Peter Sterne
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Mostly on Bluesky now. State Editor @CityAndStateNY. Previously @nysfocus @freedomofpress @politico. He/him. Tips & pitches: [email protected]
Queens, NY
Joined September 2010
SCOOP: Socialist Assembly Member @ZohranKMamdani is seriously considering a run for NYC mayor
cityandstateny.com
Sources say the socialist state legislator from Queens is testing the waters.
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NEWS: Mike Bloomberg is back off the sidelines, suggesting he may see some movement in the NYC mayor's race. He just gave $1.5 million to Fix the City, the pro-Cuomo, anti-Mamdani super PAC w/@danarubinstein
https://t.co/xdvOUl3haH
nytimes.com
Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, had stayed out of the race since backing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s failed Democratic primary campaign.
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SCOOP: Andrew Cuomo called GOP Council Member Vickie Paladino today asking her to switch her endorsement of Curtis Sliwa and back him instead. (She's not doing it.) More here:
cityandstateny.com
The former governor rang up the Republican council member as he aims to court potential Sliwa voters.
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"Nvidia would be a beautiful name for a girl." - @hollypret
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Alpha-gal syndrome: an IgE-mediated allergy! Please reshare to help counter common misconceptions about this unusually severe allergy! Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) reactions are immediate — just as with any other IgE-mediated, type 1 hypersensitivity. What’s delayed is the
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So City & State fans, how have you been spending your day since the website is down and thus preventing you from the hours I know you spend consuming our reporting?
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I’ll be chatting about the NYC mayoral race on @wbai.org in a few minutes. Listen here:
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🧵 Compute 101: Why Encryption Fails AI 99% of people think encryption keeps their AI data safe. It doesn’t. Encryption does protect your data… but only when it’s stored or being sent. The moment your data is actually used for computation encryption disappears. Here’s the
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From a Long Island source (my mom). The state GOP is working hard to tie Nassau Dems to Zohran Mamdani. Surprisingly the words "socialist," "communist" or "jihad" don't appear, which are commonly seen in rightwing attacks of him
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Mayor Adams could appoint six new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before leaving office Could the next mayor just ... fire them? For @WNYC @Gothamist
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PSA New Yorkers — today and tomorrow are the only early voting days that go to 8pm
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NEW: An NYPD camera points directly into their bedroom. They’re suing the city over it. It’s the first suit to take on the NYPD’s massive surveillance network, the largest in the world, that police use to track and profile millions of New Yorkers every day
theintercept.com
The NYPD’s little-noted citywide surveillance system draws on a vast network of public and private cameras.
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NYC Comptroller @bradlander and City Council Member @alexaforcouncil are both planning to run for Congress against Rep. Dan Goldman, who represents NY's deep-blue 10th Congressional District.
cityandstateny.com
City Council Member Alexa Avilés is also planning to challenge Goldman, but redistricting could scramble everyone’s plans.
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NYC Comptroller @bradlander and City Council Member @alexaforcouncil are both planning to run for Congress against Rep. Dan Goldman, who represents NY's deep-blue 10th Congressional District.
cityandstateny.com
City Council Member Alexa Avilés is also planning to challenge Goldman, but redistricting could scramble everyone’s plans.
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Per court filing, a federal immigration agent pointed a gun at a U.S. citizen protesting and told him “bang, bang,” and “you’re dead liberal.” From a weekend Loevy civil rights firm filing
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Jeremy Scahill told Democracy Now it is “utter malpractice” for Western media to avoid interviewing Hamas or Islamic Jihad leaders, saying that this refusal leaves Israeli and U.S. allegations unchallenged, turning Palestinians into voiceless, dehumanized caricatures. Speaking
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📢2025 General Election- Early Voting Day 3 Complete! Manhattan: 67,110 Bronx: 19,096 Brooklyn: 67,729 Queens: 52,272 Staten Island: 17,061 Total # of Early Voting Check-Ins: 223,268* *Unofficial & cumulative as of close of polls
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Entire families are being taken into custody by ICE https://t.co/flGunec9Mj
amny.com
Amid ongoing outrage over Tuesday’s Canal Street ICE raid, masked agents seemed to take on a new approach at nearby 26 Federal Plaza last week: Rounding up
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striking finding here: Mamdani voters overwhelmingly say they're voting FOR him. But a huge chunk of Cuomo voters say they're mainly voting AGAINST Mamdani https://t.co/U7EK390HGs
Cuomo has cut Mamdani lead to 10 points Suffolk poll of NYC voters 10/23-10/26 vs. (Sept. poll in parentheses) Mamdani 44 (45) Cuomo 34 (25) Sliwa 11 (9) 4 others 2 (9) Und 7 (9) Ref 2 (3) Sliwa second choice: Cuomo 36% - Mamdani 2% All field was conducted post Adams endorsement.
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“When the interview for this story ran quite long, making him late for a lunch appointment, Wilson brushed off an apology. ‘I don’t wear a watch,’ he explained. ‘Then I don’t have to worry about time.’” A fun nugget from @_rebeccaclewis' profile of Rowan Wilson — link below
Need a break from non-stop election coverage? Check out my profile of Chief Judge Rowan Wilson. Come for the in-depth look at the head of the third co-equal branch of NY govt, stay for the explanation of the volleyball on his desk
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Need a break from non-stop election coverage? Check out my profile of Chief Judge Rowan Wilson. Come for the in-depth look at the head of the third co-equal branch of NY govt, stay for the explanation of the volleyball on his desk
cityandstateny.com
The top jurist on the state Court of Appeals and head of the state’s judiciary branch is taking on the many challenges of the state’s vast court system.
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Lander is now telling allies he plans to run against Goldman:
cityandstateny.com
City Council Member Alexa Avilés is also planning to challenge Goldman, but redistricting could scramble everyone’s plans.
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