| | | | | |  | | By Anna Gronewold | | | It’s May 1 and we’re finally seeing budget legislation based on the “conceptual deal” that Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week. Bills began printing last night, and legislators expect to begin voting today. It comes after a month of drawn out negotiations that resulted in a handful of compromises made in the typical sausage-making manner that’s leaving everyone a little unhappy. Hochul will emerge with a few wins: agreements to tweak the bail laws, expand the number of charter schools in New York City (sort of) and tie future minimum wage increases to inflation. New York will also be the first state to use legislative action to ban fossil fuel combustion — ie. no propane heating and no gas furnaces or stoves — in most new buildings. But Hochul’s heading out without a signature victory — a big housing plan in particular — and a disappointed sense around the Capitol that everything could have finished sooner with a bigger splash. “There’s just this disconnect. It’s a mystery,” one Democratic senator, who was granted anonymity to discuss the governor and budget negotiations, told us. “There is a lot of goodwill toward the governor, and there’s just this hope that she and her team get on firmer footing.” There’s good news for New York City, though. “State Budget’s Biggest Winner May Be Mayor Eric Adams,” THE CITY suggested Friday, citing financial boosts expected for both NYCHA and the MTA. What’s next in Albany? Likely a week or so of debating the finer points of some of these bills, with a hopeful final passage before the end of the week, according to legislative staff. “I think we wrap up the budget and start working on next year’s,” one longtime legislative aide commented, in what was (probably) a joke. IT’S MONDAY. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know ... By email: agronewold@politico.com or on Twitter: @annagronewold WHERE’S KATHY? In Erie and Niagara Counties and New York City with no announced public schedule. WHERE’S ERIC? In New York City making an announcement about debt forgiveness for New Yorkers. Then he will speak at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law and a screening of a documentary on 9/11 cleanup. Later in the evening he will speak at the Hotel Association of New York City Foundation’s gala and accept an award at a separate event from Literacy Partners.
| | | | A message from American Beverage Association: America’s leading beverage companies – The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo – are bringing consumers more choices with less sugar. From sparkling, flavored and bottled waters to zero sugar sodas, sports drinks, juices and teas, consumers have more options than ever. In fact, nearly 60% of beverages sold today have zero sugar. Americans are looking for more choices to support their efforts to find balance, and America’s beverage companies are delivering. Explore choices at BalanceUS.org. | | | |  | What City Hall's reading | | Democratic mayor becomes unlikely GOP ally in battle over Southern border, by POLITICO's Julia Marsh and Joe Anuta: Adams’ new rhetoric, which drew praise from the conservative editorial page of the New York Post and mirrored remarks by Fox News contributor Sean Duffy, was even more eyebrow-raising given the moderate Democrat is a national surrogate for Biden. The mayor’s comments came just days before the president announced his reelection bid and at a time when Republicans are gearing up to use voter discontent around immigration in their fight for the White House, the Senate and a larger majority in the House. Trudeau stumps for democracy in New York — and for his future back home, by POLITICO’s Zi-Ann Lum: New York City is a funny place for a Canadian prime minister to dial up his reelection campaign, but Justin Trudeau was there Friday painting his populist rival as a manifestation of America’s ills. “The old way of doing things isn’t going to work anymore. Things are changing fast. People are polarized,” Trudeau said from a think-tank stage on the Upper East Side. “We are at an inflection point.” “New York gun-buyback program sets record with over 3,000 weapons turned in — 300 in Syracuse,” by The New York Post’s Jorge Fitz-Gibbon: “A statewide gun-buyback program took more than 3,000 weapons off New York’s streets Saturday — including a record-setting 300 in Syracuse. Officials in the upstate city said they netted 751 guns within hours, the most ever for similar buyback programs in any state municipality and among the 3,076 weapons collected during Attorney General Letitia James’ latest initiative.” “House Party: Mayor Turns Gracie Mansion Into Grand Prospect Hall for Weddings,” by THE CITY’s Katie Honan: “Eric Adams has already presided over three weddings at his official residence, saying he wants the ‘people’s house’ to be open to New Yorkers.” “New York City’s Asian neighborhoods feature some of the City Council races to watch,” by City and State’s Jeff Coltin: “In this City Council term, there are more Asian members than ever before, with six. And after redistricting, there are nine seats out of 51 that have a population that’s at least 30% Asian.”
