"If the governor’s unilateral action controls the MTA, what is the point of having a fiduciary board at all? That may be the real $15 billion dollar question." vitalcitynyc.org/articles/gover…

Polls are closed here in Sunnyside, where supporters for Claire Valdez have begun to gather. The feeling is that the race has been 50/50, but a common thread of "anyone but Juan Ardila" (the disgraced incumbent). One voter said theyd toss a coin between Valdez and Johanna Carmona

Claire Cousin, progressive primary challenger to Didi Barrett in Assembly 106, releases statement on her loss. Says she sees it as a win that Barrett moved leftward on a few issues during the race. Barrett didn’t move on the NY HEAT Act, which Cousin made a big issue this year.

Well, this is interesting. Reps. Pat Ryan (D) and Marc Molinaro (R), both of whom have a target on their back in November, join forces for an inflation-related bill.

NEW: The story of the Aguilar Ortega family. Their highs and lows on their journey from South America to the U.S, through their photos/videos + Juan Arredondo's masterful photos. We spent 6+ months reporting this one, from Mexico, Texas, NY & Connecticut: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

SCOOP: Rep. Pat Ryan, a moderate NY front-liner, tells me Biden should step aside “for the good of the country.” He said he's lost confidence Biden can win, called for an open replacement process. “I really hope, with all my heart, that he will listen.” nytimes.com/2024/07/10/nyr…

LG Delgado Cala for Biden to end his campaign “and make room for a new leader.” Delgado breaks with Gov. Hochul, who has been an ardent supporter of Biden running for reelection.

Really striking view of Tim Walz from deep in the The New York Times archives archive.is/2024.08.05-031…

George Santos has told prosecutors he intends to plead guilty, according to a lawyer involved in the case & another person with knowledge of the matter. Plea is expected to be Monday. Santos could still change his mind. Terms of an agreement were unclear nytimes.com/2024/08/17/nyr…

NEW: nytimes.com/2024/08/17/nyr…

Good morning from the federal courthouse in central islip where former congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty this afternoon.

The biggest lie of all

A couple hours before George Santos is set to plead guilty to criminal charges, a NY federal judge dismissed his civil suit over Jimmy Kimmel's commissioning of fake Cameo videos.

A contrite Santos said that today’s guilty plea is in recognition of all the lies he told to others, and himself. He will see a minimum of two years jail time.