| | | | |  | | By Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold and Georgia Rosenberg | Presented by Rise Light & Power | | 
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a screening of the film "Equiano's Story," Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations headquarters. | John Minchillo/AP Photo | Mayor Eric Adams is filing his coffers well ahead of a 2025 re-election run, banking over $850,000 in the six months since he took office. Where's all that cash coming from? A big chunk of it comes from the deep pockets of the real estate industry. Our Sally Goldenberg crunched the numbers and found that at least $156,000 in donations comes from people working in real estate, according to newly released fundraising disclosures. Adams has embraced one of the city's most lucrative and influential industries even as some of his lefty rivals swore off their cash, and development executives are placing their bets on helping the moderate Democratic mayor dominate any potential challengers. Among those ponying up : James Whelan, president of the Real Estate Board of New York; David Azar of real estate investment firm Triangle Capital Group; and Florida-based Stephen Green of SL Green Properties — the firm behind the One Vanderbilt skyscraper, where Adams announced his bid to host the 2024 Democratic presidential nominating convention in May. Besides betting on Adams' brand of pro-development politics, real estate donors have practical reasons to get in good with the new mayoral administration, as they have by donating to past mayors. Municipal agencies control zoning changes, the selection of developers for affordable housing projects, and the issuing of construction projects and enforcement of violations. Adams is also casting a wide net in gathering donations, with more than half his money coming from outside New York City. He's made a swing to California, in addition to hosting fundraisers at tony spots like Cipriani and Osteria La Baia. With just over $100,000 spent out of the six-month haul, he has close to $750,000 in his campaign account, leaving him with a big fundraising advantage against anyone who might seek to take him on. 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? Hosting a roundtable with Long Island farms stakeholders, making an agriculture announcement and speaking at the Long Island Federation of Labor 22nd Constitutional Convention. WHERE'S ERIC? Speaking at the United Nations and a restaurant week kickoff, touring a mental health center, making a resiliency-related announcement, speaking at the launch of Tech:NYC and Center for an Urban Future's Innovation Indicators meeting and a Bloomberg Philanthropies event.
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A security fence surrounds inmate housing at the Rikers Island correctional facility in New York, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. | Jeenah Moon/AP Photo | Staten Island, south Brooklyn districts spur debate in proposed Council maps, by POLITICO's Julian Shen-Berro and Joe Anuta: A commission tasked with redrawing New York City Council district lines released the first draft of its new maps Friday, teeing up a potential fight between two Brooklyn council members and sparking debate over whether Staten Island's three districts should remain contained within the borough. The new lines make notable changes to seats in several boroughs: muddling south Brooklyn districts to establish a new, majority-Asian seat and expanding a Queens district into Manhattan's Upper East Side. Council members would need to run in the new districts next year, which could scramble plans for some incumbents, such as council members Justin Brannan, who represents Bay Ridge, and Alexa Avilés, who represents Sunset Park, Red Hook and Dyker Heights. Under the new lines, they would have to run against each other. "Rikers Island inmate dies, second this week," by WNYC's Matt Katz: "Another incarcerated man died on Rikers Island, making him the second death in a week at the troubled jail complex and the 11th death in city custody so far this year, jail officials said Friday. Michael Lopez, 34, was locked in a mental observation unit, according to the Legal Aid Society, which represented him. It's unclear how he died. A spokesperson for the FDNY said EMS responders treated two unconscious people at Rikers Island on Friday morning. One person, Lopez, died; the other was transported to Bellevue Hospital. The attorneys released a statement accusing Mayor Eric Adams, Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, district attorneys, and judges of being 'responsible for these deaths,' which come as the jail complex faces intense scrutiny." "Staten Island Ferry Cuts Service, Linking Virus to Crew Shortages," by the New York Times' Ana Ley: "The Staten Island Ferry system is temporarily running less frequently during rush hours — a service cutback that the New York City Department of Transportation linked to a surge in coronavirus infections among staff members. Through July 26, ferries will run at 20-minute intervals between 6 and 9 a.m. and 4 and 8 p.m., adding five minutes to usual wait times. The changes mean three boats will run per hour, as opposed to the usual four. At all other hours, ferries will maintain a 30-minute schedule. Because of the crew shortage, cancellations are possible overnight, a spokesman for the transportation department said."
