WINNERS & LOSERS

Who was up and who was down last week

It’s hard to say whether he’s a winner or a loser, but he’s certainly something. Joel Giambra decided not only to drop out of his Western New York state Senate race, but dropped his affiliation with the Republican Party altogether. He was just too darn disgusted with the direction of his party. It might be too soon to make incumbent Ed Rath a winner though, considering his looming general election battle, but last week still had plenty of Winners & Losers to choose from.

KATHY HOCHUL & PHIL MURPHY

Who cares that Hochul’s taking her Garden State counterpart to the Supreme Court over Murphy defunding the Waterfront Commission? It’s all peace and love when it comes to the Gateway rail tunnel. The two govs shook hands to go 50-50 on funding. Getting deja vu? This already happened with Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie in 2015. Maybe this time it’ll stick.

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BILL DE BLASIO

Former New York City mayor, current congressional candidate and infamous glutton for punishment Bill de Blasio is back in watchdogs’ crosshairs. He reportedly ignored a warning from the Conflicts of Interest Board to pay taxpayers back for using his NYPD detail during his ill-fated presidential bid. And the city comptroller released an audit finding $224 million in undisclosed expenditures for the NYC Ferry.

THE BEST OF THE REST HENRY GARRIDO

With New York City pools and beaches looking more and more appealing every hot summer day, the lifeguards watching over these precious city oases aren’t the only ones doing the saving. Henry Garrido just struck a deal with the city to bump lifeguards’ starting pay to over $19 an hour.

JESSICA TISCH

While drivers may lament moving their cars twice a week because of alternateside parking, Jessica Tisch will not only oversee nicer streets due to more frequent cleanings, she also starred in a TikTok from the sanitation department’s account where she said the streets were “crying out to be cleaned up.”

THE REST OF THE WORST KEECHANT SEWELL

Not only was the NYPD outed for blocking off parts of the waterfront for cop families to watch the Fourth of July fireworks, but the department’s troubled Special Victims Division also came under fire in a new probe.

ASHWIN VASAN

Mayor Eric Adams wants New York City to be a “city of yes” but New Yorkers eligible for a monkeypox vaccine got a big fat “no” when trying to schedule appointments online. The city received 6,000 doses from the federal government, but the city’s malfunctioning website prevented residents from getting them.

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