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Mamdani promises housing ‘transformation’

27 May 2026 at 05:01
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his housing plan blueprint for New York City in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 56

GETTING TO 200K: Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a wide-ranging housing plan today that he said will usher in the “largest municipal housing transformation this country has ever seen.”

The blueprint lays out how Mamdani plans to address the single biggest driver of the city’s affordability crisis, the central focus of the mayoral campaign that propelled him into City Hall.

While the plan lays out ambitious targets that would surpass past mayors if achieved — including the planned creation and preservation of a combined 400,000 affordable homes over a decade — it also illustrates how Mamdani is not reinventing the wheel on many housing issues, but rather leaning into or expanding policies pursued by his predecessors.

The plan seeks to tackle a range of coinciding crises: the severe shortage of available housing; a public housing system that’s crumbling and facing massive capital needs; and a rental housing stock that is experiencing growing distress as operating costs skyrocket.

“If the absence of good government created the conditions we now face, the presence of good government can build the solutions we now need,” Mamdani said in a speech announcing the plan in Brooklyn’s Gowanus section, where a city-led rezoning enacted nearly five years ago has spurred a residential building boom.

Mamdani is already encountering the limits of some of his campaign promises and moderating costly plans as his administration grapples with a strained municipal budget. On the campaign trail, the mayor said he would create 200,000 publicly-subsidized homes over a decade, tripling current rates of production. He is standing by that goal, while also pledging to preserve another 200,000 affordable homes.

“Scaling to these levels of affordable housing production will not be easy and cannot be done overnight,” the blueprint states. The administration is aiming to create some 14,000 affordable homes in fiscal year 2027, which starts July 1, while ramping up to 21,000 units per year by fiscal year 2031.

Under the blueprint released Tuesday, Mamdani’s housing department plans to finance 8,000 new affordable homes in fiscal years 2027 and 2028 — which would grow subsidized housing by more than 35 percent from the prior two years. But the plan does not spell out specifically how the administration will produce roughly 12,000 remaining units annually to get to Mamdani’s 200,000-unit goal.

Much of that additional affordable housing will rely on zoning, tax and other financing tools rather than direct city subsidies. And it would require the private sector to embrace those tools. — Janaki Chadha

From the Capitol

New York State Assemblymember Jeff Dinowitz said he voted in favor of the state budget bills due to favored changes for Tier VI.

‘BIG UGLY’ VOTE: The Legislature spent the better part of today plowing through votes on the budget’s “big ugly” bill, which contains most of the hot-button issues in this year’s spending plan.

“This bill has some really good stuff in it and some really bad stuff,” said Assemblymember Jeff Dinowitz, who cited Tier VI pension plan changes when speaking about his “yes” vote. “I look forward to seeing the positive impact it’s going to have on many, many state workers.”

That was the common theme that emerged among Democratic during today’s debate — they hate the rollbacks to the climate law, but they’re also supportive of the inclusion of what Republican Assemblymember Michael Fitzpatrick dubbed “the mother of all pension sweeteners” that they reluctantly voted yes. That line of reasoning appeared especially common from members who, like Dinowitz, have Democratic primaries in four weeks and stand to face attacks for being weak on the environment.

“This is not an easy vote for me,” said Assemblymember Grace Lee, who’s running for an open Senate seat and wound up backing the bill because of Tier VI.

“I am voting yes because I refuse to deny hardworking union members and retirees the retirement security they have worked years to achieve,” Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas said.

Gonzalez-Rojas also took time to slam the climate law changes.

“Communities like Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, LeFrak City have already experienced the consequences of environmental injustice,” she said. “Climate change is not theoretical for our communities. It is personal.”

That might be another indication of just how much budget season has blended into primary season. Not all of those neighborhoods fall within Gonzalez-Rojas’ district — but they’re a perfect description of the Senate district where she’s challenging fellow Democrat Jessica Ramos next month. — Bill Mahoney

FROM CITY HALL

Fans often gather around Madison Square Garden for watch parties during and after Knicks games.

MEANWHILE, IN KNICKS WORLD: Mamdani appeared to indicate today that watch parties will be back outside Madison Square Garden during next month’s NBA finals.

“They will be there,” Mamdani said with a laugh when asked at an unrelated press conference if the partying will resume outside the iconic arena next month when the Knicks play their first NBA finals in nearly three decades.

But a Mamdani spokesperson told Playbook that the mayor wasn’t referring to official watch parties. Rather, the spokesperson said he was talking about how Knicks fans inevitably gather outside the Garden during and after games to celebrate or mourn — oftentimes in rather raucous fashion.

