Good morning and happy Monday! Here’s the news.
Happening today:
Gov. Cuomo is in Albany with nothing public planned.
At 10 a.m., Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce the opening of senior affordable housing. 637 Linwood Ave., Buffalo.
At 11 a.m., New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak at the Men’s Resource Resource Center. 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn.
Also at 11 a.m., the state Legislature will hold a hearing on recycling. 250 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York City.
At 6:30 p.m., New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will deliver remarks at the Diwali Celebration. Gracie Mansion, 88th St. and East End Ave., New York City.
At 7 p.m., Mayor de Blasio will make his weekly appearance on NY1’s Inside City Hall.
Headlines:
After a decisive City Council vote Thursday, the de Blasio administration will now begin the process of building four new borough-based jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
The city council members whose districts include the local jails each live more than a mile away from the sites.
Early voting in New York approaches as voters in the state for the first time will be able to cast early ballots before Election Day.
Staff Sgt. David Bellavia will not run for New York’s 27th Congressional District, the seat left vacant after the resignation of Republican Chris Collins.
An increase in Medicaid spending could create a budget crunch in the state budget.
Jimmy Vielkind writes in The Wall Street Journal that state Sen. David Carlucci’s bid for Congress is likely to be dogged by his alignment with the Independent Democratic Conference.
Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is considering a potential run for Congress or the state Senate seat held by Democrat Peter Harckham.
Rep. Tom Suozzi wants the federal government to approve new regulations for ride-hailing businesses.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from the North Country, is trying to thread the needle surrounding impeachment, taking a pro-oversight, anti-Democrat stance.
State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs is standing by a mailer that accuses a Long Beach City councilwoman of aligning with President Trump as she runs on the Republican line.
Donors acknowledged Mayor de Blasio’s presidential campaign in its final days was a “Don Quixote mission.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday defended quoting the n-word in a live radio interview, pointing to the word being used directly in a Times article about discrimination against Italians he was referencing.
Gov. Cuomo’s declaration that it’s up to the state Legislature to determine the fate of the controversial Williams pipeline has left lawmakers baffled.
An $18 million investment from the state could turn LaSalle Park in Buffalo into the next Canalside-like attraction, Gov. Cuomo hopes.
Anticipating difficulty in counting every New Yorker, state lawmakers included $20 million in this year’s state budget for outreach, but so far, those funds have been held up by the Cuomo administration.
A former Senate staffer is challenging his old boss, Sen. Joe Addabbo. The staffer was fired after porn links were found on his computer.
Andy Byford, the top official overseeing the subway and buses, drafted a resignation letter last week, but then pulled it back.
A new bill would ban the release of helium-filled balloons.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he’s ready for a fight. People lined up hours ahead of the Saturday rally, waiting to catch a glimpse of the 78-year-old senator who suffered a heart attack earlier this month and was absent from the campaign trail following a medical procedure.
Former VP Joe Biden spoke at the United Federation of Teacher’s celebration of Teacher Union Day in Midtown. About 2,000 members of the group were in attendance.
It’s official, the new southbound ramp of Northway Exit 3 is open to drivers. Gov. Cuomo made the announcement Sunday morning in Colonie.
Gov. Cuomo signed legislation that will require pharmacies to notify patients of Class I drug recalls by the Food and Drug Administration within a week.
Socialist advocates are hosting a “boot camp” to train people on pushing for state ownership of utilities and to fight climate change.
A decades-old battle over a three-foot-tall Buddha statue has come to Manhattan.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the FDA to investigate contaminated baby food.
The Erie County executive’s race is becoming a negative campaign — on both sides.
A judge has ruled that Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has to turn over records to Comptroller John Kennedy, his GOP opponent, on an audit of a sports arena.
An artist is using historic markers to raise awareness of climate change.
In national news:
President Trump has reversed course after he was criticized for hosting the G7 meeting at the resort he owns.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with a congressional delegation, made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan and reached out to allies.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will release a plan for how she would pay for her Medicare-for-all proposal after she was criticized by fellow Democrats in the presidential debate.
Democrats are increasingly alarmed by the size of President Trump’s re-election war chest and the implications for 2020.
Fundraising by former Vice President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has been sluggish.
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney defended his news conference comments seemingly acknowledging that aid to Ukraine was tied to an investigation, only to walk the statement back.
A massive lawsuit against drug companies over opioid addiction is heading toward a complicated trial after talks broke down over the weekend.
From the editorial pages:
The New York Post criticized Hillary Clinton for suggesting Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is a “Russian asset.”
The Times Union blasted the lack of transparency surrounding the work of the state’s public financing commission.
The Buffalo News says it’s wise for the state to consider a variety of options surrounding the environmental future of the Erie Canal.
From the sports pages:
The Buffalo Bills improved to 5-1, beating the Miami Dolphins (a team that, I’m sorry, a good college squad could defeat).
At least the Bills aren’t the Giants.