"Make sure security knows he is not allowed back into this room." - the mayor bars @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social from the briefing room after he asks questions without raising his hand. It's really the only way Chris can get a question in, given how rarely the mayor takes questions from him.

Traffic violence/deaths
Stringer: dedicated bike lanes, no ebikes on sidewalks HITS Brad Lander for speeding tickets while going to Vision Zero press conferences!

Zellnor Myrie says he was proud to vote for class size bill, calls for mental health resources for students

On class size mandate: Adrienne Adams says she's seen "the effects of too many students crammed in a classroom" btw the teachers union hasn't endorsed in the mayor's race yet so this question is extra loaded

Whitney Tilson offers some sobering stats on Mamdani's tax plan, calls it "preposterous" "It's economic growth we need. Not destructive policies that would crush growth"

Adrienne Adams to Zohran Mamdani: Do you think you're more qualified than me to run this city? - tough Q for a fellow WFP slate member

Both Scott Stringer and Zellnor Myrie direct their (supportive) questions to Adrienne Adams.

Cute playgrounds question!
Would you designate 1% of the city budget for parks? (Eric adams said he would do this but didn't)
Tilson: yes
Stringer: yes
Myrie: yes (very cute tribute to prospect park)
Mamdani: yes
Lander: yes
Cuomo: yes (and also get private sector involved)
Adrienne Adams: Yes

Have you ever voted for a republican
Mamdani: No
Myrie: No but IDC
Stringer: No
Tilson: Bloomberg
Adams: No
Lander: No
Cuomo: No

One dept you would make cuts to:
Tilson: Dept of Education
Stringer: Efficiencies in every city agency
Myrie: EDC
Mamdani: End city's addiction to consulting
Lander: Last year we paid out $2 million in claims against the city
Cuomo: Start w HPD
Adams: Mayor implemented PEGs, cuts not needed now

Adrienne Adams calls Cuomo's rhetoric "scare tactics"

This is one of the few areas where he diverges from Eric Adams - who says the city is much much better than it was in 2022 when he took office

Cuomo's campaign has been consistent from the beginning on one message: NYC is in crisis.

Kind of interesting that Lander is focusing on the allegations from Charlotte Bennett about Cuomo's probing questions, when Brittany Commisso alleged that Cuomo groped her and told her not to tell anyone