Whether official watch parties — replete with massive screens showing the games — will be back outside the Garden during the finals, the Mamdani spokesperson wouldn’t say, adding that plans are still being finalized.

“It’s not a question of if there will be watch parties but where,” spokesperson Dora Pekec said.

The issue could become a bone of contention for Knicks fans.

Last week, the city pulled MSG’s permit to hold its usual large-scale parties outside the arena during Knicks games due to concerns from the NYPD about public drinking and other debauchery. During one of the Knicks’ Eastern Conference Finals games against the Cleveland Cavaliers last week, six people were arrested in connection with the outdoor watch party.

The NYPD’s decision to put the kibosh on the parties may infuriate Knicks fans who are ecstatic about their team making it to the NBA finals for the first time since 1999. Mamdani, an avid Knicks fan, is already facing tension with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch over how to police this summer’s World Cup, as previously reported by POLITICO, and an MSG dispute could drive a further wedge.

With the outdoor party permit scrapped, MSG hosted a watch party at Radio City Music Hall for the Knicks’ clincher against the Cavs last night.

No matter what, Mamdani said at today’s press conference that Knicks fans will be able to cheer on their team at a variety of watch parties across the city during next month’s finals.

“We’re looking forward to making sure that it is a time for New Yorkers to celebrate, it’s a time that they’re also safe,” he said. “We’re going to have a number of different kinds of watch parties, and we’ll get back to you as we keep going through those plans.”

The Knicks will face either the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder in the finals next month. The first game in the series is set for June 3. Chris Sommerfeldt

FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Congressional primary debates will begin to take place in June, including the crowded NY-12 race for retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler.

DEBATE-A-PALOOZA: Got plans in June? How about a congressional primary debate — or six?

After forums galore across the city’s competitive primaries, a slew of televised debates are on the books ahead of the June 23 election: two each for the races to replace retiring Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Jerry Nadler, and another two for Rep. Dan Goldman’s primary challenge from former City Comptroller Brad Lander.

All debates will be live at 7 p.m., with the exception of the first NY-07 debate on June 3, which will be prerecorded earlier that day and air at 7 p.m. Here’s when to block off your schedule:

— June 1: Goldman and Lander will be facing off for their first televised debate, hosted by Spectrum News NY1. NY1’s Errol Louis and Courtney Gross will moderate the program.

Goldman’s campaign has frequently criticized Lander for not agreeing to partake in seven debates.

— June 3: State Assemblymember Claire Valdez, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and City Council member Julie Won will take the stage as they vie for Velázquez’s seat. The debate will be hosted by NY1 and moderated by Louis and Gross. Public defender Vichal Kumar is also on the ballot, though he did not qualify for the debate.

— June 4: The four leading candidates looking to succeed Nadler will meet in a PIX11 debate: state Assemblymembers Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg and anti-Trump commentator George Conway. It will be moderated by Dan Mannarino.

— June 9: Another NY-12 debate will be hosted by NY1 and WNYC. Louis and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Brigid Bergin will moderate. This debate is set to feature Bores, Conway, Lasher, Schlossberg and public health practitioner Nina Schwalbe.

Schwalbe, a progressive candidate who has struggled to break through in the crowded field, has frequently criticized media coverage and events for not including her. A handful of other lesser-known candidates are also on the ballot next month.

— June 10: Valdez, Reynoso and Won will partake in a PIX11 debate, with Mannarino moderating.

— June 15: PIX11 will host Goldman and Lander for another showdown, moderated by Mannarino.

Early voting starts June 13. Madison Fernandez


MUM-DANI: Mamdani is noncommittal about getting involved in the competitive race in what is now his home district.

When asked by PIX11’s Henry Rosoff who he’s voting for in the Democratic primary to succeed Nadler, Gracie Mansion’s newest resident laughed and said he hadn’t made a decision but is “following the race as a keen constituent.”

“At this time, I would say that I’ve focused on the two decisions I’ve made thus far,” Mamdani continued, referring to his endorsements for Lander and Valdez.

Bores recently said he would “love” to have Mamdani’s backing. Lasher, meanwhile, is getting campaign help from political strategist Morris Katz, an architect of Mamdani’s win last year. A recent Emerson College/PIX11 poll found that Mamdani has a strong approval rating, at 66 percent, among Democratic primary voters in the district. But a Mamdani endorsement could also turn off some Jewish voters — a prominent constituency in the district — who are not fans of the mayor.

