| | | | |  | | By Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold and Julian Shen-Berro | Presented by Equinor | A few things won't change in New York after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade: Abortion is legal and will stay that way, with the protections of the now-defunct case already enshrined in state law. Yet in other ways, the decision will have huge ripples here. The state and city are bracing for a surge of out-of-state abortion patients seeking care in New York, and working on bolstering both legal protections and practical aid for them. Calling the decision "repulsive on every level," Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state will be a "safe harbor" for those who need abortions and will create an advertising campaign and website informing women of their rights. Planned Parenthood will increase the number of available appointments by 20 percent. A special session of the state Legislature is scheduled to kick off Thursday, called by Hochul to address that other massive Supreme Court decision striking down New York's concealed carry gun laws. It will also present an opportunity to establish abortion rights in the state constitution. That effort fell short in the regular session as lawmakers could not agree on precise language for a state-level equal rights amendment that would prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. But backers are hopeful the Supreme Court's decision will get the amendment over the finish line. Short of that, the state will block its courts from issuing subpoenas in connection with out-of-state abortion cases and ban the extradition of abortion providers under measures signed into law this month. New York will also prohibit disciplinary measures against health providers who perform legal reproductive health services on patients who live in states where abortion is illegal. New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed his own personal experience with abortion in response to the high court's ruling — saying he would not be mayor today if not for a girlfriend's decision to get an abortion when he was 15, shortly after he had been arrested. The city will be offering medication abortions at its sexual health clinics, adding more providers performing abortions at its public hospitals, and creating a new hotline. The decision will also loom over the last few days of the gubernatorial primary race, and the general election to come. It may bolster Hochul's bid to win a full term as New York's first female governor. But with Republican candidates mostly praising the ruling, things could go in a very different direction should the GOP pull off a win in November. IT'S MONDAY. 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? Signing legislation to protect transit workers. WHERE'S ERIC? Visiting a reproductive health clinic, holding a sanitation-related press conference, meeting with clergy, making an education announcement, holding a bill signing, meeting with members of the consular corps from Caribbean nations, and speaking at a Deloitte award ceremony.
| | | | A message from Equinor: Can a wind turbine generate more than electricity? We believe it can. At Equinor, we're working to power about 2,000,000 New York homes with homegrown, renewable energy while boosting the economy, generating jobs, and launching tomorrow's clean energy infrastructure. Equinor is a broad energy company, committed to become net-zero by 2050. We're advancing the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind projects and quickly becoming a leader in this growing industry. | | | |  | What City Hall's reading | | "NYC council members protest budget loss of at least $215M to schools," by New York Post's Cayla Bamberger: "Members of the New York City Council protested a city school funding cut Friday — less than a month after some were among the 44 members of the 51-member council who voted to approve the controversial spending plan. Several council members, including Speaker Adrienne Adams, Education Committee Chair Rita Joseph, and Oversight and Investigations Chair Gale Brewer, joined advocates and union heads on the City Hall steps to blast at least $215 million in reduced school budgets before an oversight meeting." Hochul, Adams administrations near agreement on Penn reconstruction financing, by POLITICO's Danielle Muoio Dunn: Gov. Kathy Hochul's controversial plan to reconstruct Penn Station is nearing final approval. The Empire State Development Corp., the state agency overseeing the $7 billion proposal to reconstruct Penn Station and the surrounding area, is close to securing a deal with Mayor Eric Adams' administration on the plan's financing structure, said Hope Knight, the state's economic czar, at a Friday Senate hearing about the project. It's the last hurdle the Hochul administration must overcome before the plan goes up for a final vote in front of the Public Authorities Control Board, which must approve all public financing projects. — "Business owners around Penn Station are racked with worry over Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to seize and raze properties in the area in order to make way for 10 new skyscrapers." " Eric Adams says private NYC businesses can restrict guns," by New York Post's Emily Crane: "Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that it will be up to private businesses to decide whether to allow concealed guns under the new Supreme Court ruling — as he revealed he wants to convene mayors across the US to collectively fight the controversial decision. Adams insisted he would aggressively fight the high court's decision to strike down the Empire State's century-old law restricting firearms, saying the city was already trying to identify locations where guns can be banned." "In New York, Anti-Abortion Centers Outnumber Abortion Clinics," by The New York Times' Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura: "Patricia Clinton was walking up East 149th Street in the South Bronx one afternoon last fall, ruminating over her decision to end an unexpected pregnancy. She was five weeks along, already a single parent to two children, and her finances were unstable. She wasn't sure if the father of her unborn child would remain in the picture and didn't think she could handle feeding a third mouth on her own. Her mind heavy, she looked up and saw, across the street, in big signage on the second-floor window of a building: 'EMC Pregnancy Center' and 'Free Ultrasound.' A poster showed a woman with her hand on her forehead with a pained expression, as though she, too, were making a tough decision." — Planned Parenthood led the Pride march on Sunday. "NYC speed cameras can now operate 24/7 ," by WNYC's Jon Campbell: "New York City is now able to operate its speed cameras 24 hours a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill extending the program into law Friday morning. Hochul, a Democrat, signed the measure extending the city's speed-limit camera program – which had been set to expire in a week – for an additional three years, through July 1, 2025. But under the prior state law, the city was only allowed to turn the cameras on from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. Now, the city can turn them on 24/7." — "Adams calls for limited pedestrian improvements after Broadway crash," by Gothamist's Jake Offenhartz: "Mayor Eric Adams said the city would increase pedestrian spaces along a stretch of Broadway where a yellow cab driver struck six people last week – while stopping short of a more far-reaching ban on driving pushed by some activists… The plan would involve an immediate – but temporary – two block expansion of the Open Street between 27th and 29th Street, as well as an accelerated timeline for adding bike lanes and loading zones between Herald and Madison Square." " NYC Mayor Adams endorses Pinny Ringel's bid to oust pro-Andrew Yang district leader in Brooklyn," by New York Daily News' Chris Sommerfeldt and Tim Balk: "Mayor Adams is endorsing a former City Hall staffer seeking to topple a pro-Andrew Yang district leader in Brooklyn — a contest that one of the mayor's top aides has been extensively involved in behind the scenes. The ex-City Hall staffer, Pinny Ringel, is running in Tuesday's primary against David Schwartz, the district leader of Brooklyn's 48th Assembly District, which covers swaths of Borough Park, Mapleton and Midwood."