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Businessman Harry Wilson speaks to reporters at the 2022 NYGOP Convention. | John Minchillo/AP Photo | "State Senate staffers seek to unionize," by Times Union's Chris Bragg: "New York Senate staffers have begun organizing a labor union, a step that could eventually allow them to collectively bargain a contract. On Friday, a group of Senate legislative staffers announced that they are in the process of forming the New York State Legislative Workers United (NYSLWU). According to a press release, those looking to become members of the NYSLWU hold a range of ideological perspectives and work in Senate offices representing 'every corner' of New York. The staffers recently delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins requesting support for their efforts to organize their workplaces in the Senate. 'At this stage, our intention is merely to make ourselves known so that we can continue to organize in public without fear of retaliation,' the group told Stewart-Cousins." — SOME POTENTIAL BARRIERS: "Union asks Senate to skip a vote," from The Empire Center's Ken Girardin: "There's a big difference between organizing (joining a group that will advocate for senate staffers) and collective bargaining (entering into a binding agreement over terms and conditions of employment with the New York State Senate). In this case, the union is seeking the latter under the Taylor Law. Absent a major change to the Taylor Law (and possibly the state Constitution), any arrangement that binds legislators or a legislative body to the terms of a union contract would raise a list of practical and legal issues, and a union would struggle to get state courts to enforce them." — Overtime in state government hit a record high last year, while the number of state employees continued to drop, a report Friday from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found. Harry Wilson fell shy of major party dollars-per-vote mark in governor's race , by POLITICO's Bill Mahoney: The largely self-funded Wilson's total spent per vote en route to a fourth-place primary finish isn't quite a record, but it's close. With about 65,000 votes in the most recent unofficial results, Wilson spent about $202 for every vote. That tops some of the biggest spenders in New York history, including the $174 per vote former Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid after putting $100 million of his fortune into winning a third term in 2009. Cuomo, who holds most of the spending records for major party gubernatorial candidates, spent $14 per vote in his 2014 reelection. But Wilson's total fell just short of the $208 per vote spent by former state Sen. Jeff Klein as he lost a 2018 Democratic primary battle to Alessandra Biaggi. And it remains far behind the totals spent by two-time third party gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano. The Rochester businessman spent $2,514 per vote in the 2002 primaries for the Independence and Conservative lines. In the June 28 primary, Zeldin spent $59 per vote and Hochul $45. "Company that sold Tops gunman body armor left controversial digital trail," by Buffalo News' Caitlin Dewey: "Selling body armor to civilians is legal in most cases, and there is no indication that Clark knew about either Gendron's plans or his violent, racist ideology. Representatives for RMA opened, but did not respond to, emails seeking interviews for this article, and Clark hung up on a Buffalo News reporter after he was asked about his contact with Gendron. In a May statement to The News, RMA Armament said it was 'saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in Buffalo' and that its products 'are intended for the protection of law-abiding private citizens, police departments and government partners.' But the company's sales and marketing practices could expose it to lawsuits, three legal experts said, particularly given the role that body armor played in the Tops massacre." OPINION from Times Union's Casey Seiler: "Cuomo's favorite judge: Janet DiFiore's ties to the former governor shadowed her leadership of the state judiciary"
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Ivana Trump speaks at an event on June 13, 2018, in New York. | Evan Agostini/Invision/AP | "Depositions of Donald Trump, 2 children, postponed due to death of Ivana Trump," by Daily News' Larry McShane: "Depositions of ex-President Donald Trump and two of his children in a long-running state Attorney General probe were postponed Friday due to the Manhattan death of his first wife, Ivana. The decision to delay the under-oath sitdowns came after attorneys for the Trump family reached out to state AG Letitia James following Ivana Trump's death inside her Upper East Side home one day earlier. She and Donald Trump were married for 14 years. 'This is a temporary delay and the depositions will be rescheduled as soon as possible,' read a statement from the AG's office. 'We offer our condolences to the Trump family.' Trump, along with daughter Ivanka and son Don Jr., were due to sit for a week of questioning in James' nearly three-year civil probe of the Trump Organization for allegedly distorting property values to land favorable loans and tax breaks." — Ivana Trump's death was ruled accidental by the medical examiner. " 9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel Saudi-Backed Golf Event," by The New York Times' Azi Paybarah: "Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump to cancel a Saudi-backed golf tournament set to be held this month at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. In a letter dated Sunday, members of the group 9/11 Justice asked to meet with Mr. Trump and urged him not to host the event, set for July 29 to 31, noting that Mr. Trump has blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack." — Union leaders are urging the mayor to quickly comply with a request to release city documents pertaining to air quality after the Sept. 11 attacks.
