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  • NYC’s massive $116B budget cracks down on e-bikes, includes $10M for universal childcare — and millions for immigrant services

    06/28/2025 8:20:59 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 17 replies
    ny post ^ | June 27, 2025, | Matthew Fischetti and David Propper
    Mayor Eric Adams on Friday struck a handshake deal with the City Council on a record-breaking nearly $116 billion budget — which would create a new department to regulate e-bikes, sources said. The tentative agreement includes $6.1 million for a new “Department of Sustainable Delivery,’’ which would be staffed by 60 people and dedicated to e-bike regulation and enforcement after a recent push by the Adams administration to rein in the two-wheelers. City Hall also agreed to give the council a major boost in funding for immigration services to the tune of $54.5 million, a source familiar with the deal...
  • Andrew Cuomo staying on NYC mayoral election ballot — as critics slam ex-gov as ‘spoiler’ candidate

    06/27/2025 2:06:37 PM PDT · by Angelino97 · 39 replies
    New York Post ^ | June 27, 2025 | Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile, Matthew Fischetti, Matt Troutman
    Andrew Cuomo is staying on the New York City mayoral election ballot — a move that prompted critics to slam the ex-gov as a “spoiler” candidate. Sources confirmed that Cuomo will not decline to run on an independent ballot line, ahead of a Friday deadline to pull his name from the November ticket. Cuomo’s defiant stance comes as he hemorrhages union support after his stunning loss to socialist contender Zohran Mamdani in Tuesday’s Democratic primary – and amid widespread consternation that he’ll give the Queens assemblyman an easier path to Gracie Mansion. “Cuomo’s name in the race is fantastic for...