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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 7d

Curtis Sliwa says he won’t abandon mayoral run amid mounting pressure, experts told amNY that’s probably true
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Sliwa says he won’t abandon run amid mounting pressure, experts say that’s probably true | amNewYork

Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa maintains that there is only one way that he will exit the New York City mayor's race.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams quits re-election campaign after sagging in polls
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BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams quits re-election campaign after sagging in polls | amNewYork

Eric Adams will officially be a one-term mayor.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

Mamdani calls the decision to reinstate Kimmel a “victory for free speech,” says his campaign reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16d

Last week, Disney/ABC caved to Trump administration pressure. Millions of Americans helped them find their backbone.

Whether you watch Jimmy Kimmel or not, today's decision is a victory for free speech.

We've reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16d

Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

Updated the story to reflect the announcement that ABC reinstated Kimmel and he will return on Tuesday night. Waiting to hear from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's campaign on this.

Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

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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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 16d

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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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 21d

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, one of the three key Albany leaders, said he is “wholy supportive” of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda today, adding he’s “not concerned” that moderate Gov. Kathy Hochul will prevent it from being passed.
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Heastie backs Mamdani’s Albany agenda, says he’s ‘not concerned’ about Hochul pushback | amNewYork

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, one of the three key Albany leaders, said he is "wholy supportive" of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's affordability

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 27d

Mayor Eric Adams‘ campaign continued to insist today that Hizzoner would stay in the mayoral general election, even while saying that it would conduct its own “independent poll” to make a decision on whether or not he will drop out.
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams campaign says its future may rest with ‘independent’ internal poll | amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams' campaign continued to insist Thursday that Hizzoner would stay in the mayoral general election.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · 28d

Why is Eric Adams staying in the mayor’s race despite low polls? Experts offer a few possible reasons
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Why is Eric Adams staying in the mayor’s race despite low polls? Experts offer a few possible reasons | amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams declared last Friday that he is staying in the New York City mayor's race because he is the only candidate who can defeat Democratic nominee

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 8

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social says he "can't quite imagine Andrew Cuomo working with Tish James and Kathy Hochul" to prvent Trump from sending the national guard into NYC. Cuomo has bad blood with James in particular.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 8

Asked what he would do if officers turn their backs on him like on de Blasio, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social says "you take every opportunity you can to build a relationship such that the disagreements...are understood to still be accompanied with a respect for the work that is being done."

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 8

During a @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social public safety forum @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social repeats an attack on rival Andrew Cuomo from the Dem primary, that the former gov's cutting of the state Advantage housing voucher program in 2011 "led to a skyrocketing of homelessness here in New York City."

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 5

After days of denial, Mayor Eric Adams seemed to admit Friday that he is entertaining offers for other job opportunities, though he maintained that he continues to campaign robustly for re-election.
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams publicly expresses openness to possible Trump job offers to end campaign | amNewYork

After days of denial, Mayor Eric Adams seemed to admit Friday that he is entertaining offers for other job opportunities, though he maintained that he

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mayor Adams says “if you want to allow Andrew Cuomo to determine the rules of what our electoral process is, then where are we?”

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 4

“I unlocked the doors that left communities outside previously,” Mayor Adams says, naming the openness of his admin as the “greatest” piece of his legacy as mayor

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mayor Adams says “history will be kind to me” as he lists off his purported accomplishments.

“There are wins after wins after wins that history is going to be kind when we reflect on my role as the mayor,” he says.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Sep 4

As questions swirl around whether Mayor Adams will stay in the mayors race, amid reports he was offered a Trump admin job, Muslim leaders are endorsing his reelection bid at city hall.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday falsely labeled socialist Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani “a communist,” echoing one of Republican President Donald Trump’s frequent lines of attack against the City Hall frontrunner.
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams labels democratic socialist Mamdani ‘a communist,’ echoing a frequent Trump attack | amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams falsely labeled socialist Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani "a communist," echoing President Donald Trump.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mamdani identifies as a democratic socialist, not a communist. Adams is running as an independent after bowing out of the Dem primary.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mayor Adams says Dem nominee @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is "not a Democrat, he's a communist," when asked why Dem House Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Yvette Clarke have not endorsed.

"It would be challenging to endorse his policies that are really anti-what working-class people want," he says.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 25

Mayor Eric Adams today declined to say whether his ex-chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is still volunteering on his long-shot reelection campaign just days after she was indicted on a slew of fresh bribery and conspiracy charges.
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Is recently 5-time indicted ex-Adams aide still volunteering on his reelection bid? He won’t say | amNewYork

Mayor Adams declined to say whether his ex-chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is still volunteering on his long-shot reelection campaign.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

On the heels of the latest corruption allegations against his former top aides, Mayor Eric Adams today said “hell no” to the notion of him “stepping down,” while declining to explicitly condemn their actions.
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Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides | amNewYork

On the heels of the latest corruption allegations against his former top aides, Mayor Eric Adams on Friday said "hell no" to the notion of him "stepping

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mayor Adams calls freshly indicted siblings Gina and Tony Argento "beautiful people" who "really care about the city of New York." Says his son, Jordan Coleman, found his own way to a job with their company, Broadway Stages.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

1st Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro says he's "not going to let" the allegations in the indictment against Lewis-Martin and Hamilton, which he describes as "ancient history," define the admin. The charges include alleged acts that took place as recently as last fall.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mayor Adams addressing Ingrid Lewis-Martin and former DCAS staffer Jesse Hamilton, says, "to New Yorkers, I'm sorry."

"We have not always gotten it right, but we have never stopped being dedicated to the people of this city," he says.

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mayor Adams says “hell no” to the idea that he would step down as mayor now.

“I’m never going to quit on the city of NY, we’ve worked too hard to get here,” he says.

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