| | | | |  | | By Anna Gronewold, Sally Goldenberg and Zachary Schermele | Presented by Tobacco Kills NY | | 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul presents her executive state budget in the Red Room at the state Capitol, Feb. 1, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. | Hans Pennink/AP Photo |
After hitting her personal bests last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul dipped just slightly in the eyes of voters in February.
New numbers from Siena College Research Institute this morning show the governor with a 46 percent favorability rating (43 percent unfavorable), compared to 48 percent (and 42 percent) last month. Her job approval held at 56 percent but 40 percent disapproved, compared to 56 percent and 36 percent last month. New Yorkers polled last week overwhelmingly said they remain most concerned with crime and the high cost of living, far more than things like affordable housing, public health, the environment and racial justice. Between those two issues, Republicans, independents, downstate suburbanites, and upstaters said crime should be the top priority for Hochul and the Legislature this year. But more Democrats and New York City voters ranked cost of living as higher. Unfortunately for Hochul, those are the two areas voters overall are least impressed with her performance, despite a lot of lip service she and the Democratic Party have been giving to the topics in the past several months. A 49 percent plurality disapproves of the job Hochul’s doing to address crime, and 54 percent disapproves of her efforts to make New York more affordable. A majority approves of her efforts to draw businesses to New York and a plurality approves of her work to increase affordable housing. SANTOS SAGA: When it comes to downstate GOP Rep. George Santos, the somehow-still-developing series of fraudulent claims appears to have boosted his name recognition, but it’s also increased the number of New Yorkers who want him to resign from Congress. He now has a 17 percent favorability rating, a 64 percent unfavorability rating (19 percent remain unsure), and 66 percent of voters say he should resign, more than the 59 percent last month. “The ‘good’ news for Santos is that even in these hyper partisan times, he’s found a way to get Democrats, Republicans and independents to agree about a political figure. The bad news for Santos is that the political figure they agree on is him, and they overwhelmingly view him unfavorably,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said. IT’S MONDAY and the Higher Education budget hearing is going down in Hearing Room B today. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know ... By email: agronewold@politico.com and sgoldenberg@politico.com or on Twitter: @annagronewold and @sallygold WHERE’S KATHY? At the University of Buffalo, where she’ll talk about her budget’s investments in western New York. WHERE’S ERIC? Speaking at the renaming of Dyckman Plaza and later at the New York Dominican Officer Organization’s Independence Day Celebration.
| | | | A message from Tobacco Kills NY: Flavored tobacco is much more addictive and dangerous than regular tobacco—and Big Tobacco aggressively markets it to young people and people of color in New York, leading to higher rates of death and illness. It’s time to act. Civil rights and public health leaders are fighting to restrict the sale of dangerous flavored tobacco products in New York. Will you join them?
Go to TobaccoKillsNY.com to learn more. | | | |  | What City Hall's reading | | “MTA gives suburban riders $200 million boost as full Grand Central Madison service opens,” by WNYC’s Clayton Guse and Bahar Ostadan: “The MTA is slated to spend more than $200 million this year to run its new Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Madison, a major funding boost for suburban riders. Gov. Kathy Hochul joined MTA leaders at the new station deep beneath Grand Central Terminal on Sunday to mark the full opening of the new service, which will operate up to 24 trains an hour. Officials said the new trains will increase weekday LIRR service by 41%.” “Agency Notes Not All COVID Gear Was Sold for Pennies — $28M Worth Being Tossed Out,” by THE CITY’s Greg B. Smith: “The city agency that sold off millions of COVID-response items for bargain-basement prices has slated for destruction $27.7 million worth of pandemic-purchased hand sanitizer and test supplies that have expired, THE CITY has learned. … The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) has also put up for auction another $35 million purchased in isolation gowns and face shields at a potentially tremendous discount. Their starting bid price for the whole COVID-response cache: $24,500, records obtained by THE CITY show.” MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Executive Vice President Joel Fisher said officials for the arena would be willing to move it across the street to make way for the new Penn Station plans, HOWEVER no such feasible plan exists, via New York Post’s Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca “Who’s Spending $1 Million to Attack This Struggling Hospital?,” by The New York Times’ Sharon Otterman: “Since last June, Save Maimonides has run a barrage of commercials in Yiddish and English blasting the hospital for being ranked last in the state for patient satisfaction. It has wrapped local buses in ads asking for people to share their stories of suffering there. In December, it submitted petitions with 30,000 signatures calling for leadership change and independent oversight of the hospital by the state’s Department of Health.” WE GOTTA KNOW: “Is ‘Instinct’ Really Keeping Flaco the Owl Alive?” by The Atlantic’s Matteo Wong
