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These NYC pools kept closing last summer after people pooped in them

2 days ago | gothamist.com | Liam Quigley

Hold onto your butts. New York City’s public pools turned into toilets at a surprisingly high rate last summer, as the parks department was forced to close its swimming holes 203 times to clean up a visitor’s poop. Data obtained by Gothamist through a freedom of information request reveals the sheer scale of the defecation in the city’s cherished bathing areas. The incidents limited access to swimming across the city, which has already been strained for years by an ongoing lifeguard shortage.
Mayor Adams begins reelection campaign by attacking Zohran Mamdani on Fox News

2 days ago | gothamist.com | Elizabeth Kim

Mayor Eric Adams wasted little time jumping into a general election fight Wednesday with Zohran Mamdani, calling the presumptive Democratic nominee “a snake oil salesman.”One day after Mamdani’s shocking upset win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Adams took to a friendly forum — “Fox and Friends” — to attack the progressive star grabbing national headlines. “He’s a snake oil salesman,” Adams said.
What’s next in NYC’s mayoral election after Mamdani’s big primary showing

2 days ago | gothamist.com | David Brand

Zohran Mamdani is on the verge of a historic victory, anointing him as the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City. But the fight for Gracie Mansion is just beginning. And Mamdani will face fierce opposition from the current mayor, Eric Adams, the Republican candidate, and possibly former Gov. Andrew Cuomo – again.
Mark Levine leads Democratic primary for NYC comptroller as Justin Brannan concedes

2 days ago | gothamist.com | David Brand

In New York City’s Democratic primary for comptroller, the punk rock councilmember conceded defeat to the straight-laced borough president. As of late Tuesday night, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine held a decisive lead over Councilmember Justin Brannan, who conceded the race. Levine led the race with roughly 48% of the vote to Brannan’s 33.6% with about 91% of votes counted. The contest centered on candidates’ plans to invest in affordable housing and stand up to President Donald Trump.
Jumaane Williams wins Democratic primary for NYC public advocate

3 days ago | gothamist.com | David Brand

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams won the Democratic primary by a wide margin Tuesday and will seek reelection in November, according to The Associated Press. WIlliams, a progressive ex-city councilmember from Flatbush, Brooklyn, defeated challengers Jenifer Rajkumar, a state assemblymember, and Marty Dolan, a financial adviser. Williams received over 71% of the vote with about 90% of ballots counted. The public advocate is supposed to serve as a liaison between New Yorkers and city government.
We have a Weiner? Here’s the down-ballot races to watch in the NYC primary

3 days ago | gothamist.com | David Brand

The race for mayor isn’t the only contest worth watching in New York City on Tuesday. Voters also cast ballots in primary elections for nearly all of the city’s 51 Council seats, as well as borough president in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. Relatively low-profile seats attracted millions of dollars in outside spending across the city, while moderate challengers attempted to topple incumbents in Democratic primaries in parts of Brooklyn.
New Yorkers voting in mayoral primary say cost of living, Trump, are their top issues

3 days ago | gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein |Catalina Gonella |Paige Oamek |Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch

New Yorkers turned out to the polls Tuesday in sweltering heat to vote in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor and other offices. “I think local elections, we don't put as much emphasis on it, we tend to care more about the presidential ones,” Jianna Dejesus, a 23-year-old who works in film, said outside the poll site at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria.
NYC Mayor Adams is voting today but will leave one line blank - the mayoral primary

3 days ago | gothamist.com | Elizabeth Kim

Mayor Eric Adams may not be on the ballot in New York City’s Democratic primary, but that’s not going to keep him from exercising his right to vote. “There is no mayoral candidate on there that anyone should be voting for,” Adams said last week when asked about his plans for Primary Day. “I'm going to vote for my city councilmember.”Speaking to a roomful of reporters he added, “I can't imagine any of you voting for any other candidate. You're going to vote for somebody else?
NYC has a ‘Manhattan Plan’ for new housing in the borough - and residents can weigh in

4 days ago | gothamist.com | Paige Oamek

If you’ve ever dreamed of redesigning Manhattan like a SimCity player, now’s your chance. Mayor Eric Adams and New York City’s planning department are taking the first steps in their “Manhattan Plan” to add 100,000 new homes to the borough over the next decade. Residents can now weigh in on the plan through a city website and survey, and eventually in-person events, to identify potential sites for residential development, zoning updates and other ideas down to the census-tract level.
Adrienne Adams hasn’t shown public support for Mamdani, resisting a progressive strategy

4 days ago | gothamist.com | Elizabeth Kim

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams once again declined to voice support for a coalition of left-leaning candidates during a Saturday speech at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network headquarters in Harlem. “I need you to rank Adrienne Adams as your number one candidate in ranked choice voting,” she told the audience, and made no mention of two candidates sitting behind her, Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander. All three are backed by the Working Families Party.