Samantha Maldonado
@smaldo.bsky.social
Reporter @thecity.nyc covering climate, resiliency, housing, development.
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Enviros decried the approval of the pipeline, saying Gov. Hochul is fast-tracking Trump's agenda.
Meanwhile, Hochul said she's embracing fossil fuels as part of the NY energy mix because the state is "facing a war against clean energy from Washington Republicans."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/w...
Meanwhile, Hochul said she's embracing fossil fuels as part of the NY energy mix because the state is "facing a war against clean energy from Washington Republicans."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/w...
State Permits Trump-Backed Natural Gas Pipeline in New York Waters
The Williams pipeline would span 17 miles near the Rockaways and Staten Island. The state had rejected the project three times previously.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Enviros decried the approval of the pipeline, saying Gov. Hochul is fast-tracking Trump's agenda.
Meanwhile, Hochul said she's embracing fossil fuels as part of the NY energy mix because the state is "facing a war against clean energy from Washington Republicans."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/w...
Meanwhile, Hochul said she's embracing fossil fuels as part of the NY energy mix because the state is "facing a war against clean energy from Washington Republicans."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/w...
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This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale.
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Post-Election, Pols Hit Puerto Rico for 5-Day SOMOS Feast
City Hall staffers — many on the taxpayer tab — also traveled to San Juan.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale.
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Found at the NYC Municipal Archives book sale — a copy of ”Mendoza’s Dreams” signed to Mayor Rudy Giuliani by the author.
Funny timing, since most of the city’s political class is currently in Puerto Rico for the Somos conference.
Funny timing, since most of the city’s political class is currently in Puerto Rico for the Somos conference.
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Found at the NYC Municipal Archives book sale — a copy of ”Mendoza’s Dreams” signed to Mayor Rudy Giuliani by the author.
Funny timing, since most of the city’s political class is currently in Puerto Rico for the Somos conference.
Funny timing, since most of the city’s political class is currently in Puerto Rico for the Somos conference.
Today New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation approved a controversial gas pipeline it had previously rejected three times in the past.
The pipeline will be sited off the Rockaways and National Grid gas customers will pay for it.
Background:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/n...
The pipeline will be sited off the Rockaways and National Grid gas customers will pay for it.
Background:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/n...
Gas Pipeline Rejected Three Times Is Back Under Consideration in New York
The move follows a reported deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Trump administration.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation approved a controversial gas pipeline it had previously rejected three times in the past.
The pipeline will be sited off the Rockaways and National Grid gas customers will pay for it.
Background:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/n...
The pipeline will be sited off the Rockaways and National Grid gas customers will pay for it.
Background:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/n...
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Mamdani barely campaigned on climate, but the movement has rallied behind him.
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
Whether intentionally or not, the mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream in climate circles: To succeed, climate policies need to…
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mamdani barely campaigned on climate, but the movement has rallied behind him.
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
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Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Mayor Adams’ legacy? Look to the future of affordable housing in NYC.
Adams achieved zoning and housing reforms that could help future mayors address New York City’s affordable housing shortage.
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
Reposted by Samantha Maldonado
New Yorkers said yes to four citywide ballot measures Tuesday night, approving a slate of proposals intended to reshape how the city approaches affordable housing development.
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Affordable Housing Ballot Measures Prevail
Fought fiercely by the City Council, which would lose some sway over development, the items promise to fast track some projects amid an apartment shortage.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
New Yorkers said yes to four citywide ballot measures Tuesday night, approving a slate of proposals intended to reshape how the city approaches affordable housing development.
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Learned from this story on the demise of Cuomo’s political career that he didn’t have a concession speech ready to go when he lost the primary and didn’t have Mamdani’s number, either.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Half a Century of Andrew Cuomo’s New York Comes to an End
The former governor, part of New York’s political firmament for nearly half a century, finished what may be his final campaign with a bruising loss to Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s race.
www.wsj.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Learned from this story on the demise of Cuomo’s political career that he didn’t have a concession speech ready to go when he lost the primary and didn’t have Mamdani’s number, either.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election.
He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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Mamdani Makes History With Victory in Mayor’s Race
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast a ballot in a high-stakes election that smashed recent turnout levels.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election.
He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
buff.ly/7kOwKhb
He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
buff.ly/7kOwKhb
See how your neighborhood voted and what kinds of New Yorkers voted for each mayoral candidate, thanks to @haidee.bsky.social !
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
See how your neighborhood voted and what kinds of New Yorkers voted for each mayoral candidate, thanks to @haidee.bsky.social !