“It was a pleasure to serve with both of them in Albany,” Mamdani said of Bores and Lasher. Madison Fernandez 

ENDORSEMENT CORNER: Abundance New York rolled out its voter guide on Tuesday, highlighting candidates in competitive races who the group’s executive director Catherine Vaughan said in a statement are “willing to actually build the things New York needs.”

They include Reynoso and Lander, as well as a dual-endorsement for Bores and Lasher. (The group said that between Bores and Lasher, it “cannot recommend one over the other at this time, but we may revisit as the race continues.”)

The endorsements aren’t exactly all glowing. In the rationale for Reynoso, it states that his “record has not always supported our agenda, but we have decided to take his evolution at face value and to commit to holding him to his word.”

The blurb about Lander acknowledged that the group has “concerns about [his] record and some of his current stances,” including opposing some rezonings during his time on the Council and supporting a ban on what the group described as “investor-owned ‘build-to-rent’ housing.” The guide also states that the group is “dismayed at his demand that Brooklyn Marine Terminal development be delayed; this is a NIMBY stance that seems cynically targeted at Goldman’s leadership on the issue.” Despite that, Abundance New York pointed to Lander’s “record on housing production, transit, and the local land-use machinery in this district” and said it thinks he “would prioritize the built environment issues that we champion more strongly.”

The group is also backing Drew Warshaw — the affordable housing nonprofit executive who’s one of two primary challengers to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — along with a handful of candidates in the state Legislature and City Council member Carl Wilson. Madison Fernandez

IN OTHER NEWS

THINGS GO SOUTH: Mamdani-backed congressional candidate Claire Valdez, who has called to abolish ICE, is facing scrutiny over her father’s work for a firm involved in Texas border projects. (New York Post)

WHAT’S IN A NAME: Internal renderings for the Penn Station overhaul project show a presidential seal featuring Donald Trump’s name alongside a redesigned train hall. (Gothamist)

ACROSS THE AISLE: Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Co-op is split over a looming vote to boycott Israeli products from the socially conscious grocery store. (The New York Times)

