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Follow Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social 7.2K followers465 following 74 posts Executive Editor, @THECITYNY. Opinions, occasionally. Posts Media Starter Packs Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 43m The Post suddenly abandons its preoccupation with the misuse of taxpayer dollars, repeats the mayor’s cynical fiction that the indictment is political payback for criticizing Biden re border policy, smears the Campaign Finance Board for doing its job. By denying Adams funds, the undemocratic Campaign Finance Board is election-meddling The unelected city Campaign Finance Board just denied Mayor Adams access to more than $4 million in matching funds for his reelection fight — showing yet again the profoundly undemocratic nature of… nypost.com 3 14 23 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 33m Facts, here. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/16/e... Eric Adams Campaign Denied Public Matching Funds, In Blow to Reelection Bid Campaign Finance Board declares the mayor’s conduct, including indictment allegations of fraudulent fundraising, as likely “conduct in violation of the campaign finance law.” www.thecity.nyc 4 9 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Shay O’Reilly @shaygabriel.bsky.social · 39m the Post treated Adams as a corrupt self-interested buffoon for about two months, then he got that Trump shine on him and they’re falling back in line Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 43m The Post suddenly abandons its preoccupation with the misuse of taxpayer dollars, repeats the mayor’s cynical fiction that the indictment is political payback for criticizing Biden re border policy, smears the Campaign Finance Board for doing its job. By denying Adams funds, the undemocratic Campaign Finance Board is election-meddling The unelected city Campaign Finance Board just denied Mayor Adams access to more than $4 million in matching funds for his reelection fight — showing yet again the profoundly undemocratic nature of… nypost.com 2 9 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17h Mayor Adams is on another rant against journalists, accusing them of bias: "I'm questioning the methodologies that I'm seeing by some of you." Meanwhile his police commissioner is having a honeymoon with @nytimes.com . Two very different strategies. C.E.O.’s Killing Poses Early Test for New N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Weeks ago, Jessica Tisch was in charge of street sweeping and trash pickup. On Monday, she found herself overseeing a ferocious manhunt as the head of the Police Department. www.nytimes.com 3 1 3 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17h Eric Adams' longtime political right hand readies for her own indictment, holds a press conference to assert her innocence. @katiehonan.bsky.social was with Ingrid-Lewis Martin at the office of defense attorney/radio host Arthur Aidala. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/16/i... Adams Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin Expects Indictment, Says ‘I’m Being Falsely Accused’ At a press conference with her attorney, the longtime confidant and campaign aide to the mayor says she has never taken gifts in her capacity working in government. www.thecity.nyc 1 1 2 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19h Speaking of defrauding the NYC campaign finance system...looks like another trial is going to proceed. Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Lt. Gov. of New York’s Bid to Dismiss Charges The former lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, is accused of funneling state money to a local real estate developer in exchange for campaign contributions. www.nytimes.com 1 5 11 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19h The phony donations to Brian Benjamin's 2021 comptroller campaign first came to light in @thecity.bsky.social . His campaign was laughably bad at disguising them, went ahead and sought public matching dollars for "donors" who had never even heard of the candidate. Three Men Gave $250 Each to a Candidate for City Comptroller — and Say They Never Heard of Him Brian Benjamin’s campaign promised to review nearly two dozen donations worth potential thousands in public matching funds after THE CITY raised questions. One of the contributions came in the name of... www.thecity.nyc 1 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22h NYC's campaign finance board just denied Eric Adams matching funds. “After thoroughly reviewing all publicly available information," including the indictment, "the board has determined that the Adams campaign has engaged in conduct detrimental to the campaign finance program in violation of law.” 6 107 333 View full thread Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 21h www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/16/e... Eric Adams Campaign Denied Public Matching Funds, In Blow to Reelection Bid Campaign Finance Board declares the mayor’s conduct, including indictment allegations of fraudulent fundraising, as likely “conduct in violation of the campaign finance law.” www.thecity.nyc 2 12 25 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 21h Correction to my compressed quote: the board said "there is reason to believe" Adams had engaged in illegal conduct, as distinct from an absolute conclusion that he did. Amounts to the same thing but is an important distinction. 