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Who was up and who was down last week
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THE BEST OF THE REST ERIC ADAMS
All those long hours on the road seem to be paying off for the New York City mayor. Three years before his next election, Adams has already secured a tidy $850,000 in fundraising – more than half of which came from addresses outside of the city’s boundaries.
STEVE ROTH
Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul will likely assure New Yorkers that they are the winners in the newly struck funding deal for Penn Station’s rehab. After all, commuters won’t feel like they’re entering the bowels of hell when arriving in New York City. But don’t be fooled – the real winner is Steve Roth, who will get $1.2 billion in tax breaks.
BILL DE BLASIO Adding to his growing list of failed election runs, the former New York City mayor dropped out of the race for the 10th Congressional District, announcing he was done with electoral politics. Polling with 5% support from likely primary voters, Bill de Blasio tweeted, “It’s clear the people of #NY10 are looking for another option and I respect that.” And then he faded from the political spotlight to hunt for new ways to stay relevant. THE REST OF THE WORST JUSTIN BRANNAN & ALEXA AVILÉS
These two New York City Council members could be pushed into the same district thanks to the redrawing of southern Brooklyn lines by the city Districting Commission. So far, they’re standing united for the commission to create a new map that wouldn’t pit them against each other.
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LUIS DIAZ
Former Bronx County Clerk Luis Diaz traded partisan patronage for a mob bribe, he admitted last week in a guilty plea that forced him out of the cushy gig often given to Democratic Party loyalists.
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LOSERS JERRY NADLER The House easily passed the Upper West Side member of Congres’ bill to codify same-sex marriage rights. And while 47 Republicans joined the yays in support of the bill, the Senate sponsors of the bill are going to need that GOP support far more than in the House. Opponents said there was no need to codify these rights because it’s not threatened by the U.S. Supreme Court, but Nadler and his colleagues were wary.
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Did you hear about the sharks in the water? It’s not just off Long Island, it’s Reuvain Borchardt, reporter at Hamodia, whose pointed questioning tripped up two Democratic candidates running in the 10th Congressional District who seemed to forget they might get caught telling the Orthodox Jewish press one thing and progressive voters another. Dan Goldman had to walk back his abortion comments and Carlina Rivera walked back her comments on religious exemptions in law.
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