TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Andrew Cuomo may have to forfeit more than $600,000 in public matching funds, the New York City Campaign Finance Board announced Monday, because the CFB has reason to believe that his campaign inappropriately coordinated with an independent expenditure committee […]
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What we found in the FBI’s search warrants for Eric Adams
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, A trove of documents from Mayor Eric Adams’ now-defunct criminal case released late Friday reveals the extraordinary steps the mayor and his aides took to keep their communications secret. Seeking search warrants, the FBI told judges they needed to […]
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Trump arts cuts hit city cultural groups
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, Kirstin Kapustik was on her way home after a Friday night performance of Trisha Brown Dance Company at The Joyce Theater when her evening took a turn for the worse. Kapustik, the company’s executive director, got an email from the National Endowment for the Arts informing her that […]
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Candidates Hit the Airwaves, Cuomo’s Dog and Your Debate Questions
In this week's election newsletter, we discuss the latest campaign ads and City Council races to watch.
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The city Super PAC dumping money into a Bronx Council race
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, You may have heard of independent expenditure groups — the city’s Super PACs — ing Andrew Cuomo, but some candidates for down-ballot races are also backed by big money. An IE group called Ending Homelessness & Building a Better NYC […]
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The dog ate my birth certificate, and other REAL ID tales
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Days before the long-delayed deadline for travelers to show REAL ID-compliant identification to board a domestic flight, people lined up outside Room 133 of a building just north of City Hall, anxious to enter the Office of Vital Records. […]
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Police brass vs. ex-NYPD podcasters
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, On a recent Saturday night, the St. John’s County Sheriff’s office near Jacksonville, Fla. received a call from the NYPD about online threats that were made to a retired NYPD lieutenant now living in the area. Within five minutes, […]
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Rent freeze promises from mayoral hopefuls
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, You may have seen that the Rent Guidelines Board this week said they want to raise the rent on New York’s rent-stabilized apartments. Meanwhile, half dozen candidates running for mayor say they want a rent freeze instead. Can they do it? That depends on the current mayor. But […]
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Gaming the Vote? The Strategy Behind Your Ballot’s Top Five
In this week’s election newsletter, we look at last November's vote trends, the blank ballot wave and more.
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Campaign Finance Board follows fraud evidence revealed by THE CITY
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, The city Campaign Finance Board has once again rejected Mayor Eric Adams’ request for public matching funds. And the board is significantly expanding its investigation into Adams’ political fundraising — following a trail of evidence revealed by THE CITY. […]