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特朗普和习近平需要“性格移植”才能达成协议

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特朗普和习近平需要“性格移植”才能达成协议

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对某些家庭的聚会来说,你能期望的最好结果就是没人喝醉酒并大打出手。人们对特朗普总统和中国领导人习近平上周四和周五的会面就是如此预期的——他们也达到了预期。
特朗普用热情的话语谈及两人“美好的未来”以及中国人将如何购买美国商品,但会晤结束时并未在解决双方贸易分歧方面取得明确进展。结果就像一位东道主兴高采烈地说,“你们大家相处得真好啊,”他的亲戚们则闷闷不乐地悄悄溜走。
既然家庭争执和贸易谈判几乎总是令人失望,那么我们应该问:我们能做得更好吗?
我们认为可以。在我们的理想情景中,特朗普会承认,他的政府可以通过减少借债来帮助纠正全球经济失衡。中国政府则会取消那些导致其企业过度生产的激励措施,同时鼓励本国公民增加消费和进口。美国和中国将达成共识,认为相互依存使双方都更加安全——然后互相拥抱。
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然而,要实现这一点,特朗普和习近平需要进行性格移植。更现实地说,任何未来的协议都必须考虑三个事实:第一,中国政府不愿改造其充分补贴的经济模式,正如美国政府不愿将素食主义定为国食一样;第二,美国和中国在任何谈判中都拥有相当大的杠杆;第三,美中双边贸易关系也涉及世界其他国家。
双方的信任度将持续保持低位。美国商会委托撰写的一份近期报告描述了中国如何加倍努力巩固其在全球供应链中的主导地位。在美国谈判代表多年受挫之后,通过共同的接触规则来承诺提供公平竞争环境已毫无意义,因为中国官僚们会再次私下里扭曲规则。而如果你认为特朗普是言而有信之人,那我这里正好有一款加密货币要卖给你。
如果无法就规则达成一致,那么针对结果进行谈判就是丑陋但更务实的替代方案。在某些领域,这可能意味着达成采购协议以帮助克服贸易壁垒;在其他领域则可能意味着许可证审批的交换:中方可以放行一些稀土,而美国政府可以同意出口一些高端芯片。这会显得笨拙、低效,并且极不可能降低贸易赤字,但可能比你来我往的出口管制和关税战升级要好。
美国和中国各自都在寻求武器化其经济主导地位这一事实意味着,任何协议都非常需要设置时限。将如此多的制造业集中在同一个地方虽然可能高效,但也很危险,这一点已不再有争议。宣布一项长期贸易协议可能会向企业传递信号,即双边关系一切正常,那些制造业集群是无风险的。
公平地说,上周两国领导人会面时,并没有假装达成了持久的协议。如果要做得更好,或许意味着正式放弃短时间内达成任何宏大、永久缓和的想法,并确立至少每年重置一次预期的目标。
如果双方都不打算放下拳头,那么任何贸易协议都应试图帮助两国管理各自减少对对方依赖的竞赛——并避免其爆发。可以想象成立一个“负担观察组织”,负责识别供应过于集中于某一国家的情况。就像国际竞争监管机构一样,这个新机构将寻找市场力量集中的实例。一旦识别出此类情况——例如中国对稀土的掌控,另一国就有权采取行动减少该主导地位而不会遭到报复,包括限制进口。
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无论如何实施,双方都必须找到防止贸易争端失控螺旋式升级的方法。美国贸易代表贾米森·格里尔提出成立一个“贸易委员会”,通过降低对某些“非敏感”商品的关税来管理与中国的贸易关系。如果该委员会能提供一种比特朗普的社交媒体帖子更具外交性的方式沟通美国的意图,将会有所帮助。格里尔表示,他计划就哪些产品应被视为非敏感且可相对自由交易的问题征求公众意见。
特朗普政府似乎不喜欢大型家庭聚会,更喜欢一对一解决不满。上周五接受彭博社采访时,格里尔暗示中国人已接受关税将成为休战的一部分,尽管他未明确关税会多高。如果目标是放松与中国的贸易联系,此类壁垒可能产生一定效果:去年,相对较高的关税税率导致中国对美国的出口比前一年下降了近30%。世界其他国家的出口也面临新的贸易壁垒,但税率没那么高,它们对美国的出口则增长了9%。
但如果目标是阻止任何一方危险地依赖对方,如此侧重于中美之间的直接交换则有可能将问题进一步推回供应链上游,因为货物会通过其他国家转道。美国可以尝试独自行动,阻止含有关键中国组件的产品从其他地方抵达。但如果史蒂夫叔叔在家庭聚会上扔了一个盘子以求自保,布伦达阿姨可能就会扔回一个碗。中国人最近警告他们会这样做,他们发布了一项命令,威胁如果其他国家采取行动惩罚其供应商,他们将进行报复。
特朗普大概希望从中国之行中宣布更多成果。他没能如愿,这反映了中国对自己实力的认知。熬过一次特别艰难的家庭聚会可能意味着咬紧牙关坚持下去。但至少尝试谈一谈似乎比独自生闷气更有建设性——当然也比打架更有建设性。

Soumaya Keynes是《金融时报》的经济专栏作家。Chad P. Bown是彼得森国际经济研究所的高级研究员。他们合著的《如何赢得贸易战:应对焦虑的全球经济的乐观指南》一书即将出版。

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Billionaires of the world, unite!

6 May 2026 at 05:14
CEO of Vornado Realty Trust Steve Roth (right) scorned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's efforts to tax the rich in a Tuesday earnings call.

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 35

VORNADO CHIEF SLAMS MAMDANI: Billionaire real estate magnate Steve Roth is standing strong with fellow billionaire Ken Griffin in his spat with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Instead of being singled out and scorned in viral videos, Roth, CEO of Vornado Realty Trust, thinks the ultra-rich should be “praised and thanked,” and said calls to tax them more are akin to some racial slurs.

“I must say that I consider the phrase tax the rich — quote tax the rich — when spit out with anger and contempt by politicians both here and across the country, to be just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs, and even the phrase ‘from the river to the sea,’” Roth said, referring to the controversial rallying cry used by pro-Palestinian activists, during a Tuesday earnings call.

Roth decried Mamdani’s social media video on the proposed pied-à-terre tax — in which the mayor used Griffin’s $238 million second-home as a backdrop — as “irresponsible and dangerous.” Griffin, CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, was offended by the video, and according to The Wall Street Journal, his chief operating officer suggested Citadel may pause its $6 billion plan to develop a Midtown office tower with Vornado and Rudin Management.

“We are all shocked that our young mayor would pull this stunt in front of Ken's home and single him out for ridicule,” said Roth, who brought up the “blunder” unprompted before launching into a six-minute rant about the mayor.

On the planned office redevelopment at 350 Park Avenue, Roth said “it's a good bet that we will go all in.” But he added that “this fence cannot be mended by a short, terse, insincere private apology.”

