MONDAY, MAR. 3, 2025
Dear New Yorkers,
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 following a report that found he had sexually harassed multiple women, officially declared himself a candidate for mayor of New York City on Saturday, ending months of speculation.
Cuomo released a 17 plus-minute video declaring his candidacy Saturday on his website, newly rebranded as Cuomo for Mayor.
“We have had times when we are at our shining best, and there are times when we struggle and endure great hardship. But we also know we can handle a crisis because we have,” he said. “We recently did it together through COVID,” in a pointed reference to his leadership of the state during the peak of the pandemic.
Although Cuomo has considerable advantages, the former governor will have to overcome major stains on his reputation.
In addition to the sexual harassment finding that led to his resignation, he was accused of covering up the number of COVID-19 deaths involving nursing home residents. And his years in office have left a trail of ethical controversies that his opponents are sure to hammer.
But now that he’s in the race, Cuomo has become an instant frontrunner.
Read more here about what Cuomo’s hotly anticipated entry means for the dynamics of the already packed field.
Weather ☀️
False spring, we hardly knew ye — we’re back to highs in the upper 30s, with wind chill values as low as 15 degrees. Stay warm!
MTA 🚇
There’s no Inwood-bound A train at High Street, Fulton Street, Chambers Street, Canal Street and Spring Street from 10:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. all week. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Mar. 3.
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Our Other Top Stories
- Taxpayers are now facing a bill topping $300,000 for private lawyers hired to handle lawsuits accusing Timothy Pearson, a former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, of sexually harassing a female employee and then retaliating against other staff. The bills have come as a result of what is reported to have been Adams’ personal decision to have the city foot the bill for Pearson’s legal defense — overruling the city’s former corporation council, who promptly resigned.
- A nearly two-week illegal strike by state correction officers appeared to be over Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to a series of concessions — including the “temporary” suspension of a law restricting the use of solitary confinement to 15-days. The officers who stayed home won’t face any internal discipline or fines, even though state law bars public employees in New York from striking.
- A proposed affordable senior housing project in Brooklyn will become the first development to go through a new streamlined process for city approval called Green Fast Track that aims to produce all-electric housing as fast as possible. The new process cuts red tape for buildings that advance the city’s environmental goals, and aims to halve a lengthy review period that can take up to three years.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
- Monday, Mar. 3: The bee population has declined by 90% in the last two decades — and it has big implications for our planet. the Food and Environment Reporting Network for a celebrating the launch of their new podcast, Buzzkill. Civic Hall in Manhattan, 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, Mar. 3: Play Scrabble at the Roosevelt Island Library. 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 6: Celebrate Women’s History Month at the book launch of Songs She Wrote: 40 Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music. Hear from the author, and hear some musical performances! Manhattan, 6:30 p.m.
THE KICKER: If the news is stressing you meow-t, unwind at the Kokoro Cat Cafe — the first of its kind in Queens! 😺
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
Love,
THE CITY
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