18 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 5d It’s a NY1 night for me, talking with @errollouis.bsky.social and Gerson Borrero about Daniel Penny, Eric Adams and what you can get away with in New York. Tune in: show starts at 7 (and 11). 1 4 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 5d of course. seen at 14th Street/7th Ave. ALT 5 10 241 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 5d more impact from the reporting of @rosalindadams.bsky.social + @thecity.bsky.social : High-Ranking Assembly Member Calls for Aid To Beleaguered State Cannabis Fund Borrowers Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes suggests helping indebted store owners — highlighted in reporting by THE CITY — with money from licensing fees paid by medical marijuana companies. www.thecity.nyc 5 7 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 5d Eric Adams had 150+ 2021 campaign fundraising events, most after his nomination, where auditors found no trace of who paid. Maya Wiley had 2. Kathryn Garcia 0. Each donor was limited to $2K in cash OR in-kind spending. There is no way all these events were legit. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/10/e... Eric Adams Could Be Denied Millions in Matching Funds on Monday, as Years of Fundraising Tactics Come Under Scrutiny The Campaign Finance Board will vote on whether to give public matching funds to the mayor. Years of defiance — and a federal indictment — will weigh on the decision. www.thecity.nyc 6 74 135 View full thread Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 5d This isn’t some stickler bookkeeping matter. NYC’s public matching funds system, which gives $8 for every $1, relies on candidates to all abide by strict contribution limits. Adams systematically ignored these. 1 14 44 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 5d These and other campaign practices are basically daring the Campaign Finance Board to pull the plug on Adams’ public campaign funding. Which it may well do come Monday. 1 1 16 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 6d People in the public square, verbally fighting out their differences on a complicated urban conundrum. This is New York, as captured by @smaldo.bsky.social . Should the Council Revisit Airbnb Restrictions? Rival City Hall Rallies Fight it Out. Homeowners demanding a fresh chance to host visitors confronted tenants and hotel workers in a heated confrontation over who wins and loses in the short-term rental economy. www.thecity.nyc 1 3 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 6d Mayor moves to close more migrant shelters — including the only one on federal property. NYC Will Empty Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Shelter Before Trump Inauguration The Brooklyn facility is on a list of 25 the Adams adminstration says it closed in recent weeks or plans to close before the end of March, as the number of migrants in shelters continues to decline. www.thecity.nyc 1 3 5 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 9d De Blasio legacy: tote bags. Many tote bags. (I’m keeping them.) 1 2 27 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 10d Called it. www.politico.com/news/2024/12... Eric Adams doesn’t rule out switch to the GOP: 'Cancel me' The New York City mayor has been at odds with national Democrats over immigration. www.politico.com 6 16 55 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 10d There is a reason Mike Bloomberg ran as a Republican. It is, paradoxically, an advantage in the general election. Potentially even more so as the base of registered Democrats stagnates and the number of nonaffiliated voters grows. 3 6 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 11d To be in the room when Adams and Homan talk migrant management. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/n... City Officials Race to Get National Guard Out of Migrant Shelters Mayor Eric Adams says he hopes to meet with president-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar.” But meanwhile his team is getting government troops away from immigrants vulnerable to deportation. www.thecity.nyc Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 11d "I am looking forward to sitting down and speaking with the border czar next week" says the mayor this morning, on MSNBC. He says he's meeting with Homan on Dec. 12 1 1 4 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 11d "I am looking forward to sitting down and speaking with the border czar next week" says the mayor this morning, on MSNBC. He says he's meeting with Homan on Dec. 12 1 5 3 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 12d A BFD. From @katiehonan.bsky.social . www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/c... Campaign Board Head Hints Eric Adams Could Be Denied Reelection Matching Funds Executive director says Campaign Finance Board members will make "judgment calls” that could take into account a recent federal indictment