City Hall did not immediately return a request for comment. Mamdani ran on a pledge to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthiest New Yorkers, but Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted that push — save for the pied-à-terre tax.

Griffin further blasted Mamdani at a conference Tuesday while voicing fears the video could spark political violence, noting the CEO of United Healthcare was “killed just a few blocks from my house.”

Roth on Tuesday stressed the significant contributions of the city’s wealthiest residents to its tax base and said these members of the so-called one-percent are “not enemies” and are “at the top of the great American economic pyramid for a reason.”

Roth, who donated generously to Mamdani’s opponent — former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — in last year’s election, went on to ponder: “Maybe we can draft Ken to become active and lead an effort to educate New York voters and to elect right-minded candidates.”

For now, he wants the city’s democratic socialist mayor — who, he allowed, is “young, smart and energetic” — to be friendlier to billionaires.

“What I beg my mayor to do is to begin every day being business-welcoming and business-friendly as his first priority,” Roth said. “That's the only way to get the growth and financial wherewithal to accomplish his programs, some of which I must say are interesting and valid.” — Janaki Chadha

From the Capitol

New poll shows Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson leading the race for the Democratic primary to replace Republican Rep. Mike Lawler.

CHECKING IN ON LAWLER LAND: The crowded and competitive Democratic primary to replace Republican Rep. Mike Lawler just got a pulse check — and the out-of-district military vet who’s wooed party insiders with her compelling biography has some ground to make up.

A new poll of likely Democratic primary voters commissioned by left-leaning underdog Effie Phillips-Staley shows Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson leading the pack with 26 percent of the vote, an 11-point lead over Cait Conley, who served in the Army for 16 years and netted 15 percent of the vote. Still, 48 percent of those polled were undecided.

The poll was shared with Playbook and first reported in left-leaning outlet Zeteo. It was conducted by the left-leaning firm Data for Progress from April 17 to 24, about a week after former Briarcliff Manor Mayor Peter Chatzky dropped out of the race. The survey has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 5 percentage points, and respondents were quizzed online and via text.

“This Democratic primary clown car keeps producing surprises, but Conley's flameout might be the biggest yet,” Lawler’s campaign manager Ciro Riccardi said in a statement to Playbook.

But beyond NY-17, the poll also provided some interesting tea leaves for Democrats weighing where to land on one of the most contentious issues ahead of the midterms: the conflict in the Middle East. Even in this suburban, heavily-Jewish congressional district outside New York City, Israel is increasingly unpopular with Democratic voters.

The poll found 44 percent of Democratic voters sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, with 18 percent favoring the Jewish state. Twenty-three percent of respondents sympathized with both equally and 11 percent sympathized with neither.

And if that wasn’t surprising enough, Mamdani is so far not proving to be the political pain point for swing district Democrats that Republicans had hoped. In the hills of Rockland and Westchester counties, Mamdani has an 80 percent favorability rating with Democratic voters, with just 16 percent of respondents viewing him unfavorably, per the poll.

In the survey’s initial polling question on the primary, Phillips-Staley trailed behind Conley and Davidson at 8 percent. But after respondents were flooded with messaging on her opponents, Phillips-Staley’s support jumped to 31 points, just above .

The poll also tested negative messaging on Phillips-Staley, including the fact that she apparently “owns stocks in casino companies, defense contractors, and other industries that profit off the backs of working Americans,” according to one of the messages tested in the poll. Jason Beeferman

NOT FONDA THIS IDEA: Actress and activist Jane Fonda is weighing into the politics of the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline.

The Williams Co. project, which was boosted by the Trump administration last month during a ceremonial groundbreaking event, would deliver fracked gas from Pennsylvania to New York City and Long Island. Despite rejecting water quality permits for the project in prior years, both New York and New Jersey awarded those permits last November, sparking ire from environmentalists. Advocacy groups sued both states over the about-face.

On Wednesday, the New Jersey Tidelands Resource Council will consider awarding a permit to the pipeline project. It is unclear what the project’s fate will be if the council does not approve the permit.

“You have the opportunity to exercise leadership on this issue that will resonate all over the United States,” Fonda wrote in a letter to Sherrill this week.

“If the pipeline is rejected by the Tidelands Resource Council, that rejection will be a giant victory for New Jersey’s environment and the world’s climate,” the letter later added.

A spokesperson for Sherrill declined to comment on the letter.

While Sherrill, like Hochul, supports an all-of-the-above approach to energy policy, Hochul has cited affordability concerns in her defense of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s decision to issue the water quality certification, arguing that she needs to "govern in reality" amid skyrocketing bills and the Trump administration's antipathy to renewables.

