WINNERS LOSERS

Who was up and who was down last week

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa made hiss-tory when he brought a tiny voting companion with him: his cat Gizmo. Sadly, Gizmo was barred from entering the polling place with Sliwa, as cats were not allowed in the building, and was forced to remain outside with all other fur-sonas non grata. But worse than the Guardian Angel’s feline companion being ostracized from voting was Sliwa’s loss to Eric Adams. Looks like he ended up being a more fur-midable opponent than Sliwa had anticipated.

ERIC ADAMS

Eric Adams, enjoying a morning plant-based “Mayor’s Breakfast Wrap,” celebrated a win with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Curtis Sliwa. He is now New York City’s 110th mayor, the second Black mayor, and is tackling the “second-toughest job in America.” Although he has a long road ahead of him, Adams enjoyed his victory surrounded by celebrities and high-profile CEOs at the Zero Bond club on election night.

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JAY JACOBS

Wait, wait, wait – people expected the Democratic Party to actually support ballot proposals that would have made voting easier and helped Democrats? Well state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs didn’t get the memo and said that they didn’t push for the proposals because nobody asked. Then again, Democrats in Jacobs’ native Nassau County did ask for help, but they still lost big, including County Executive Laura Curran.

THE BEST OF THE REST NICK LANGWORTHY

Have you ever seen a Republican so excited about a Democrat winning? The state GOP chair, Nick Langworthy, was pumped about Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown defeating socialist India Walton in his home county. But he had a lot more to be happy about, given the veritable red wave statewide.

BHAIRAVI DESAI

Fifteen days into a hunger strike, taxi medallion owners landed a monumental win when New York City announced it would pursue the city-backed debt relief plan that drivers wanted. Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, helped lead the effort to secure drivers additional debt relief.

THE REST OF THE WORST INDIA WALTON

The tug of war for Buffalo mayor between socialist India Walton and incumbent Byron Brown came to a close when Walton conceded after falling short on election night. Brown’s write-in campaign after a lackluster primary turned out to be a success, beating Walton by about 18 percentage points.

DEMS WHO LOST

New York City’s elections didn’t escape this year’s red wave, and Tony Avella, Felicia Singh, Steven Saperstein and Sal Albanese all lost to Republicans in their council races – and in three of the races by large margins.

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