for allegedly obtaining $10 million illegally in 2021. www.thecity.nyc 1 5 34 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 12d Meanwhile...this just out from @clauirizarry.bsky.social . www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/04/u... UAW Endorses Mamdani, Lander and Ramos for Mayor – And Urges Voters to Not Rank Eric Adams At All Unusual and early ranked-choice ballot recommendation from diverse membership aims to elevate progressive candidates in a growing field looking to oust the embattled incumbent. www.thecity.nyc 1 2 5 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Edgardo Block @edgardoblock.bsky.social · 13d Buying local makes that money stay local! Local businesses in a neighborhood I was involved with used to buy everything they could from each other, because each business doing well helps them all. … + Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 13d I've tried mightily to buy from independent NYC local retailers for an apartment renovation and it's been both fun and affordable. They are out there! But lighting, of all things, is the hardest. This is the former Bowery emporium that is now entirely an e-commerce operation in Pennsylvania. 1 4 10 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 13d I've tried mightily to buy from independent NYC local retailers for an apartment renovation and it's been both fun and affordable. They are out there! But lighting, of all things, is the hardest. This is the former Bowery emporium that is now entirely an e-commerce operation in Pennsylvania. 4 5 12 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social · 13d I hoped this story would run *after* City of Yes passed 😂 It's a fact that Columbus TOD at 16 stories blew NYC out of the water (3-5 stories max) But City of Yes is still a real first step that will make a real difference. It almost died from bad luck & was saved by amazing public servants Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 14d Small town big city. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/03/n... How Minneapolis and Austin Outdid New York City in the Quest to Enable More Housing Some parts of NYC’s “City of Yes” agenda were fairly modest to begin with, while other parts were scaled back to help it advance. www.thecity.nyc 1 8 33 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 14d Small town big city. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/03/n... How Minneapolis and Austin Outdid New York City in the Quest to Enable More Housing Some parts of NYC’s “City of Yes” agenda were fairly modest to begin with, while other parts were scaled back to help it advance. www.thecity.nyc 15 40 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 14d Tis the season of stalled and out-of-service @nyctsubway.bsky.social trains delaying every damn commute. 1 3 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 14d People of New York: I'll be on this panel this evening. It's free and worth more than that...come on by. www.eventbrite.com/e/elections-... Elections 2024 : What Happened in New York? Hear journalists from THE CITY, Politico and City & State analyze the results of city and state races across New York. www.eventbrite.com 2 6 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 14d NYC is effed in many ways by the imminent turnover in Washington. Our mayor and governor are, for now, pretending otherwise. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/02/a... Budgeting Past the Graveyard: Adams and Hochul Spend Boldly Despite Likelihood of Trump Funding Cuts Both houses of Congress and the White House will be controlled by Republican leaders who’ve vowed to cut spending. But New York’s officials aren’t changing course yet. www.thecity.nyc 1 6 9 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19d The conversations at the bank between the teller from Bensonhurst and the customer from the Rockaways, the tourists wandering the financial district bemused at how deserted it is: yes, it is most definitely Thanksgiving eve. 1 6 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19d Where @thecity.bsky.social , @theguardian.com & @documentedny.bsky.social led, federal investigators are following. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/a... Prosecutors Probe Dealings Between Pastor Close to Adams and Hotel Developer Who Got Help Simultaneous FBI raids on mayoral fundraisers Al Cockfield and Weihong Hu follow an investigation by THE CITY, The Guardian and Documented into their Department of Buildings interventions. www.thecity.nyc 1 6 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19d Here's @reuvenblau.bsky.social 's initial report on the court-ordered takeover of the NYC jail system. A very big deal. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/f... Federal Judge Orders a Receiver Takeover for Rikers Island All the parties in the decade old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer. www.thecity.nyc Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 19d Breaking: Federal Judge Laura Swain rules the city Correction Department has repeatedly failed to enact reforms and rules that the only way to make that happen is by appointing a receiver to oversee use-of-force and safety. Story TK. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... DocumentCloud www.documentcloud.org 10 10 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 19d By the genius @bobeckstein.bsky.social . Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 19d this is the most west side rag thing I've ever seen [h/t @alykatzz.bsky.social] UWS Cartoon: New Balloons for This Year's Parade Upper West Side figures float above the neighborhood. www.westsiderag.com 2 2 9 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 19d Peter Lamborn Wilson always used to say (contrary to the standard lefty/liberal line) that legalization of pot would be the worst thing that could happen, and this was the kind of nonsense he was thinking of. Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 20d The state-backed exploitation of New York’s “social equity” cannabis retailers in the name of justice is shocking and a stain on state leadership — starting with Gov. Hochul, but the legislature needs to take responsibility too to help fix the mess it helped create. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/c... https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/cannabis-loan-fund-investment-smacked-village-social-equity-mess/ www.thecity.nyc 1 4 11 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Yes *that* Matt Trumpets @mattpt55.bsky.social · 20d Gotta say this is classic NYS bullshit...everything is just an opportunity for your cronies to get rich fucking over taxpayers.... Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 20d The state-backed exploitation of New York’s “social equity” cannabis retailers in the name of justice is shocking and a stain on state leadership — starting with Gov. Hochul, but the legislature needs to take responsibility too to help fix the mess it helped create. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/c... https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/cannabis-loan-fund-investment-smacked-village-social-equity-mess/ www.thecity.nyc 2 13 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 20d The state-backed exploitation of New York’s “social equity” cannabis retailers in the name of justice is shocking and a stain on state leadership — starting with Gov. Hochul, but the legislature needs to take responsibility too to help fix the mess it helped create. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/c... https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/cannabis-loan-fund-investment-smacked-village-social-equity-mess/ www.thecity.nyc 8 18 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 20d New York: @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social is in the house! And if for some reason you don't know his work, his @thecity.bsky.social oeuvre is here. www.thecity.nyc/author/greg-... Greg B. Smith, Author at THE CITY - NYC News www.thecity.nyc 1 7 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Josh LaPorte @guybrarianjosh.bsky.social · 21d I really enjoyed this conversation between @alykatzz.bsky.social and Joel Kotkin. I think that Katz nailed down a vision for New York development that prioritizes New Yorkers and they ways we want to live. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/23/j... LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City? www.thecity.nyc 3 5 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 21d After years of putting it off, I just subscribed to @haaretzcom.bsky.social . Support journalism, everywhere. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/... Haaretz: Israeli cabinet sanctions country’s oldest newspaper over critical coverage, publisher’s comments | CNN Israel’s cabinet unanimously voted to sanction the nation’s oldest newspaper, Haaretz, on Sunday citing its critical coverage of the war following the October 7 Hamas attacks and comments by the outle... amp.cnn.com 2 1 7 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d Any immigrant living in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status has to be on edge now, and if they are from Haiti? Hard to even fathom. Bad situation there getting worse. apnews.com/article/hait... Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high. apnews.com 2 7 12 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d Joel Kotkin has been a dedicated urban doomsayer for decades. Is his prophecy finally coming to pass in this COVID-reordered era? Not quite, and yet…listen to our dialogue on New York City’s identity (and beyond) crisis. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/23/j... LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City? www.thecity.nyc 2 7 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d I'm having a cognitive dissonance attack while reviewing a $1,900 auto insurance bill for 6 months on a perfect driving record? That's $10 a day even if when sits in the garage. People pay for insurance because long ago our society recognized the necessity of managing impacts of driver behavior. 