TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025
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Dear New Yorkers,
The primary election is heating up, and with early voting starting Saturday, time’s running out to decide who’s getting your vote.
Don’t worry — THE CITY is co-hosting two debates to help you choose. Tonight, alongside NY1 and WNYC, hear from Democratic candidates for city comptroller Justin Brannan and Mark Levine. Watch the debate here, starting at 7 p.m.
On Thursday, we’re co-hosting the final primary debate for NYC mayor. It’s the last chance to hear the leading contenders go head-to-head about issues that matter.
The Campaign Finance Board set a fundraising and polling threshold for candidates in order to qualify for the debate. Some of those who didn’t make the cut include State Sen. Jessica Ramos, who recently pulled an about-face and endorsed Andrew Cuomo — not long after visiting the FAQ NYC podcast to lament “a little bit of amnesia happening [about] the myriad ways Andrew Cuomo has created the mess that he now claims he is somehow going to fix” — and former Assemblymember Michael Blake, who filed a suit against the Board on Monday about the decision.
Watch tonight’s comptroller debate Thursday.
Weather ☔
Rain and temps in the mid-70s. Bring your umbrella!
MTA 🚇
In Brooklyn, the Manhattan-bound F train and Court Square-bound G train skip Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15 Street-Prospect Park and 4 Ave-9 Street overnight through Thursday. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, June 10.
By the way…
PATH riders with disabilities will soon be able to apply to get 50% reduced fares — learn more here.
Our Other Top Stories
- So far, Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” rezoning seems to be working: new storefronts are opening across the city in newly accessible locations, abandoned offices are being converted into housing, and a new tax break has allowed more apartments to be constructed.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to close three state prisons this year. Advocates think it should be prisons with ties to brutality, including the infamous Attica — but not everyone is on board with that idea.
- Immigrants looking to protect themselves from Trump’s deportation plans are increasingly falling prey to costly scams: fake immigration lawyers not only drain asylum seekers’ bank s, but offer false advice that can have devastating consequences.
Reporter’s Notebook
Campaign Finance Board Restores Some Withheld Money to Cuomo
After initially withholding nearly $1.3 million in public matching funds from Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign, the city Campaign Finance Board Monday had a partial change of heart after the former governor made a case to reduce the sanction.
The board originally docked Cuomo $1.29 million for impermissibly coordinating with an independent expenditure committee, Fix The City, which is backing him and ran an ad with remarkably similar language to that on the campaign’s website. But Cuomo convinced the Board that Fix The City had only spent $756,000 on the ad, and it voted to return the difference, freeing up another $540,000 for his campaign.
Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said the campaign continues to contest all of the withheld amount, stating, “We always said we were in full compliance with the law and look forward to receiving the full amount once the CFB finishes their preliminary investigation.”
— Greg Smith
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
- Tuesday, June 10: Unwind at a jazz concert featuring acclaimed Queens drummer Craig Holiday Haynes, the son of legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes. Archie Spigner Park in Queens, 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 10: See an immersive outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well in Central Park. 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 11: It’s the start of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City, which features hundreds of free and choose-what-you-pay activities and performances.
THE KICKER: All of the mayoral candidates say they want to build more housing — but they’ve got pretty different plans for the specifics.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday.
Love,
THE CITY
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