Sherrill, while also focused on affordability, is in a tough spot as the pipeline would not deliver any energy to New Jersey. She has not weighed in on the project since taking office, but she criticized the pipeline while she was governor-elect for doing “nothing to lower electric bills for New Jersey residents.” Mona Zhang

FROM CITY HALL

Carl Wilson, the former chief of staff to Council District 3's Erik Bottcher, won the April special election to succeed Bottcher.

IT’S IN THE BAG: Carl Wilson was officially crowned the winner of a high-stakes City Council race today after ranked-choice tabulations put him more than 2,000 votes ahead of Lindsey Boylan, his closest competitor whose defeat is seen as a black eye for Mamdani.

Wilson’s victory was already all but certain after Election Day on April 28, as he trounced Boylan by a wide margin in early ballot returns.

But since no candidate secured a simple majority in the April 28 results, the city Board of Elections needed to run ranked-choice tallies.

Those tabulations, released by the board this afternoon, show Wilson won after three rounds of ranked choice tallying with 7,863 ballots, or 59.4 percent of the vote total.

That put him well ahead of Boylan, who netted 5,373 ballots, or 40.6 percent of the vote total, the ranked-choice tallies show. The other two candidates in the special election for the 3rd Council District, Layla Law-Gisiko and Leslie Boghosian Murphy, were eliminated in the third and second ranked-choice rounds, respectively.

“This victory belongs to all of us,” Wilson said in a statement after the release of the ranked-choice results. “From the start, this was a true grassroots effort powered by neighbors, volunteers, unions and supporters who showed up day after day. We build something real together, and these results reflect that.”

Last week’s special election was called because former Council Member Erik Bottcher, who used to count Wilson as his Council chief of staff, vacated his seat after being elected to the state Senate in February.

After initially being seen as a shoo-in for Wilson, the race was scrambled in mid-April when Mamdani endorsed Boylan, a onetime adviser to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who became the first woman to accuse him of sexual misconduct in 2020 (Cuomo has denied the accusations). Mamdani’s move made the race the first true test of his endorsement power since his inauguration and created a proxy war between him and more moderate Democrats backing Wilson, including Council Speaker Julie Menin.

Read the story from Chris Sommerfeldt in POLITICO Pro

ACCESS DENIED: The city’s Department of Investigation released a report today outlining several ways its oversight of the Administration for Children’s Services is stymied by both state law and a state agency, leaving the municipal watchdog unable to properly probe some of the most sensitive work done in government.

The problem is twofold.

First, a provision in state law prohibits investigators from accessing ACS records of unfounded accusations of child abuse or maltreatment. A second provision ices out the department if a case is put into a deferral program that avoids a full-blown investigation of a caretaker.

Often, that is the very information investigators need to draw a conclusion in instances where children are harmed.

“If there is a history of unfounded investigations by ACS, we’re unable to go back and look and see: Were these investigations conducted properly? Was there some misconduct? Was there a home visit that a caseworker said they did but never actually did?” DOI’s newly installed commissioner, Nadia Shihata, said in an interview. “We can’t look into it because we can’t even access the records.”

The rules can have tragic consequences: In 2025, DOI was prohibited from accessing the full case history in 17 out of 18 child deaths it was notified of. In 2024, it was denied full records in 13 out of 16 child fatalities. And the year before that, the same thing happened in 19 out of 25 cases, according to the department.

The state Office of Child and Family Services at times can present its own roadblocks. State law requires DOI to obtain authorization from that office before receiving nearly any type of record relating to children who have encountered ACS, placing a drag on inquiries. And DOI has found the state office often goes above and beyond what the statutes lay out, excessively delaying or limiting records in a way that limits DOI’s ability to investigate potential shortfalls in city service delivery.

“What we want to look into affects the most vulnerable children in the city,” said Shihata, who noted the department is supporting state legislation that would alter the rules and allow DOI more access. “It’s frustrating.”

The state countered that limitations on data sharing exist to protect the children involved but that it cooperates with DOI to the extent it can. Spokesperson Daniel Marans noted investigators are entitled to full records in criminal cases via law enforcement bodies and can obtain unredacted files with permission from the affected family.

“OCFS is deeply committed to the wellbeing of children and families and takes seriously its obligation under New York State law to protect the identities of children experiencing abuse and maltreatment or institutionalization,” Marans said in a statement. Joe Anuta

FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Darializa Avila Chevalier is challenging incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat for New York's 13th congressional district.

