| | | | |  | | By Erin Durkin , Anna Gronewold and Georgia Rosenberg | Presented by Instacart | New week, new avenues for both Democrats and Republicans to amplify attacks in an increasingly ugly campaign season. For Democrats, it's the most recent House hearings on the 2021 Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. To hear Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado tell it, his former colleague GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is now challenging his running mate Gov. Kathy Hochul, has behaved in a "hurtful," "alarming," "disheartening," and "reckless," manner. First in voting against certifying the 2020 presidential election and now in keeping ties with far-right conservative groups that have pushed violence-inciting narratives. The messaging on the Republican side isn't new at all, but it's also been boosted. A man who allegedly attempted to stab Zeldin during an upstate campaign rally Thursday night was arrested, charged with attempted assault, arraigned in local court and released. Republicans spent the following day on a "told you so" tour for their primary campaign pitch: dangerous people — now even someone who attempted to harm an elected member of Congress — are being released to commit more crimes under Democrats' progressive bail policies. (The man was arrested again on Saturday and is now being held on federal charges.) "The fact that this guy walked out of the jail last night on his own, it doesn't just wake the hell up every New Yorker that there's something seriously wrong — if we're not even protecting the people who are officials, what can the little guy expect out of the government?" state GOP chair Nick Langworthy said during a news conference. Democrats have said there's not enough data to support the idea that those released without cash bail will go on to commit violent crimes. "Well, you need data, look at the press clippings. I mean, you can look at what happened last night," Zeldin said in a radio interview Friday. " Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted ," Fox News reported. It's a campaign opportunity too salient to pass up. As The New York Times noted , Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley could have chosen to charge the man with a violent felony, which would have qualified the case for bail with the judicial option to keep him behind bars. Doorley, who is a co-chair of Zeldin's campaign , did not. The most recent actual state data on the state's bail policies — and whether increased judicial discretion might counter new crime — shows…kind of whatever you want to see. According to a new Times Union's analysis , "at least half the time when someone is accused of a felony while awaiting trial for a separate case, that rearrest occurred in a case in which the judge likely had discretion to set bail." 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? Making a child care announcement. WHERE'S ERIC? Meeting with the chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce Korea and speaking at a ribbon cutting for the new Radio Hotel in Washington Heights. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Our district offices are on the same floor in the same building. She's barely ever present in the community. It's an indisputable fact." — State Sen. Jessica Ramos , in a series of tweets criticizing fellow progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a lack of presence in the district. She also said , "Just saying it would be nice if you breathed our air," reprising the line of attack Ocasio-Cortez used against Rep. Joe Crowley in her successful primary challenge.
| | | | A message from Instacart: Instacart connects New Yorkers to the local stores they love in their communities. https://newyorkimpact.instacart.com/ | | | |  | What City Hall's reading | | " NYC temporarily barred from proceeding with school budget cuts ," by New York Post's Cayla Bamberger: "A Manhattan judge on Friday temporarily barred New York City from moving forward with school budget cuts amid plunging student enrollment. The ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank, which temporarily keeps school funding at the levels outlined last year, was sought by a group of parents and teachers that are suing the city over the budget slashes. The plaintiffs argue in their suit that the city flouted state law by passing a budget that included $215 million in cuts — 0.69% of the Department of Education's $31 billion-plus budget — without prior approval from the Department of Education's oversight board." " NYC files appeal in noncitizen voter case, keeping the fight alive to enfranchise nearly 1 million new voters ," by WNYC's Brigid Bergin: "The city is doubling down on its support for a new law that would extend voting rights to certain noncitizens. Last month, a Staten Island judge ruled that the law, which would allow people legally living and working in the city to vote in local elections, violates the state constitution and state election law. Friday, the New York City Law Department filed a notice that it will appeal with the Appellate Division, Second Department." " With Banks and Adams, NYC school integration advocates see an uphill fight ," by Chalkbeat's Chistina Veiga: "At a town hall meeting in southeast Queens this spring, a parent leader asked David Banks, the newly minted schools chancellor: Will you fight to integrate our segregated schools? 'I think diversity, when it's done well, provides a level of enrichment for education that you cannot beat,' Banks responded. 'But I also think that it is critically important that we not lose sight of the fact that we have to increase the quality of all of our schools.' Six months into his tenure, Banks, along with his boss, Mayor Eric Adams, have not laid out plans to advance integration in the city's school system — one of the most segregated in the nation. Instead, as the chancellor told that crowd in Queens, they have said their focus is on making sure all of the city's 1,600 schools are effective." " Dashawn Carter Missed Nearly 100 Clinic Appointments at Rikers Before Dying, Records Show ," by The City's Reuven Blau and Rosa Goldensohn: "When the pandemic hit, Dashawn Carter struggled to get his medication for mental health issues as he was awaiting trial on Rikers Island. 'During corona it's hard to get my medication regularly,' he said during a desperate cold call to a THE CITY reporter in April 2020. 'We are on lockdown right now. We can't really go nowhere. Period. They bring our food to the dorm.' All told, Carter missed 92 medical appointments during his three stints in jail dating back to 2018, according to records from the city's jail oversight board obtained by THE CITY via a Freedom of Information Law request. Most of the no-shows — likely for mental health appointments — were because correction officers failed to escort Carter to clinics located outside of the main housing areas, a Board of Correction review revealed."
