| | | | |  | | By Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold and Deanna Garcia | Presented by Compassion & Choices | New York's new lieutenant governor will be … Rep. Antonio Delgado? Gov. Kathy Hochul named the Hudson Valley congressman her No. 2 and reelection running mate in a swift move Tuesday after she signed a new law Monday to clear her former, indicted LG Brian Benjamin from the ballot for the primary, which will *probably* still happen on the scheduled June 28 date. (Yeah, that sentence is a lot.) The pick was a surprise — few expected Hochul to recruit a Democrat from the delegation, especially in a competitive district with the party's majority in the U.S. House of Representatives looking tenuous. But first reactions from many state Dems were positive. Delgado brings broad diversity: He is African American and Cape Verdean (contrary to some reports, he is not Puerto Rican, he said, though he had a brief semi-pro basketball stint on the island); he grew up in a Black Baptist church; his parents worked for General Electric in Schenectady. He's an engaging speaker and politician who managed to hold onto a strong bipartisan record in Congress after his 2018 victory in one of the country's most competitive House races that year. Despite making the ticket a rare upstate duo, all of those qualities have potential to round out Hochul's appeal downstate too. Maybe it's even better he's not from NYC, suggested one source from the city, because he can come in without the "borough baggage." "All these different entry points connect to me and just really helped me to figure out how to go in and out of communities and find the connective tissue," Delgado said during the announcement in Albany. The new LG news was a one-two punch following POLITICO's report Monday night on a draft Supreme Court decision that would strike down Roe v. Wade. Hochul, who has emphasized abortion rights for most of her political career, has in 24 hours displayed perhaps the most fervor of her short gubernatorial tenure in her vow to oppose any reproductive rights restrictions across the state or country. While neither of the circumstances surrounding the Supreme Court or LG situations are ideal, they give Hochul and her reelection campaign fresh pathways to show her executive strength as the days dwindle down toward the *probable* primary date. (Sorry, still not 100 percent positive here.) IT'S WEDNESDAY. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know ... By email: EDurkin@politico.com and agronewold@politico.com, or on Twitter: @erinmdurkin and @annagronewold WHERE'S KATHY? Speaking at a Partnership for New York City board meeting and traveling to Boston. WHERE'S ERIC? Appearing on a technology panel at the 25th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. QUOTE OF THE DAY — "When it comes to being unpopular, I'm unfortunately somewhat of an expert." — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, offering some advice for President Joe Biden
| | | | A message from Compassion & Choices: Lawmakers have the power to give New Yorkers autonomy at the end of life and stop needless suffering by passing the Medical Aid in Dying Act. 1 in 5 Americans now has access to the compassionate option of medical aid in dying, including our neighbors in NJ and VT. Stacey Gibson, whose husband died an agonizing death, is raising her voice so no one else's loved one has to suffer at the end of life. | | | |  | What City Hall's reading | | Democrats divided over return to office amid New York's recovery, by POLITICO's Erin Durkin: It was February, the Omicron surge was abating and Mayor Eric Adams was telling New Yorkers, "The best thing we can do to deal with Covid is get back to work." But the city's public advocate, a fellow Democrat who's running for governor, offered a different prescription for managing the pandemic and reviving the local economy. "As Covid-19 cases thankfully drop across New York," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said, "the way forward is to forge a new normal, in line with the science and with the needs of New Yorkers, with an eye toward the future for both the risk of new surges and the potential for a new transformative economy that centers on working people." Since then, the intraparty divide has continued. Moderate Democratic leaders such as Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul are pushing for a more robust return to the office that they say is crucial for the city's economic recovery, while Democrats to their left argue they should accept that many workers prefer to be remote for the long haul, and New York City's economy should adapt accordingly. — "Employees who are back in the office full time reported higher levels of anxiety, stress and professional dissatisfaction, with workers who spend five days a week in the office 2.6 times as likely as their colleagues with flexible schedules to look for a new job in the coming year." Few people accepted shelter placements in Adams' effort to dismantle encampments, by POLITICO's Deanna Garcia: After six weeks of Mayor Eric Adams' initiative to get homeless people out of encampments and into shelters, only 39 individuals out of 264 accepted placements. "I have said since we started this initiative that every New Yorker deserves dignity, and we are demonstrating that this is possible," Adams said Tuesday in a statement accompanying the new figures. … Between March 18 and May 1, Adams sent multiagency teams to homelessness encampments throughout the five boroughs to offer social and health care services to New Yorkers living on the streets. Within the last six weeks, the task force teams made 733 location visits — including repeat visits, according to a City Hall press release. The teams cleaned up 710 sites. — The city has just 131 vacant safe haven and stabilization beds open for homeless individuals. " NYC's next sheriff Anthony Miranda was former associate of disgraced Queens politician Hiram Monserrate," by New York Daily News' Chris Sommerfeldt: "An associate of disgraced former Queens politician Hiram Monserrate was tapped by Mayor Adams on Tuesday to become the city's next sheriff. Anthony Miranda, a retired city police sergeant who served alongside Monserrate in the NYPD, will replace departing New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito, Adams said in a statement. 