| | WHAT ALBANY'S READING | | Zeldin: 'Losing is not an option' in fractious GOP primary for New York governor, by POLITICO's Anna Gronewold: Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin's 14-month-long campaign for governor of New York has been defined by his associations. His Democratic critics attack him for a long record of being publicly chummy with former President Donald Trump since 2016. His Republican primary opponents say he wasn't consistently close enough — and that he was actually former Democratic Gov. Andrew "Cuomo's favorite Republican" due to his votes as a state senator in Albany. On Tuesday, the impact or irrelevance of his associations with one or both of New York's recently scandal-scarred sons could reveal itself in the winner of the four-way Republican primary, which Zeldin and state party officials maintain he is primed to clinch. — "N.Y. Republican Quandary: How to Veer Right and Still Win in November," by The New York Times' Jesse McKinley and Nicholas Fandos: "Now, Mr. Zeldin may be forced to reconcile his past and present stances as he pursues a run for governor this year, a tricky balancing act that will require him to win a surprisingly fractious four-way Republican primary on Tuesday and then try to appeal to a far more moderate general electorate." Hochul wasn't supposed to have it this easy , by POLITICO's Marie J. French: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's path to Tuesday's Democratic primary was not expected to be so smooth. Last fall, she faced the prospect of a major challenger in Attorney General Tish James and questions over whether becoming the unexpected governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last August would translate into support among voters who hardly knew her. Flash forward to now: The state's first female governor appears set to cruise through her primary against Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, using the likely win as a springboard toward the general election in November. — Hochul has raised $34 million for her campaign so far and has set a target of raising a total of $50 million to $70 million by Election Day. " Disgraced Cuomo uses campaign coffers for last-minute boost to Queens pol," by New York Post's Carl Campanile and Sam Raskin: "Disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo is finally putting his sizable campaign coffers to use — giving a last-minute financial boost to a veteran New York state lawmaker facing a primary challenger from the left on Tuesday, The Post has learned. Records show the scandal-scarred former governor's campaign committee on Saturday donated $4,700 to the re-election effort of Queens Assemblywoman Vivian Cook — a Democrat trying to fend off a bid from the left-leaning Working Families Party-backed Anthony Andrews." — " Brooklyn Assembly race overshadowed by candidate's appointment of dead woman to Dem party post," by New York Daily News' Chris Sommerfeldt: "A state Assembly primary race in southern Brooklyn has been dogged by revelations that one of the candidates on the ballot appointed a dead woman and several unwitting people to positions in the borough's Democratic Party. Dionne Brown-Jordan, a Brooklyn district leader who also serves as an assistant treasurer for the borough party, is challenging two-term Democratic Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus." — In another competitive Assembly race in Brooklyn, Democratic Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman, who won a special election last month to represent East Flatbush, is back on the ballot to once again face off against Hercules Reid, a former City Hall aide who holds Mayor Adams' endorsement in the race. #UpstateAmerica: Firefighters rescued four ducklings trapped in a storm drain in Geddes.