| | | | JOIN POLITICO ON 3/1 TO DISCUSS AMERICAN PRIVACY LAWS: Americans have fewer privacy rights than Europeans, and companies continue to face a minefield of competing state and foreign legislation. There is strong bipartisan support for a federal privacy bill, but it has yet to materialize. Join POLITICO on 3/1 to discuss what it will take to get a federal privacy law on the books, potential designs for how this type of legislation could protect consumers and innovators, and more. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | WHAT ALBANY'S READING | | “Anti-charter teachers’ union cashing in on donations to lefty politicians to kill Hochul plan: critics,” by New York Post’s Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca: “The fundraising arm of the state’s teachers union lavished more than $400,000 on Democratic legislators championing its anti-charter school agenda — part of $8 million-plus it has poured into predominantly left-wing political coffers since 2017, records show. More than 30 state legislators whose campaign funds are filled with deep-pocket donations from the New York State United Teachers’ political action committee have been on the front lines opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bid to bring the Big Apple more charter schools since she announced the proposal earlier this month.” “NY sheriffs say Hochul proposal to ban menthol cigs will only fuel black market,” by New York Post’s Carl Campanile: “A top state law enforcement group wants to stub out Gov. Hochul’s planned ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco while raising the tax on smokes by $1 — claiming it’ll fuel the black market, be hard to enforce and worsen police-community relations. The unusual blowback comes from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, which pushed back in a Feb. 15 letter to Hochul, a copy of which was obtained by The Post.” “N.Y.’s African-American cultural sites part of new tourism campaign,” by Daily News’ Denis Slattery: “In honor of Black History Month, Gov. Hochul announced a new initiative on Friday meant to draw attention to the state’s Black-owned businesses and restaurants as well as the Empire State’s wealth of historic sites related to the civil rights movement, the underground railroad and more. The governor singled out historical figures, including Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, who either lived or spent time in the state as she touted the new ‘I LOVE NY Black travel initiative.’” #UpstateAmerica: Former POLITICO and friend of the bureau Wall Street Journal’s Jimmy Vielkind won the chili cook off at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Albany this month. His prize-winning recipe — which he tells us was perfected “over many years of feeding children while writing Playbook” — was printed in the church bulletin on Sunday. We’ve included it below, should any readers care to try their hand with a crock pot during the snowy days ahead.
| | | | A message from Tobacco Kills NY:   | | | | | FROM THE DELEGATION | | “As northern border crossings spike, Republicans call for action,” Times Union’s Raga Justin: “Top New York Republicans are launching a congressional caucus to focus exclusively on security concerns at the northern border, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik said at a recent event in Rensselaer County. The caucus will be formally announced this week and will focus on the border surge and related staffing concerns, said Stefanik, a North Country Republican who chairs the House Republican Conference.” | | AROUND NEW YORK | | — The family of a Rikers detainee who died from bad medical care hasn’t gotten any money nearly a year after they settled with the city for $2.1 million. — Nearly half of all New York City public school graduates headed to local community colleges will need remedial classes. — Staten Island leads NYC with a 14 percent increase in major crime. — Rapper Cardi B made a surprise appearance at the NYPD Police Academy in Queens, in what appeared to be part of 15 days of court-ordered community service. — The Coeymans town supervisor’s business, government and personal interests intersect as the port heads toward major expansion. — Hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal infrastructure bill are finally headed to the Buffalo area. — All of us should be getting some snow this week.
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| | | | A message from Tobacco Kills NY: Flavored tobacco is much more addictive and dangerous than regular tobacco—and Big Tobacco aggressively markets it to young people and people of color in New York, leading to higher rates of death and illness. It’s time to act. Civil rights and public health leaders are fighting to restrict the sale of dangerous flavored tobacco products in New York. Will you join them?
Go to TobaccoKillsNY.com to learn more. | | | | | Real Estate | | NYCHA complexes could see sweeping demolition and rebuilding plan, by POLITICO’s Janaki Chadha: New York City Housing Authority complexes in Chelsea could see a sweeping redevelopment that would involve demolishing and rebuilding thousands of apartments — as the cost of an existing plan to have private developers repair the aging properties turns out to be hundreds of millions of dollars more than the initial estimate. Residents of the two public housing complexes and the developers selected for the project, Essence Development and Related Companies, have come back to the drawing board to consider a new plan for the deteriorating buildings, which contain more than 2,000 apartments. AS PROMISED: Weeknight Winter Warmer Chili by Jimmy Vielkind Ingredients Diced green pepper, 1 cup Diced vidalia onion, 1 cup Frozen meatless crumble (I like Gardein brand), 1 lb. Large can of diced tomatoes, 28 oz. Small can of diced tomatoes w/green chilis, 14.5 oz. Small can of corn (I use southwest style), 11 oz. Three small (14.5 oz) cans of beans: Black, Pinto, Kidney Spices: Frank’s Red Hot, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin Instructions: (1) Coat a large frying pan with vegetable oil and saute the peppers and onions for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with some garlic powder and then add the crumble, still frozen. I add eight dashes of Frank's Red Hot, then cover without stirring so the crumble starts to thaw but doesn't stick to the pan. Leave for about two minutes, then slowly start stirring until the crumble fully thaws and the spices are evenly distributed. (2) In a crockpot, mix the tomatoes, beans, corn, and the contents of the pan. I fully drain the corn and partially drain (just the excess on top) the kidney and pinto beans. I use the full contents of the tomato cans. Stir until fully mixed. (3) Season with chili powder and cumin, to taste, at a ratio of two to one. I usually do two full sprinkles around the top of the pot with chili powder (about 1 tsp per sprinkle, I think, but I don't measure) and then one sprinkle of cumin. Stir after each sprinkle. (4) Cook on high for 4-6 hours, or until it’s nice and hot. Once it starts to bubble I “de-water” the chili: this means removing the lid and letting accumulated evaporation drip into the sink, and stirring the chili to let some steam escape. This will help you achieve the desired thickness.
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