WINNERS & LOSERS

FIRST READ

Who was up and who was down last week

There’s no better place to receive iffy news than while on a private flight: You’ve got a great view, time to reflect and the ego boost of flying private. So we hope Gov. Kathy Hochul was on one of her many expensive flights around New York when she read the recent Siena College poll that showed her with only a 14 percentage point lead over Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in the race for governor. Fortunately for Hochul, Zeldin’s stance on abortion doesn’t seem like it’ll lift him off the runway.

DEBORAH GLICK & ANDREW GOUNARDES

Speeding cars and reckless drivers beware: New York City’s 2,000 speed cameras in school zones are officially monitoring roads 24/7. Assembly Member Deborah Glick and state Sen. Andrew Gounardes fought hard in Albany to expand the cameras’ limited weekday operating hours. Although what ultimately passed the state Legislature was a watered down version of the original.

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LOSERS

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CARL PALADINO

The call is coming from inside the party. Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino has reportedly been making “threatening” and “disturbing” phone calls to local Republican town chairs who have supported his opponent, state GOP Chair Nick Langworthy, in the heated primary for the 23rd Congressional District. The former gubernatorial candidate may have more in common with Cuomo than we thought.

THE BEST OF THE REST MARY SULLIVAN

The president of the Civil Service Employees Association celebrated a significant victory for her 52,000 members when the union reached a deal with Hochul on a new contract. The union was granted incremental raises over the next five years, along with onetime bonuses.

RUSS MAXWELL

In what’s being called a classic case of Albany pay-to-play, Russ Maxwell’s Medical Answering Services company was awarded Medicaid transportation contracts worth upward of $400 million – at the same time he and his wife poured more than $230,000 into then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign.

THE REST OF THE WORST CAROLYN MALONEY

Rep. Carolyn Maloney apparently hasn’t learned the basic lesson not to disparage the most high-profile elected official in one’s own party. Maloney said President Joe Biden was unlikely to run for reelection in 2024, then doubled down on the belief while apologizing for the gaffe in an interview days later.

YDANIS RODRIGUEZ

One boat an hour to Staten Island? That’s bad. Ferry, ferry bad. Whether it was a spike in COVID-19 cases or a work slowdown, it’s New York City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez’s problem now.

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