6 22 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d And yet a congestion fee, which has the same function of managing and mitigating driver behavior impacts, is a bridge too far. Only because a leadership vacuum on the issue has allowed the question of who pays for these very real impacts to be up for grabs, even after the legislature passed the law. 1 2 15 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d Edit to remove the question mark in the first sentence of this thread. I do not uptalk! At least I don't think I do... 2 3 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 25d This is barely budging on lifting the developer parking mandates. Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org · 25d Glad to see we're saving Middle Village for the next rezoning around strategic retreat!! I see NIMBY DINO Bob got his way!! It is soooo dumb that we're not densifying the higher ground... So dumb. #waroncars #globalwarming #cityofyes 2 3 11 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 25d It's just surreal that the consensus of NYC leadership is recommitting to a command that housing and cars must get bundled together, near transit. What are they afraid of — that people might make different choices? 2 4 16 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social · 25d If you miss the Village Voice, follow these wonderful people from my starter pack! go.bsky.app/C45D6iZ Village Voice alum starter pack Starter pack by @tromano.bsky.social Former writers, photographers, designers, editors, contributors, and employees of the Village Voice. 21 55 125 Reposted by Alyssa Katz Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 25d A noxious bill that would give the new administration broad powers to shut down nonprofits with zero due process sailed through the house today, with support from 15 Dems. nonprofitquarterly.org/hr-9495-bill... HR 9495: Bill Threatening Nonprofits Passes House - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly A bill, HR 9495, which would allow a presidentially appointed treasury secretary to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its status if deemed a “terrorism-supporting” organization, has passed in the US H... nonprofitquarterly.org 2 9 10 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 26d In the coming hour: I’ll be on Inside City Hall with @errollouis.bsky.social & Gerson Borrero for a zingy discussion of the new NYPD commish, Gov. Hochul and, inevitably, Adams/Trump, a love story. Watch on NY1. 1 8 Reposted by Alyssa Katz City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 26d Reupping this scoop from The City for the AM crowd => Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 27d Important news from @smaldo.bsky.social on NYC's proposed zoning overhaul to create more housing: A compromise is in the works over the mayor's proposed elimination of parking requirements in new construction. That could seriously set back how many new apartments the plan would enable. How Parking Will Drive the Coming Adams-Council Housing Development Deal Eliminating mandates to create spots for cars is key to creating more apartments in the mayor’s sweeping City of Yes proposal heading to a crucial vote Thursday — but a compromise that could halve new... www.thecity.nyc 1 3 10 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 26d I packed an umbrella today. 🤞 1 4 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 27d Important news from @smaldo.bsky.social on NYC's proposed zoning overhaul to create more housing: A compromise is in the works over the mayor's proposed elimination of parking requirements in new construction. That could seriously set back how many new apartments the plan would enable. How Parking Will Drive the Coming Adams-Council Housing Development Deal Eliminating mandates to create spots for cars is key to creating more apartments in the mayor’s sweeping City of Yes proposal heading to a crucial vote Thursday — but a compromise that could halve new... www.thecity.nyc 1 23 29 Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 27d Official city investigation now underway on Jesse Hamilton, Eric Adams' chosen successor in the state Senate and, more recently, the mayor's pick to lead city real estate deals. That's after the Manhattan DA got a search warrant on his phone. www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/19/j... City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals Department of Investigation is scrutinizing a pending lease in an office tower owned by a billionaire backer of the mayor, among other transactions. www.thecity.nyc 3 21 66 Alyssa Katz's Starter Pack Starter pack by @alykatzz.bsky.social Join the conversation Sign up Sign in English EnglishAragonés – AragoneseAsturianu - AsturianCatalà – CatalanDeutsch – GermanEnglish (UK)Español – SpanishSuomi – FinnishFrançais – FrenchGaeilge – IrishGalego - Galicianहिंदी – Hindimagyar – HungarianBahasa Indonesia – IndonesianItaliano – Italian日本語 – Japanese한국어 – KoreanNederlands – DutchPolski – PolishPortuguês (BR) – Portuguese (BR)Русский – Russianภาษาไทย – ThaiTürkçe – TurkishУкраїнська – UkrainianTiếng Việt – Vietnamese简体中文 – Simplified Chinese繁體中文 – Traditional Chinese粵文 – Cantonese Privacy · Terms · Help JAVASCRIPT REQUIRED This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. PROFILE Alyssa Katz alykatzz.bsky.social did:plc:vivmig7f7cu5qin6r3bu2d6d Executive Editor, @THECITYNY. Opinions, occasionally.