'Miranda has spent decades protecting and serving the people of this city, and, as sheriff, he will bring his experience, expertise, and passion to ensure the office fulfills its mission and serves all New Yorkers fairly and equitably,' Adams said." "Mayor taps Republican ex-Council member as Buildings Chief," by Real Deal's Kathryn Brenzel: "Four months into Eric Adams' mayoralty, he finally named a buildings chief. Adams on Tuesday appointed Eric Ulrich commissioner of the Department of Buildings. Ulrich, who for 12 years was one of the few Republican members of the City Council, has been a senior adviser to the mayor since January. Ulrich takes over for Constadino (Gus) Sirakis, who became acting commissioner in March. He had succeeded de Blasio-appointee Melanie La Rocca, who took on a new role as the city's chief efficiency officer in January." " Calls to strengthen NYPD oversight increase as watchdog agency ends investigations into 2020 protests," by Gothamist's Christopher Werth: "Lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are reiterating their calls to strengthen oversight of the NYPD as New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) reaches its statute of limitation today on all cases of alleged police misconduct arising from the racial-justice protests that swept through the city after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The CCRB – charged with overseeing the largest police department in the country – received large numbers of complaints against police officers during the demonstrations. An investigation by Gothamist found that staff members wanted the agency to be more outspoken about the difficulties that investigators faced in identifying officers, and that the agency did not follow its own protocols in investigating police misconduct during large protests. As of March, roughly a third of the cases that had been fully investigated had been closed because the officers involved could not be identified."
| | | | STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? Find out who's up, who's down, and who really has the president's ear in our West Wing Playbook newsletter, the insider's guide to the Biden White House and Cabinet. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. | | | | | | | WHAT ALBANY'S READING | | Abortion decision 'rewrites every rule' in New York governor's race, by POLITICO's Bill Mahoney and Anna Gronewold: For months it had been clear that the top issue in this year's New York elections would likely be crime, with most of Gov. Kathy Hochul's primary and general election opponents hammering her for a rising number of arrests and her reluctance to dramatically overhaul the state's new bail laws. That became far less of a certainty on Monday night. Following POLITICO's report on a draft Supreme Court decision that would strike down Roe v. Wade , the subject of abortion quickly took center stage. That's a subject that has long energized New York Democrats, and a debate that Hochul is far more experienced in engaging in than topics like criminal justice. "That draft decision is one of the loudest calls to action I've heard in my public career," state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) said. "I think Gov. Hochul, as the first woman governor, will and should use this as a rallying cry for New York voters." — New York already codified abortion rights in law. Now Democrats want to take additional steps, by POLITICO's Amanda Eisenberg: The U.S. Supreme Court's initial draft majority opinion outlining how it will vote to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision prompted a dash Tuesday by New York legislators to pass additional bills aimed at shoring up abortion rights and access before the session in Albany ends June 2. State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi — a Democrat who toppled the former leader of a defunct splinter group who initially hindered the codification of Roe in New York — on Tuesday introduced legislation to protect the rights of people who travel to the state for abortions. … "We're watching as all the other states that don't have blue Legislatures do everything to reverse and ban abortion," Biaggi (D-Westchester) said. "We have to go in the opposite direction." New York Democrats are also pushing a bill to establish an abortion access fund, which would be paid for by state taxpayers through a voluntary contribution on their personal income tax returns. — "NY abortion providers could see influx of out-of-state patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned ," by Gothamist's Caroline Lewis: "Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the share of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents has steadily increased in New York since record numbers of anti-abortion restrictions began rolling out about a decade ago in other states. The CDC reported in 2012 that out-of-staters accounted for 3% of New York abortions. This proportion tripled to 8.9% by 2019 — with nearly 7,000 non-residents seeking abortions in the Empire State." — "New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has long been outspoken about defending abortion rights, publicly disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion herself almost two decades ago. Pregnant as a newly elected New York City Council member, 'I chose to have an abortion,' James told protesters who gathered in Manhattan to decry a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the constitutional right to an abortion nationwide."
