Nicholas Fandos
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NY political correspondent for @nytmetro. Former congressional reporter. Tips and other emails to [email protected]
New York, NY
Joined August 2012
SCOOP — A new super PAC is afoot, funded by some people in the AI industry, to challenge the first super PAC from Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI executives. $50 million is being raised, likely from Anthropic execs and AI safety advocates, to fight back. https://t.co/NBmC8ce45D
nytimes.com
As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.
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NEW🚨: In more than 120 instances in 10 yrs, NY prison guards punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart + struck their genitals with batons + even waterboarded them — all while they were restrained. https://t.co/aXfSncg1Yb
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As frustrations among corrections officers mount, abusive treatment of inmates is rising and becoming more vicious, records and interviews show.
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NEW: Mamdani's mayoral victory is serving as a proof of concept for several candidates who are challenging entrenched Congressional incumbents in NYC. The mayoral-elect showed you can win in NYC while still harshly criticizing Israel.
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Several Democratic incumbents are facing primary battles after Zohran Mamdani’s win suggested that being pro-Israel was no longer a universal selling point.
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NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE. Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated. https://t.co/TSyT6Y7mVU
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Across the United States, children have been left in the care of relatives and neighbors after deportations. In Venezuela, parents are clamoring for the return of their sons and daughters.
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Andrew Cuomo is on air on WABC right now, sounding a lot more like a host frankly than a guest. As I wrote pre-election, Cuomo tried more than once to get some sort of deal with the conservative talk radio station. https://t.co/UrCOejEalg
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After he resigned as governor, Mr. Cuomo looked to restore his name while taking on a new lucrative career as a podcast host. Things did not go according to plan.
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NEW: ICE has explored whether to use a Coast Guard base on Staten Island for detainees, visiting last week. Unclear if ICE will proceed (DHS declined to comment). But search comes amid talks of wider crackdown in New York. W/ @danarubinstein @Haleaziz: https://t.co/z3jp7yPvHl
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Federal officials explored the possibility of using a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The effort appears to be part of a plan to expand President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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The idea of using the Coast Guard site to hold migrants for short periods quickly provoked a response from Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican from Staten Island, who said the base is ill-suited to hold detainees.
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Federal officials explored the possibility of using a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The effort appears to be part of a plan to expand President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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As Lander waited to learn if he'd land a City Hall gig, Councilwoman Alexa Avilés began plotting her own challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman. Mamdani recently called Avilés and said he'd be supporting Lander in hopes of clearing the field for one progressive.
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Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller, campaigned with Mr. Mamdani and once hoped to join him in City Hall. Now he is eyeing a congressional seat.
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NEW: @ZohranKMamdani + @bradlander alliance during the Mayoral primary helped defeat Andrew Cuomo. But Lander's hopes of working for Mamdani were dashed last month. Read our scoop-filled look at the most scrutinized relationships in NY politics W/@npfandos
nytimes.com
Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller, campaigned with Mr. Mamdani and once hoped to join him in City Hall. Now he is eyeing a congressional seat.
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Lander has yet to enter the race, but he has actively laid the groundwork. One holdup: sticky intra-left maneuvering involving Alexa Avilés, a DSA endorsement and the mayor-elect.
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NEW: Zohran Mamdani met with Brad Lander in mid-October and told him two things: He would likely not be first deputy mayor, but Mamdani would be very supportive if Lander followed through on a run against Rep Dan Goldman. That and much more w/@boreskes
https://t.co/aGDHTgNTll
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Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller, campaigned with Mr. Mamdani and once hoped to join him in City Hall. Now he is eyeing a congressional seat.
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Went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but THE William Kennedy. Author of “Ironweed” and other novels that endure. He’s 97, still writing - and he can drink you under the table. So here: Your “Great Read.” https://t.co/efAxMj17RC via @NYTimes
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William Kennedy raised money for the food pantry at his old church by reading from “Legs,” the gangster novel he began his celebrated Albany cycle with half a century ago.
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Race for Nadler district getting more interesting by the day. Am hearing @gtconway3d is now eyeing a run there.
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NEW: For the first time, the story of the 17 year old girl who testified that she had sex with Matt Gaetz for money. She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. She was working at McDonald's. She had just finished her junior year in high school. And she wanted extra money
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A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
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NEW: Erik Bottcher, a Democratic city councilman from downtown Manhattan, is joining the increasingly crowded race to succeed Representative Jerrold Nadler in a coveted New York City House seat. https://t.co/FdyuNexnrD
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Erik Bottcher, a Democrat from Chelsea, began his career as an L.G.B.T.Q. rights activist. He faces a growing field of rivals vying for a Manhattan House seat.
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NEW: Chi Ossé, a far-left city councilman aligned with the policies of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, has told political allies that he is planning to challenge @RepJeffries, the top House Democrat, in next June’s primary.
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Chi Ossé, a New York City councilman, has told allies he is preparing to challenge Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House.
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NEWS: Zohran Mamdani has tapped Dean Fuleihan, a de Blasio No. 2, as his first deputy mayor. As expected, Elle Bisgaard-Church will be chief of staff. https://t.co/GC2agDVi3W
nytimes.com
The mayor-elect named Dean Fuleihan, a government veteran, to be his first deputy mayor. Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as his chief of staff.
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NEW: New York has been quietly preparing for a potential Trump deployment of troops & agents to NYC. Hochul, business, activists mobilized -- meeting, discussing lawsuits, talking to LA/Chicago. + New details on Canal Street raid. W/ @danarubinstein: https://t.co/BQtM2vHSKZ
nytimes.com
The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor has stoked speculation that President Trump might move to send forces into the city.
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NEWS: Elise Stefanik will officially launch her bid for governor of New York tomorrow. She's gone to great lengths to criticize Gov. Hochul and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. https://t.co/LsS8Ysqh1D
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Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman, is a leading ally of President Trump who has gone to great lengths to criticize Ms. Hochul and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
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NEW: Allies of Zohran Mamdani, girding for a fight to implement his ambitious agenda, unveiled a new advocacy group on Thursday designed to build pressure to pass it through Albany The group, w/ties to DSA, is an attempt to keep his volunteer army engaged https://t.co/dmHXdje1Qi
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A new group will solicit donations to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grass-roots army of volunteers and to help build momentum for his proposals.
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