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“Gov. Hochul Severs Ties With Top Political Adviser in Face of Backlash,” by The New York Times’ Nicholas Fandos and Jeffery C. Mays: “In an email Sunday to colleagues, including the state party chairman, Mr. Sullivan apologized for behavior that included belittling and marginalizing his subordinates and said he and the governor agreed he should relinquish his responsibilities ‘for the foreseeable future.’ ‘In retrospect, I can see the toll that the campaign took on me,’ he wrote in the email, sent just after 5 p.m. ‘And after some serious thinking, I think it best if I take some time away from politics and the campaign environment and get healthy.’”
“Little-known emergency regulations authorize state to bust illegal pot shops,” by Times Union’s Joshua Solomon: “Emergency regulations in place for five months have given state officials the authority to bust illegal pot shops despite lawmakers and law enforcement officials across New York recently citing what they said is a lack of authority to regulate the booming underground marketplace…The details of the little-discussed emergency rules may run counter to public comments Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered Thursday night, when she unveiled a ‘conceptual agreement’ on the state's budget.” “Zohran Mamdani is bringing Hollywood glamor to Albany,” by City & State’s Rebecca C. Lewis: “He has also become something of a spokesperson for the crossroads of his multiple identities; he’s one of the state’s most prominent socialist lawmakers, one of only a handful of Muslims in state office and among the first South Asians to serve in the Legislature.” #UpstateAmerica: Albany’s USS Slater, one of only five remaining WWII destroyer escorts, is kept afloat on the Hudson by a dwindling band of mostly veteran volunteers.
| | | | A message from American Beverage Association:   | | | | | FROM THE DELEGATION | | AOC is ‘not planning’ to run for Senate in 2024, by POLITICO's Holly Otterbein and Brittany Gibson: Since the New York Democrat formally announced her reelection bid in January, she appears to be clearing the field. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of Gillibrand’s strongest possible challengers, is all but closing the door on a possible run. “She is not planning to run for Senate in 2024. She is not planning to primary Gillibrand,” Lauren Hitt, Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesperson, told POLITICO. “George Santos, Instead of Shrinking From the Spotlight, Steps Into It,” The New York Times’ Nicholas Fandos: “But rather than shrinking from the attention, the 34-year-old congressman is stepping ever more definitely toward the spotlight. Mr. Santos seems eager to test whether he can make the journey from laughingstock to legitimacy by aligning himself with former President Donald J. Trump — or at least signaling that he’s in on the joke.” “Sen. Schumer slams GOP debt ceiling plan as ‘dagger to the heart of New York,’” by Daily News’ Shant Shahrigian: “Steep budget cuts included in House Republicans’ plan for raising the debt ceiling would be a major blow to New York, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday as efforts to increase the federal borrowing limit dragged on.”
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“NYC co-op owners, covering over 800K apartments, rebel against massive climate law costing millions,” by New York Post’s Carl Campanile: “Middle-class co-op and condo building owners covering 800,000-plus apartments are rebelling against a massive city climate mandate — a green tax they claim will substantially hike housing maintenance bills to either pay for millions of dollars in upgrades or face gigantic fines beginning next year. Homeowners for a Stronger New York is battling the terms of the city’s Climate Mobilization Emissions Law of 2019 — Local Law 97 — by next year while backing state legislation introduced by state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Queens) and Sen. Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) to require the city to provide property tax breaks to help alleviate the costs.”
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