Jason Beeferman

1 week ago | politico.com | Sally Goldenberg |Jason Beeferman |Emily Ngo |Nick Reisman |Jeff Coltin

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral opponents have not managed to dent his strong polling numbers. | Frank Franklin II/AP The weekend Andrew Cuomo jumped into the mayor’s race, Brad Lander held an “emergency press conference” denouncing his record — and he hasn’t let up since. Scott Stringer cut a video of himself scoffing at the notion anyone should be afraid of the fear-inducing former governor.

1 week ago | politico.com | Jason Beeferman

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to shakeup control of Nassau University Medical Center, but the local GOP stands in her way. | Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 31DUDE, WHERE’S MY FBI DOCS?: Political spats, an FBI probe and a mysterious house breakin are swirling around Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to wrest control of a Long Island hospital that Democrats say serves as a patronage palace for Nassau County’s GOP.

1 week ago | politico.com | Maya Kaufman |Katelyn Cordero |Jason Beeferman

The change, which Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed, points to broadening Democratic support for coercive approaches to mental health crises. New York City Police Department officers pass a homeless woman sleeping on a bench while patrolling in a 34th Street subway station, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) | AP ALBANY, New York — Gov.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Maya Kaufman |Katelyn Cordero |Jason Beeferman

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul shored up her public safety agenda this week when state lawmakers agreed to loosen the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a major victory for the Democrat and a sign that political winds on the issue are shifting to the center.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Jason Beeferman

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is campaigning on free buses, but in Albany his free bus pilot went out of commission. | Office of Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 30THE FREE WHEELS ON THE BUS DON’T GO ROUND AND ROUND: Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is running on a platform of “free and fast” buses, but as an Assemblymember he’s been unable to deliver on the promise.