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Ran into a half-full Central Brooklyn bar on my way home when I saw all the people watching Mamdani’s speech on CNN. One older man is filming the TV and everyone whooped and banged on tables when Mamdani told Trump to “turn up the volume.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Ran into a half-full Central Brooklyn bar on my way home when I saw all the people watching Mamdani’s speech on CNN. One older man is filming the TV and everyone whooped and banged on tables when Mamdani told Trump to “turn up the volume.”
In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani shouts out Richard, a taxi driver he went on a hunger strike with.
“My brother, we are in City Hall now,” he said.
Revisit the story from Nov. 2021, including Mamdami’s quote which is quite striking in this moment.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/03/n...
“My brother, we are in City Hall now,” he said.
Revisit the story from Nov. 2021, including Mamdami’s quote which is quite striking in this moment.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/03/n...
Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike
Cabbies danced outside of City Hall, chanting “No more suicides,” after the de Blasio administration agreed to restructure the crushing debt that’s devastated many taxi medallion owners. Some went hun...
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani shouts out Richard, a taxi driver he went on a hunger strike with.
“My brother, we are in City Hall now,” he said.
Revisit the story from Nov. 2021, including Mamdami’s quote which is quite striking in this moment.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/03/n...
“My brother, we are in City Hall now,” he said.
Revisit the story from Nov. 2021, including Mamdami’s quote which is quite striking in this moment.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/03/n...
Cuomo concedes to Mamdani for the second time (he lost in the Democratic primary in June). He tries to quiet booing supporters, saying “That is not us.”
And says they all need to help Mamdani transition in any way they can.
And says they all need to help Mamdani transition in any way they can.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Cuomo concedes to Mamdani for the second time (he lost in the Democratic primary in June). He tries to quiet booing supporters, saying “That is not us.”
And says they all need to help Mamdani transition in any way they can.
And says they all need to help Mamdani transition in any way they can.
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
Inbox from pro-Mamdani political spending group DREAM (aka Don’t Reelect Evil Andrew for Mayor)
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Inbox from pro-Mamdani political spending group DREAM (aka Don’t Reelect Evil Andrew for Mayor)
More than 2 million votes cast.
With a majority of ballots counted, Mamdani won 50% of the vote, leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and garnered 41%.
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailed the field with 7%.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/m...
With a majority of ballots counted, Mamdani won 50% of the vote, leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and garnered 41%.
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailed the field with 7%.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/m...
Mamdani Makes History With Victory in Mayor’s Race
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast a ballot in a high-stakes election that smashed recent turnout levels.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
More than 2 million votes cast.
With a majority of ballots counted, Mamdani won 50% of the vote, leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and garnered 41%.
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailed the field with 7%.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/m...
With a majority of ballots counted, Mamdani won 50% of the vote, leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and garnered 41%.
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trailed the field with 7%.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/m...
Curtis Sliwa concedes: “We have a mayoral elect, obviously I wish him good luck because if he does well, we do well.“
Then he says, if the mayoral elect tries to implement socialism or weaken the police, he warns he and his supporters will become Mamdami’s “worst enemies.”
Then he says, if the mayoral elect tries to implement socialism or weaken the police, he warns he and his supporters will become Mamdami’s “worst enemies.”
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Curtis Sliwa concedes: “We have a mayoral elect, obviously I wish him good luck because if he does well, we do well.“
Then he says, if the mayoral elect tries to implement socialism or weaken the police, he warns he and his supporters will become Mamdami’s “worst enemies.”
Then he says, if the mayoral elect tries to implement socialism or weaken the police, he warns he and his supporters will become Mamdami’s “worst enemies.”
Curtis and Nancy Sliwa have arrived.
He praises the surge in turnout.
“We need to applaud all New Yorkers because men have died in battle so that we have the right to vote,“ he said.
He praises the surge in turnout.
“We need to applaud all New Yorkers because men have died in battle so that we have the right to vote,“ he said.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Curtis and Nancy Sliwa have arrived.
He praises the surge in turnout.
“We need to applaud all New Yorkers because men have died in battle so that we have the right to vote,“ he said.
He praises the surge in turnout.
“We need to applaud all New Yorkers because men have died in battle so that we have the right to vote,“ he said.
Polls almost closed but the party is on for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa on the Upper West Side
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Polls almost closed but the party is on for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa on the Upper West Side
Reposted by Samantha Maldonado
2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m.
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m.
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
Reposted by Samantha Maldonado
whew, per the Board of Elections, we've hit 2M votes in New York City
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
whew, per the Board of Elections, we've hit 2M votes in New York City
Reposted by Samantha Maldonado
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
New Yorkers Flock to the Polls as Combative Mayoral Race Concludes
It’s Election Day in the greatest city in the world. New Yorkers are deciding on the city’s next mayor and a host of other races and ballot questions. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
www.thecity.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...