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Progressive organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier is homing in on Spanish-speaking voters as she vies to unseat Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat in next month’s primary.

Avila Chevalier’s campaign is going up with its first broadcast ad of the primary, backed by an initial buy of more than $165,000. The Spanish-language spot leans into an issue that Democrats have been using in primaries across the country to activate their base: Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In the spot, Avila Chevalier touts her work to release people detained by ICE, and vows to abolish the agency in Congress. She also takes a swipe at Espaillat, whom she claims aided President Donald Trump by funding ICE — a reference to votes he took in line with many other Democrats approving DHS funding.

During the latest DHS funding standoff, Espaillat was adamant about not providing funding for immigration enforcement without guardrails.

Hispanic residents make up around half of Espaillat’s district, which covers parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, according to Census data. The five-term incumbent is chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Avila Chevalier, who is backed by the city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to Espaillat’s left and looking to harness the progressive energy that got Mamdani elected last year. The mayor has not endorsed in this race. Madison Fernandez

IN OTHER NEWS

— ‘NOT MY BOSS’: Brooklyn police captain James Wilson has been transferred following a video capturing him trashing Mamdani at the scene of anti-immigration enforcement protests. (Gothamist)

JUDGE OF CHARACTER: The opaque, party-controlled and patronage-driven system that selects and assigns New York City judges raises concerns about accountability and persistent abuses. (Hell Gate)

GETTING SQUEEZED: New York’s budget woes are forcing upstate cities to implement government layoffs and service cuts as officials say state and federal funding are not meeting rising costs. (Syracuse.com)

Missed this morning’s New York Playbook? We forgive you. Read it here.

iPhone Air 国行 eSIM 策略实测及分析 (2025 年 11 月 8 日, iOS 26.1)

By: Had
8 November 2025 at 21:56
Had:

设备情况

均为国行 iPhone Air 256GB

设备 A ,购于京东,到手版本 26.0 ,首次激活在香港

设备 B ,11 月 5 日购于 Apple Store ,到手版本未知,首次激活在香港

一些说明

重置手机,指 Erase All Content and Settings ,选择保留 eSIM

使用 Apple Devices 进入 DFU 进行固件回滚,会保留 eSIM

设备 B 的多个境外 eSIM ,除了一开始提到的 eskimo 以外,其他均为 RedTea Go Trial (送的 3 刀可以发五张,红茶移动良心)

目前已知中国联通可以空中发卡(通过 EID 和 IMEI ,在手机未激活前就能办结,手机无需扫码),中国移动则是需要扫码才能办结

未遇到过 eSIM 不能切换的场景,无论人在境内还是境外

进行测试时未进行规划(时间精力有限),所以会有场景的遗漏以及重复测试

所有内容基于本人 iPhone Air 测得,其中变量颇多,若你不能复现我的过程或结果,我觉得不是我的问题(

基本上是流水账式记录,你可以通过我的测试过程总结结果,也可以跳过过程直接看结论,当然如果耽误你时间了,你也可以关闭这个帖子😁

设备 A

目前状态,3+1+2 ,3 张境外 eSIM+1 张中国联通 eSIM+2 张境外 eSIM ,系统版本 26.1 ,正常切换(无论在境内还是境外),以下是设备 A 的操作

出境香港至沙田 Apple Store ,首次开机联网后提示有更新,升级至 26.0.1

更新后连接 WiFi ,正常激活,添加 eSIM 四张,分别是 Telia EE/Kolet/Google Fi Data/CMLink

回深后听闻策略更新,n+1 失效,遂考虑这里面可能的绕过方式,分析可以通过关闭所有 eSIM 重置手机,然后激活前发卡跳过策略(后分析这些说法有误),这中间有过多次的重置和国内激活

保持重置状态,到营业厅,联通录入 EID 及 IMEI ,eSIM 补换卡业务就办结了,此时开机,连接 WiFi ,首先进行激活,然后提示有联通 eSIM ,自动激活联通 eSIM ,进入系统后 4+1 的 eSIM 正常切换

出境名古屋,关闭国内 eSIM ,重置手机,可以继续添加 eSIM ,此次添加两张,分别为 Vodafone Spain/povo ,此时 CMLink 失效,遂删除,故最终是 3+1+2

升级到 26.1 ,所有 eSIM 可正常切换,再出境到香港,无法添加新的 eSIM ,提示数量限制

设备 B

目前状态,2+1+(1+1+...),2 张境外 eSIM+1 张中国联通 eSIM+多张境外 eSIM ,系统版本 26.0.1 ,正常切换(无论在境内还是境外),以下是设备 B 的操作

