WINNERS & LOSERS

Who was up and who was down last week

Not only is there life beyond the New York City Council for the dozens of term-limited members who just left office, but there is hope for those who lost reelection bids last year. Brooklyn’s Alicka Ampry-Samuel may have lost a Democratic primary, but that doesn’t mean her political career is over. President Joe Biden appointed her to serve as regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and we know an unemployed mayor who used the position to his political advantage.

ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS & CARL HEASTIE

Twitter may have dubbed it the “Hochulmander,” but it’s the two legislative leaders who are really going to run the redistricting show. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are in control of the line-drawing process. And boy are Democrats licking their chops at the prospect of gerrymandering the GOP out of Congress.

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SARAH PALIN

Does this reach the standard of “actual malice?” In town to sue The New York Times, the one-time VP candidate was caught eating indoors even though she isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Then she tested positive, postponing the trial, but kept eating out, despite – again – testing positive for the viral disease. Outdoor dining in January is nothing for an Alaskan, but putting employees and fellow diners in harm’s way? That’s cold.

THE BEST OF THE REST BERNARD ADAMS

The NYC Conflicts of Interest Board decided to okay Bernard Adams’ role in his brother’s administration as senior adviser for mayoral security, so long as he agreed to take a salary that was, well, $209,999 less than what he was initially expected to get. That’s right, he stands to make just $1 a year for his new role.

SCOTT MCINTYRE

New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program may have run out of money, but the consulting firm managing the program is doing fine. Scott McIntyre, the CEO of Guidehouse – a firm that hired a former Cuomo aide and received a no-bid contract to run the program – boasted of the company making 38% margins on it.

THE REST OF THE WORST LARRY SCHWARTZ

Cuomo loyalist Larry Schwartz has stepped down from the MTA board, months after revelations that he played a crucial role in working to clean up his former boss’s scandals. Particularly damning were the phone calls he allegedly made to gauge county executives’ loyalty to the thengovernor – calls that came as the state was divvying out vaccine doses.

ERIC ADAMS

The new mayor is down at least a grand after converting his first paycheck into cryptocurrency before price drops last week. That means less money for future trips on private jets with campaign contributors.

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