| | | | A message from Equinor: The energy transition is the defining challenge opportunity of our time. Our world needs energy to keep moving forward — but it must be affordable, reliable, and accessible. We all have a role to play. At Equinor, we're doing our part by helping accelerate the energy transition . We're growing our renewable energy portfolio and lowering emissions from production. We're already on the way to powering about 2,000,000 New York homes with energy from the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind projects. We're creating jobs, building tomorrow's infrastructure, and sparking new economic activity. But for us, that's only the beginning. By the time the global population reaches 9 billion in 2050, our goal is to have net-zero emissions. Discover more about Equinor at www.equinor.com/USA. | | | | | FROM THE DELEGATION | | FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Jackie Rowe-Adams, a Harlem-based gun violence prevention advocate, is endorsing Dan Goldman in a crowded race for a congressional seat covering Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Rowe-Adams founded Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. after losing two children to gun violence. She said that Goldman — a former federal prosecutor and counsel to Democrats during the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump — has the experience necessary to push back against the National Rifle Association and lobbyists for gun manufacturers. "He prosecuted violent criminals and gun trafficking as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District, and stood up to lead the impeachment of Donald Trump," Rowe-Adams said in a statement. "We need him leading this fight in Washington to make our streets safe for our children." Goldman has called for repealing a 2005 law that provides immunity to gun manufacturers and dealers when their products are used improperly. — Joe Anuta
| | AROUND NEW YORK | | — The city expects to run out of its supply of the monkeypox vaccine by Monday. — The Broadway show "American Buffalo" will keep a mask mandate in place despite other shows dropping it. — The city has spent 58 percent more over the past year on gas for its fleet of cars. — Cycling advocates are urging the MTA to lift its ban on bikes on the RFK and Cross Bay bridges. — Ticks have expanded their turf in New York in recent years. — The last Redbird subway car is being auctioned off with bidding starting at $6,500. — Rudy Giuliani was slapped by a worker at a Staten Island supermarket while campaigning Sunday on behalf of his son, Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani. — Adams patrolled subway stations with NYPD transit cops last week. — New York schools are feeling the pain of budget cuts, with one Brooklyn school still seeking $200,000 in savings.
| | SOCIAL DATA BY DANIEL LIPPMAN | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reuters' David Shepardson … NYT's Lisa Friedman … CNN's Carrie Stevenson … former USTR Ron Kirk … Tony Fratto … Charles Bronfman is 91 … George Malkin … Paul Roveda … Scott Livingston … David Wochner of K&L Gates … (was Sunday): NYT's Mike Bender ... Bloomberg's Emma Kinery ... Brunswick Group's Dave Brown … Mayer Brown's Mickey Leibner … NYT's Daniel Victor … King & Spalding's Preeya Noronha Pinto … Elisabeth Cholnoky … Chris Weideman … … (was Saturday): Justice Sonia Sotomayor … CNN's Betsy Klein … Narrative Strategies' Patrick O'Connor … Dan Spinelli of Mother Jones … FT's Patrick Temple-West … Dan Meyers of APCO Worldwide … author JR Thornton … John Randall of BCW Global … James Crown ... John Heilprin … (was Friday): Sy Sternberg ... Herbert C. Klein ... Moshe Gruber … (was Tuesday): Kassidee Kipp (h/t Lis Smith) SPOTTED: Andy Cohen on Friday night at the roller-disco DiscOasis Pride event at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. Pic ENGAGED — Nick Tomaino, an assistant editorial features editor at the Wall Street Journal, on Sunday proposed to Maddy Kearns, a staff writer at National Review. Nick proposed at the shrine to St. Joseph at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan (after the 9:30 a.m. Mass). The couple met when Nick edited her at NR. Pic MAKING MOVES — Teach NYS has hired Josh Simanowitz as Regional Field Director covering Long Island and parts of Queens. Simanowitz is the son of the late New York State Assemblyman, Michael Simanowitz. He last worked at the law firm Azoulay Weiss, LLP as a Case Status Specialist. … Sophia Kim is now head of corporate reputation and financial communications at Equitable Holdings, Inc. She most recently served as director of communications at the New York State Department of Financial Services and is an SKDK and Obama alum. MEDIAWATCH — Per Talking Biz News: "Bloomberg Opinion has hired New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter to be a columnist." … The NYT is officially launching a London-based international investigations team, including new staffers Megha Rajagopalan, previously a Pulitzer winner at BuzzFeed, and Justin Scheck, previously a Polk winner at the WSJ.
| | Real Estate | | "'At Their Breaking Point': Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes," by The New York Times' Gregory Schmidt: "Rocio Quero Yescas is 56 and walks with a cane, and she fears she will trip and fall because the floor tiles in her apartment keep peeling up. Kenya Whitt, a former psychiatric nurse, has been unable to pay rent since she was attacked by a patient and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Julio Rodriguez and his 81-year-old mother have struggled for months with noisy neighbors, and want to force the landlord to take action. Each of them wound up in housing court in the Bronx in early June, looking for answers in a byzantine maze of paperwork, negotiations and hearings." "Elderly, ailing UWS couple say they're stuck with 30-something 'roommate from hell,'" by New York Post's Rich Calder: "An elderly Upper West Side couple claim they're stuck with the 'roommate from hell' — an abusive, entitled 30-something real estate agent who's using legal loopholes to avoid paying them a dime in rent the past year. Eugene Sarver, 78, who uses a wheelchair and suffers from severe Parkinson's disease, and his wife, Nina, 74, who has dementia, say they made the ill-fated decision two years ago to rent a room in their spacious West 97th Street apartment for $992 a month to Lawrence Lee, a licensed agent whose antics may cost him his gig with real estate titan Douglas Elliman." | | | | 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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