Annie McDonough
Deputy City Hall Reporter at City & State NY
Reporter @CityAndStateNY • Write me/send tips at amcdonough (at) cityandstateny (dot com) • She/her
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cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough
What’s a budget without a few protest votes? Legislative leaders painstakingly negotiate budget language with the executive branch, only to have a handful of lawmakers refuse to vote for the bill – saying its cons and unmet needs outweigh its positives – while knowing it will still pass. It happens pretty much every year in Albany, and in New York City’s own budget process.
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cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s reelection campaign is touting a poll they commissioned that found that the majority of Democratic primary voters see crime as a major concern, but most don’t place the blame on lenient district attorneys. The survey, which polled 568 likely Democratic primary voters in Manhattan, found that 56% of respondents described crime as out-of-control or a major problem.
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cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough
The New York City Board of Elections has published its list of candidates on the ballot in this June’s primaries, but a handful of remaining court challenges – last-ditch efforts for booted candidates – remain. Among them is Jozette Carter-Wiliams, a (hopeful) primary challenger to Council Member Kamillah Hanks, a moderate Democrat who represents Staten Island’s North Shore.
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cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough
In recent years, as New York politicians have started to realize the potential voting power of Chinese Americans, Democratic strategist Trip Yang sometimes clocks what he calls the Flushing “bubble tea photo op.”“They view a community as an ethnic prop: ‘Let me get bubble tea with a Chinese-looking person, take a couple pictures, a 15-second video, and then let me get in my private car back to Manhattan or Brooklyn,’” Yang said, calling it a bipartisan phenomenon.
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cityandstateny.com | Annie McDonough
Endorsements are a key piece of the puzzle for mayoral candidates – alongside fundraising and communicating their policies and message to voters. They can help broaden a politician’s appeal beyond their base or even deliver on-the-ground votes. Major labor unions and political organizations often have detailed interviews and voting processes to determine their pick. We’re staying on top of the public endorsements by labor unions, political power brokers, advocacy groups and more.
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A Madison Square Garden-backed PAC is dropping nearly $100k on three City Council candidates in competitive primaries. You know what's not being dropped at Madison Square Garden? The ball. By the Knicks. (Does this work?) https://t.co/18PV0BHJlO
RT @C_Sommerfeldt: New: Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ top aide, is seriously exploring a proposal to spare Manhattan’s Elizabeth St. Garden fr…