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| "New York comptroller has 'a lot of questions' about spending in the state budget," by Spectrum's Susan Arbetter: "The New York state comptroller's office on Tuesday released its analysis of the recently enacted state budget. The record-breaking $220.5 billion spending plan passed on April 9. The state's coffers this year were bolstered by higher-than-expected tax revenues, as well as federal pandemic aid. According to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the big question is whether the state can sustain this record-setting spending from year to year. 'Part of the answer to that still remains to be addressed because the next piece of what we need to see is a state financial plan that the Division of Budget will be releasing in the next few weeks,' DiNapoli told Capital Tonight. 'That will really look to the out-years and identify the revenue that's projected to back up the spending commitments that are being made.'" "New York gubernatorial candidates unveil anti-corruption plans," by Spectrum's Nick Reisman: "As yet another wave of scandal has hit New York's state government, candidates for governor are unveiling their own proposals to fight corruption. The measures include proposals to strengthen the Freedom of Information Law and transparency while also beefing up oversight to catch wrongdoing. There's also a partisan divide in the approaches. Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, for instance, wants to enact a voter identification law — seen generally by conservatives as a way of restricting voter fraud, but opposed by Democrats. At the same time, Democratic New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams wants to cap campaign donations to $2,900 for all legislative and statewide offices." #UpstateAmerica: Harriet Tubman's home city of Auburn is planning a weekend long schedule of events for Juneteenth, including a gala, parade and celebratory historical walking tours.
| | | | A message from Compassion & Choices:   | | | | | TRUMP'S NEW YORK | | "Trump loses bid to stay New York contempt of court order and avoid $10K daily fine," by CNBC's Dan Mangan: "Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost an effort at a New York appeals court to stay a contempt order, and as a result still owes a fine of $10,000 per day. Trump on April 25 was found in contempt by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron for failing to comply with a subpoena from Attorney General Letitia James, who is seeking records for her civil investigation of his company, the Trump Organization. Engoron imposed a fine on Trump of $10,000 per day until he was satisfied that Trump had complied with the subpoena."
| | AROUND NEW YORK | | — The former Deputy Commissioner for Investigations, Intelligence and Trials for city jails, who was fired under the Adams administration, spoke out about dysfunction at Rikers Island: "That was the difficulty of cleaning the place up: You have a very, very financially and politically powerful union running the show." — Adams' $99.7 billion city budget proposal gave a 25 percent boost to more than two dozen city agencies. — NYU opted not to hire a biologist facing allegations of sexual misconduct after a backlash. — A sommelier charged with setting restaurants' outdoor dining structures on fire reached an agreement with the Manhattan DA that will require him to pay thousands of dollars to the restaurants. — Subway station escalators in the Bronx are broken more often than in any other borough. — Dozens of restaurants on 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen were forced to take down outdoor dining structures for a water main repair project, but they will eventually be allowed to bring them back. — Workers at a Bath Beach Starbucks voted to unionize. — An appellate court backed a lower court decision denying more arts courses provided more equitably in Buffalo Public Schools. — Nearly a dozen towns in Schoharie County are suing New York state over new rules governing how solar farms are taxed. — Some of Hochul's supporters are skeptical of her "Green New Deal"-inspired plan. — A 77-year-old man was attacked on camera in the Bronx. — A man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the Times Square shooting at a bar in December 2017.
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| | | | A message from Compassion & Choices: A river, a mountain, a zip code -- these things prevent New Yorkers from access to compassionate care at the end of life. That's why Stacey Gibson is asking lawmakers to give New Yorkers the same access to comprehensive end-of-life care that our neighbors in New Jersey and Vermont (and 8 other states) already have. Stacey Gibson's beloved husband Sid was diagnosed with a rare degenerative motor neuron disease. When his treatment options ran out and he began to suffer, Sid decided to stop eating and drinking. It took twelve days for him to die. His slow, agonizing death was exactly what he feared and haunts Stacey to this day. Access to the compassionate option of medical aid in dying would ensure that no one's loved one is forced to suffer the way Sid did. It's time our lawmakers stop needless suffering and PASS the Medical Aid in Dying Act. | | | | | Real Estate | | "Bill to Stop Foreclosures Heads to Hochul, Under Heavy Pushback from Banks," by New York Focus' Sam Mellins: "Some homeowners facing foreclosure stand to get relief under a bill passed by the state legislature and now heading to Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk for either a signature or veto — and she's not saying which. The measure takes aim at a Feb. 2021 decision from the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, that reopened hundreds of foreclosure cases that homeowners thought they had won because lenders missed a key deadline. In the case, known as Freedom Mortgage Corporation v. Engel, the Court of Appeals ruled that lenders could proceed with foreclosures nonetheless — and even revive dormant cases. The bill that passed the state Senate Tuesday by a 52-10 vote following approval in the Assembly would overrule that decision, as well as another related to foreclosures from a lower-level state court." | | | | Follow us on Twitter | | | | Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook family Playbook | Playbook PM | California Playbook | Florida Playbook | Illinois Playbook | Massachusetts Playbook | New Jersey Playbook | New York Playbook | Ottawa Playbook | Brussels Playbook | London Playbook View all our political and policy newsletters | | Follow us | | | | |
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