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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 14h

"Vote for Cuomo — and make America great again!"

claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 20h

On the road with Andrew Cuomo's biggest fans, from Bloomingdale’s to a Queens union hall

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Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

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Samantha Maldonado @smaldo.bsky.social · 20h

"Vote for Cuomo — and make America great again!"

A key part of Cuomo's path to victory in the mayoral race requires him to walk a tightrope when it comes to Trump — persuading voters he can stand up to the president while courting those who ardently support him.

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Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 20h

Some of the most fervent volunteers for Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign are Republicans who voted for and still embrace Trump.

Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 20h

On the road with Andrew Cuomo's biggest fans, from Bloomingdale’s to a Queens union hall

www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/10/c... w/ @smaldo.bsky.social

Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 20h

UPDATE: Emily Wilder was deported to Istanbul today, alongside many of the other flotilla participants, and is safe and hopefully heading home to LA shortly. Thank you so much for your advocacy. More coverage soon!

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 2d

The flotilla carrying Jewish Currents reporter Emily Wilder has been captured by the Israeli military. Please contact Emily's senators and representatives—Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, and Jimmy Gomez—and urge them to advocate for her safe release from Israeli detention

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, reversing a policy that allowed detainees to obtain fantasy and romance novels, Sudoku puzzles, and English textbooks, New York Focus has learned.
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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

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Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 9d

NEWS: The federal govt is sending NYC’s top disease control official to Arizona for a months-long stint at an Indian Health Service facility.

That could complicate local infectious disease response efforts.

“If we have an outbreak, then we’re fucked,” a city health department staffer told me.

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 9d

THE CITY obtained audio from a private meeting with union leaders ahead of a key vote to advance the new proposed health plan impacting 750,000 workers and retirees. The leaders of several prominent unions forcefully opposed the cost-saving plan. More here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/m...

City Unions OK Cost-Saving Health Plan Switch Despite Foggy Details

While the Municipal Labor Committee approved the plans, part of a fraught effort to realize health care savings, some member unions said they weren’t given crucial information before the vote.

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 9d

Moments before Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials gathered for a press conference, debris continued to fall from the building. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/n... w/ @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social and @fractenberg.bsky.social @thecity.nyc

Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season

Investigation focuses on the boiler room, after explosion wrecks 20-story chimney but leaves no injuries.

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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 10d

Others said they were concerned about the projected $1 billion savings, with David Nicholson of the Police Benevolent Association saying they are “not guaranteed,” according to audio from the meeting that was obtained by @thecity.nyc — via @clauirizarry.bsky.social
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City Unions OK Cost-Saving Health Plan Switch Despite Foggy Details

While the Municipal Labor Committee approved the plans, part of a fraught effort to realize health care savings, some member unions said they weren’t given crucial information before the vote.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 11d

A peek from @clauirizarry.bsky.social at the behind-the-scenes contest to run the New York City Council after Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams leave.

Council Speaker Hopefuls Splash Cash at Colleagues

Three of the leading candidates to lead the City Council have transferred tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to members heading toward reelection

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 11d

Now with a new and improved link! Read @clauirizarry.bsky.social on the upcoming race for Speaker @council.nyc.gov

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 11d

Following the money: As the race for City Council speaker warms up, some leading candidates have transferred tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to aid colleagues.

Council Speaker Hopefuls Splash Cash at Colleagues

Three of the leading candidates to lead the City Council have transferred tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to members heading toward reelection

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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 15d

New: While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his cell door spraying air freshener, according to a Board of Correction report obtained by @thecity.nyc
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Rikers Health Worker Sprayed Air Freshener While Feces-Smeared Man Neared Death in His Cell

A Board of Correction review into the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa reveals lapses by correction officers, falsified log entries, and missed safety checks — failures that advocates say are routine ...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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Chris Bing @chrisbing.bsky.social · 17d

Seen on the DC metro:

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 18d

EXCLU: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will announce today he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of the network suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last week.
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EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani to pull planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show | amNewYork

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will announce Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of

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Sophia Lebowitz @sophlebo.bsky.social · 18d

In order to enforce the newest delivery worker minimum pay laws, DCWP needs more funding. The agency's low budget, less than 1% of city total, has left it struggling to respond to worker abuse complaints.

Agency Needs More Funding To Expand Delivery Worker Protections - Streetsblog New York City

The agency tasked with protecting NYC's workers needs more money to implement recent laws passed to expand protections for delivery workers.

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Peter @plawman.bsky.social · 21d

BDS' management statement doesn't exactly deny that they tried to bribe a union officer to decertify ALAA and set up a sham puppet union in its place.

Brooklyn Public Defenders Accuse Boss of Scheme to Bring in Pro-Management Union

In a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a UAW local alleges the head of Brooklyn Defender Services promised a worker rep a cushy job in exchange for bringing in a management-frie...

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 18d

The staffer who received the alleged quid pro quo, who is also a union delegate, said that her boss pulled her into a private meeting and handed her detailed written instructions outlining management's plan: www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/19/b...

Brooklyn Public Defenders Accuse Boss of Scheme to Bring in Pro-Management Union

In a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a UAW local alleges the head of Brooklyn Defender Services promised a worker rep a cushy job in exchange for bringing in a management-frie...

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 18d

ICYMI: Brooklyn Defenders concocted a union-busting scheme that involved offering a lighter workload to an employee in exchange for replacing the ALAA-UAW with a so-called "sham" union friendly to management's interests, according to a complaint from ALAA www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/19/b...

Brooklyn Public Defenders Accuse Boss of Scheme to Bring in Pro-Management Union

In a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a UAW local alleges the head of Brooklyn Defender Services promised a worker rep a cushy job in exchange for bringing in a management-frie...

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