| | | | 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 | | " Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York ," by The New York Times' Jesse McKinley and Nate Schweber: "The scene in Rockland County on Friday morning might well have been from a time capsule: residents rolling up their sleeves and getting vaccinated for polio, the highly infectious and sometimes fatal disease that has made an unexpected appearance in New York City's suburbs. The sudden interest in such inoculations came a day after the county authorities announced that a local adult, unvaccinated, had tested positive for the disease. The case prompted alarm from local officials and residents, some of whom couldn't remember whether or not they had received the vaccine, which has been widely available since the 1950s." " Former NY Conservative Party leader Michael Long dead at 82 ," by New York Post's Carl Campanile: "Former state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long — a powerful force in New York politics who was instrumental in getting Republican George Pataki elected governor — died Sunday morning after a long illness. He was 82. The Brooklyn-born political operative headed the Conservative Party for more than 30 years, from 1988 to 2019, and served a stint as an at-large member of the New York City Council from 1981-83. He served in the US Marines from 1959-1961 and advocated for a strong American military." " No More Pet Store Puppies? New York May Finally Ban Sales ," by The New York Times' Luis Ferré-Sadurní: "Hundreds of postcards, with visceral images of underfed golden retriever puppies living in filthy conditions, are flooding the governor's office in New York. A huge email campaign has been launched by national animal rights groups. The pet store industry and its lobbyists, however, have also mobilized. Zoom meetings have been held with the governor's staff; a pet store employee has created an independent campaign of videos featuring well-treated puppies that have gone viral on TikTok. Out of the hundreds of bills that Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide whether to sign before the end of the year, few appear to carry more emotional weight than the one affecting the welfare of a constituency that cannot even vote: puppies." #UpstateAmerica: Behold, both Canal Fest and the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Parade of Legends on a hot, hot weekend.
| | | | A message from Instacart:   | | | | | FROM THE DELEGATION | | This election could answer the biggest midterm question: Abortion or the economy? by POLITICO's Bill Mahoney: The candidates agree on one thing: Their upstate New York special election is a key midterm bellwether that will demonstrate just how energized the electorate is about the nation's single most critical issue. They just don't agree on what that issue is. Republican Marc Molinaro, the executive in Dutchess County, is focused on the economy and taming inflation. And Democrat Pat Ryan, the executive in Ulster County, says he'll preserve abortion rights. The victor in New York's 19th Congressional District will win just four months in office, filling the seat Democrat Antonio Delgado vacated when he became New York's lieutenant governor. But the Aug. 23 contest — the first battleground House election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — could prove far more consequential, giving the clearest indication yet of whether abortion will be the issue that decides control of Congress. " Labor Giants Stay on the Sidelines in NY-10 Democratic Demolition Derby 'Filled With Friends' ," by THE CITY's Claudia Irizarry Aponte: "One of the city's largest unions has decided to remain on the sidelines and not issue endorsements in two of New York's most competitive congressional primaries, THE CITY has learned, and several other major unions appear likely to follow suit. District Council 37 will stay neutral in the 10th Congressional District, where more than a dozen Democrats are competing for a rare open seat representing Lower Manhattan and much of brownstone Brooklyn that emerged when incumbent Rep. Jerrold Nadler decided to instead run in the 12th district against Rep. Carolyn Maloney." " De Blasio may work for nonprofit after 'humbling' congressional race dropout ," by New York Post's Sam Raskin : "'It was humbling, because I had to come to grips with the fact that some of the things I did just didn't make sense to people and left them feeling off about things,' the former House hopeful said in an interview with PIX 11 that aired Sunday. 