| | | | INTRODUCING POWER SWITCH: The energy landscape is profoundly transforming. Power Switch is a daily newsletter that unlocks the most important stories driving the energy sector and the political forces shaping critical decisions about your energy future, from production to storage, distribution to consumption. Don't miss out on Power Switch, your guide to the politics of energy transformation in America and around the world. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. | | | | | | | FROM THE DELEGATION | | NY-10 NUMBERS ARE IN: Hopefuls vying for the open Congressional seat in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn filed campaign disclosures with the Federal Election Commission Friday and Dan Goldman, counsel to House Democrats during the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, led the pack with $1.2 million from 2,100 donors. Goldman's cash, of which he has spent about $158,000, came largely from the legal and finance worlds. The returns also showed a number of real estate donors including Related Cos. Founder Stephen Ross — who supported Trump, the central bugaboo of Goldman's campaign. Rep. Mondaire Jones hauled in more than $500,000 during the second quarter of the year from more than 5,400 donors, bringing the total balance of his account to $2.8 million. That sum gives Jones the most breathing room in the short, crowded race. Filings showed most of the money he raised came from outside the 10th district. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio raised around $500,000 and has spent about $60,000. His filing contained many donors who worked with the Park Sloper during his time in City Hall, including former First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Labor Commissioner Robert Linn. Council Member Carlina Rivera raised just over $400,000 and has spent around $47,000, while Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou raised around $240,000 and ex-Rep. Liz Holtzman raised around $123,000. — Joe Anuta "Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame," by the Associated Press's Michelle L. Price: "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was almost hidden from the street as she stood behind a nondescript building in Queens that a local nonprofit is buying with federal money. But people spotted her anyway, slowly trickling up the sidewalk and forming a small line to get a picture with her. The New York congresswoman wrapped up her visit, did a quick interview with a Bengali-language TV crew and posed for pictures with the people who were hovering nearby."
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Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino is running for Congress in Western New York. | Getty | "Analysis: Warming temperatures in the 23rd Congressional District," by Buffalo News' Robert J. McCarthy: "Paladino and Langworthy are old friends. Langworthy, as brash young chairman of the Erie County GOP, twisted parliamentary procedure back at the 2010 Republican State Convention to gain a Paladino advantage despite Old Guard support for gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio. Paladino went on to demolish their guy in the fall primary. But at some point, it's possible both may ditch the warm and fuzzy approach for attack ads. Watch to see if Washington advocacy groups, many swimming in conservative money, take on the role of 'heavy.' If they don't, it could reflect that Langworthy and Paladino are both big-time conservatives, both are genuine FOTs (Friend of Trump), and either will serve those ends as a member of Congress." — WPA Intelligence (which worked on the 2016 Cruz for President effort, the Las Vegas Raiders relocation and Glenn Youngkin's 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial campaign) saysa poll that went out earlier this month for the Paladino camp suggested strong name ID and a double digit lead over Langworthy in the primary.
| | AROUND NEW YORK | | — Brooklyn politician Albert Vann died at age 87. — A Staten Island street was renamed for Eric Garner on the eighth anniversary of his death. — The city opened monkeypox mass vaccination sites for one day only on Sunday. — Three men convicted in a 1995 subway murder were exonerated. — The U.S. government has paid $4.2 million to victims of sexual abuse at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correction Center. — Fox Sports apologized for projecting the Yankees and Red Sox logos onto the 9/11 memorial reflecting pools. — The city is searching for a director of its new legal cannabis program. — Mob boss defense lawyer Gerald Shargel died on Saturday at 77. — The number of NYC residents having illegal sex in public parks has plumetted. — Details about the new Bills stadium are beginning to emerge.
| | SOCIAL DATA BY DANIEL LIPPMAN | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY: CBS' Carol Ross Joynt … NBC's Gadi Schwartz … David Kamin … Fox Business Network's Jackie DeAngelis … Rebecca Bernhard … Michael Luongo … Reid Davenport … Britta Towle … Omar Kasule … Dillon Fontaine … John Yanchek … Lizzie Ivry Cooper of EMILY's List … (was Sunday): CNBC's Kayla Tausche … Emma Loop … Morning Consult's Kyle Dropp … NBC's Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan … Reuters' Mike Stone … Bloomberg's Caitlin O'Connell Fitchette … Josh Barro … former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios … Josh Nathan-Kazis … Melanie (Beatus) Ettleson … Tammy Pittman … Ben Softy … … (was Saturday): NYT's Shane Goldmacher … CBS' Ben Tracy … Lydia Rebehn … Matt Zingsheim … Tony Kushner … James Greenfield … Julian A. Brodsky … Doug Feith (h/ts Jewish Insider) … (was Thursday): Enid Michelman
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