出境到香港上水,首次开机联网提示有更新,升级至 26.1

更新后连接 WiFi ,正常激活,添加 eSIM 两张,eskimo/RedteaGo1 ,再次添加提示数量限制,关闭 eskimo 或者全部关闭,再次添加亦出现数量限制

重置手机,多 eSIM 能力没有恢复,考虑可能是发卡方式有区别,eskimo 为 App 直接发卡,RedteaGo 为 QR Code 发卡,遂删除 eskimo ,添加 RedteaGo2 ,再次添加第三张时提示数量限制

到深圳营业厅,关闭所有 eSIM ,重置手机,移动录入 EID 及 IMEI 后,需要扫描二维码才能发卡,连接 WiFi ,激活手机,进入系统后扫描二维码提示数量限制

当场使用 Apple Devices 降级到 26.0.1 ,默认会保留 eSIM 并重置手机,再次进行 eSIM 补换卡业务,移动录入 EID 及 IMEI ,扫描二维码,成功添加中国移动 eSIM ,此时为 2+1

再次出境到香港,直接添加 eSIM ,提示数量限制,关闭国内 eSIM ,重置手机后成功添加 eSIM ,此时为 2+1+1

打开国内 eSIM 再次添加,提示数量限制,关闭国内 eSIM ,多 eSIM 能力未恢复,重启,能力未恢复,再次重置手机,多 eSIM 能力恢复,此时为 2+1+(1+1),并且可以继续添加

保持国内卡关闭,升级到 26.1 ,尝试添加 eSIM ,提示数量限制,重置手机,多 eSIM 能力未恢复,提示数量限制

回滚到 26.0.1 ,多 eSIM 能力恢复,此时打开国内 eSIM ,继续添加 eSIM 的能力保持,但是重启后,提示数量限制,关闭国内 eSIM 重启以及进一步重置网络,都提示数量限制,能力未恢复

保持国内 eSIM 关闭,重置手机,可以继续添加 eSIM ,进一步保持国内 eSIM 不开启重启手机,能力保持,可以继续添加 eSIM

打开国内 eSIM ,重启手机,提示数量限制,尝试重置网络,能力未恢复,尝试进一步重置所有设置,能力也不能恢复

结论及发散

  1. 26.0.1 可以添加多个 eSIM ,26.1 无论在境内或者境外都不能添加超过 2 个的 eSIM (无论 eSIM 是境内还是境外运营商),故此结论之后的内容都基于 26.0.1
  2. 能否添加多个 eSIM 的能力,在于手机是否开启过国内运营商的 eSIM ,如果开启了(并且重启了),那么手机在境内或者境外都会触发数量限制,无法再次添加更多的 eSIM
  3. 重置网络,乃至重置所有配置,不能将多 eSIM 的能力恢复,需要重置手机,目前场景缺少了保留国内 eSIM 开启状态重置手机后能力是否恢复(然你完全可以关闭所有 eSIM 重置)
  4. 进一步考虑到结论 2 和 3 ,考虑可能通过关闭国内 eSIM 重置,添加多张国内 eSIM (可能超过 2 ,或许三大都可以加到同一台机器里面?),此项可以进一步测试,但是目前国内运营商 eSIM 发行依然存在多种 BUG 情况
  5. 我没有测先添加国内运营商的情况,根据分析应该是与 n+1+n 的场景类似?即关闭国内 eSIM 重置再加卡,此项也可以进一步测试

最后补充

最近几年主力机为 Samsung Fold 系列,港版,CMHK 上台(该号码在我的 eSIM.me 卡内,这物理 eSIM 卡比较早期,保有量较少,我也有 estk ),也有 Google Fi

备用机为 iPhone 和 Samsung Flip (欧版美版换着来),也是跟着换的 13mini 换 15Pro 换 16Pro (以上都是 Trade-in 无锁美版),今年换了 iPhone Air 国行,我觉得国行挺好

用 eSIM 多年,深知 postpaid 和 prepaid 本就不能一概而论,更不用说老美大把的 IMEI 锁,空中发卡,QR Code ,这里面很复杂,不能一刀切说国内就是烂(我们就没有 prepaid ),不喜于 YY/喷子以及废话的关于国行 Air eSIM 策略的视频

如果你看完这个贴子对 iPhone Air 更深恶痛绝了,我完全可以理解,因为它的确搞得很镣铐很复杂,当然关键是它对我来说就是备机啊🤣

欢迎补充,也希望我的测试可以帮助大家,以上。

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