'I could tell folks were looking for something different, and that's humbling.' Asked what he might want to do next, de Blasio replied, 'I want to serve. 'I'll explore nonprofits, I'll explore being involved in any way where I could promote some of the things that we did here in New York City.'" FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Six candidates are in a statistical tie for the lead of the crowded 10th Congressional District race, according to an internal poll by the campaign of former Rep. Liz Holtzman. According to the poll, conducted shortly after former Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out of the race , former impeachment lawyer Dan Goldman is the choice of 14 percent of likely voters in the Manhattan and Brooklyn district, followed by Holtzman with 12 percent, and City Council Member Carlina Rivera, Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon and Yuh Line Niou, and Westchester Rep. Mondaire Jones with 10 percent each. The poll by Change Research has a margin of error of 5 points. It finds that 30 percent of voters are undecided in the race. — Erin Durkin
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| | SOCIAL DATA BY DANIEL LIPPMAN | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Christine Quinn of Win … Alex Nguyen of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office ...Bloomberg's Mike Nizza … Fox News' Kelly Laco and Katy Ricalde … WSJ's Elise Dean … Katie Martin … NBC News' Jesselyn Cook … Clio Grillakis of the Ex-Im Bank … Robert Zoellick ... Susan D. Ball … Kevin Elkins … Alan Chartock … (was Sunday): Robert Hoopes of VOX Global … CNBC's Eamon Javers … Juergen Baetz … Barbara Morgan … CNN's Veronica Bautista … CBS' Michelle Kessel … Pat Oliphant … Christianné Allen … FT's Molly Eisner … Matt Joseloff of "Morning Joe" … Magee Quick McBride … Sarah Citrenbaum … Aviva Futerman-Schochat ... Michael Sugarman … … (was Saturday): David Brock … POLITICO's Erin Banco … Monica Lewinsky … Stephanie Grisham … Finsbury Glover Hering's Craig James and Josh Gross ... MSNBC PR's Liza Pluto … Alex Pareene … Edelman's Courtney Gray Haupt … former Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.) … Melissa Braid … Katherine Borgerding … Lane Greene … Mariane Pearl MAKING MOVES — Alyssa Miller is now SVP and chief information security officer at legal and business services company Epiq Global. She most recently was business information security officer at S&P Global Ratings… Dylan Waguespack will be the next Chief Executive Officer of True Colors United, the youth homelessness organization co-founded by Cyndi Lauper. He has been chief policy officer at the group.
| | | | A message from Instacart: Across New York, Instacart shoppers connect local communities to neighborhood businesses and give customers more time to spend with friends and family. https://newyorkimpact.instacart.com/ | | | | | Real Estate | | " Lower Manhattan groups sue to stop tower from being constructed atop South Street Seaport parking lot ," by New York Daily News' Clayton Guse : "Lower Manhattan groups have filed a lawsuit in a last-ditch effort to block the construction of a new tower in the South Street Seaport Historic District. Development company Howard Hughes Corp. gained approval in May from the city Landmarks Preservation Commission to construct the building, which is slated to be erected on the site of a 60-year-old parking lot at 250 Water St. The company plans a 26-story, 324-foot-tall tower that includes offices and 270 apartments — at least 70 of which would be affordable units with average rents that are 40% of the area's median income." " NYC developers eyeing casinos for Hudson Yards, Times Square, Willets Point, Coney Island ," by New York Post's Carl Campanile, Bernadette Hogan, Josh Kosman and Steve Cuozzo: "New York City developers and gaming operators are putting their chips on the table in a frenzied bid for the right to open local casinos, including in Times Square and Hudson Yards, The Post has learned. Some of the other sites being eyed are Willets Point near the Mets Citi Field ballpark in Queens and Brooklyn's Coney Island, according to sources familiar with the plans. The state Gaming Commission is authorized to issue up to three licenses in the Big Apple downstate region, and Mayor Eric Adams has said he wants at least two of the licenses given to the city." | | | | 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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