_Bengio, @elder_plinius, and his Holiness @Pontifex Pope Leo XIV.

#Time100AI

[NYC DOT @NYC_DOT]

Ok so they used a giant boulder to increase visibility of their intersection? We’ve been doing that for years.

[Eric Holmberg @holmberges]

Here it is. Ingrid Lewis-Martin’s appearance on Godfather of Harlem. Season 3, Episode 3, about 34:43 into the episode.

[Annie McDonough @Annie_McDonough]

Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime right-hand Ingrid Lewis-Martin charged in four new indictments this morning. Jesse Hamilton, currently a dep commissioner at DCAS, also charged, alongside others.

[Rebecca C. Lewis @_rebeccaclewis]

Per a source familiar, Hochul is getting pressure from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to take up the redistricting issue, hence the meeting.
There is nothing lawmakers can do to before the midterms, so it's maybe the guv will discuss changing the process for next time

[Annie McDonough @Annie_McDonough]

Some new details out from the Cuomo campaign on his "Zohran's law" proposal to means-test rent stabilized tenants.

But the way this is phrased makes it sounds like he wants tenants to be rent burdened.

[John Celock @JohnCelock]

Former NC Congressman looks to follow same path as Staten Island DA Michael McMahon & former Brooklyn DA Liz Holtzman, both former members of Congress who became DAs.

[Andy Specht @AndySpecht]

SCOOP:

Wiley Nickel dropping out of North Carolina's US Senate race to endorse Roy Cooper and run for Wake County District Attorney instead.

The move clears the Democratic field for Cooper.
#ncpol #ncsen

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

When I was on the Hamburg Town Board, I founded the Hamburg Rejuvenation Project to create more opportunities for families to make memories — including our first-ever Blast on the Beach!

Such a joy to celebrate with our neighbors on its 25th anniversary.

[Sophie Krichevsky (she/her/hers) @skrichev13]

NEW from me: Some of the names on the CACs are familiar ones — but who are the ones you’ve never heard of, now tasked with deciding whether casino bids can advance to the final stage or if they’re dead? More here: https://t.co/rH81wZzjoz

[NJ Civic Info Consortium @NJCivicInfo]

New Jersey ranks last in the nation for local journalists per capita.

Stefanie Murray and Chris Daggett break down the findings—and what @NJCivicInfo & @CenterCoopMedia is doing to change the story.

Read the blog: https://t.co/jZnmb7jQlM

[Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell @LtGovPinnell]

There was 6K people in Frisco in 1990…its pop is projected to be 350K in the next 5 years. How did they do it? They invested its share of sales tax in infrastructure, & poured $ into schools—smaller schools—this has yielded a dozen HS to date. #wsj

[Sophie Krichevsky (she/her/hers) @skrichev13]

INBOX: Former Gov. Paterson is set to make an announcement tomorrow morning on "the urgent need for strategic unity" to defeat Mamdani, and will also "discuss the possibility of other candidates withdrawing"

[Sophie Krichevsky (she/her/hers) @skrichev13]

NEW from me: Two staffers for City Council Member Bob Holden, Phil Wong and Alicia Vaichunas, will face off in the general election as they vie for their boss’s seat. You’d think it’d be awkward in that office at the moment, but turns out, it’s far from it https://t.co/vs0ue7kzsp

[Ralph R. Ortega @RalphOrtega]

4 takeaways from New York City’s ranked choice voting results https://t.co/lBl1jKBXrN via @CityAndStateNY @SahalieD @Annie_McDonough @hollypret

[Ben Tsujimoto @Tsuj10]

The Buffalo Schools superintendent transition happened today: Will Keresztes is now officially interim superintendent after Tonja M. Williams Knight retired yesterday. Keresztes will hold the role until a new superintendent is hired. https://t.co/IKXcgXyj7y