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Cuomo Plans to Compete in NYC Mayoral Race to Challenge Mamdani
Cuomo Plans to Compete in NYC Mayoral Race to Challenge Mamdani

Bloomberg

time3 days ago

  • Politics
  • Bloomberg

Cuomo Plans to Compete in NYC Mayoral Race to Challenge Mamdani

Andrew Cuomo plans to remain in the race for New York City mayor, brushing off calls to step aside after his shocking loss to upstart Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary, according to people familiar with the matter. Cuomo, who secured a position on the ballot as an independent, will announce his plans sometime early this week, the people said. New York's former governor will also pledge to drop out of the race if polls show that he isn't the highest-polling opponent for Mamdani by early September, according to one of the people.

Statement from Abbey Laurel-Smith: "I Will Create Green Jobs for New Yorkers"
Statement from Abbey Laurel-Smith: "I Will Create Green Jobs for New Yorkers"

Associated Press

time01-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Associated Press

Statement from Abbey Laurel-Smith: "I Will Create Green Jobs for New Yorkers"

New York, NY June 30, 2025 --( )-- Following is a statement from Abbey Laurel-Smith: Fellow New Yorkers, if elected Mayor and made guardian of the city's charter, I will set to work with an ordinance - since it takes so much time for the City Hall to pass a bill into law. As an administrative tool, the goal of my first ordinance will be to make it illegal for individual vehicle owners to wash their own cars anywhere on the streets and everywhere by themselves, in any one of the five boroughs. Oil, chemicals, soaps and other ingredients that are normally used to wash vehicles contain chemiclas that are dangerous to the city's tactile but degradable road surfaces, drainage system, as well as the city's breathable air and living environment in general. As much as the end result of this action is to create a set of new green jobs for out of luck city residents. It should also be noted that this move is also driven by the need to protect the city's underground water table, by simply keeping everyday common contaminants in check. I am Abbey Laurel-Smith, an Independent candidate running for Mayor of the City of New York, 2025. I hope this one - out of many of my ideas, will help persuade you to go out and vote for me as your preferred candidate come this general election in November. As your candidate, I follow the law, not politics. I believe in public safety, that's why I favor the general well being of all New Yorkers. And as much as I promise to work to improve the living experience for retirees, students, city workers and low income families, I will also devise a means to bring back those high earning out-migrators who left the city for neighboring states during the pandemic. The creation of these green jobs that I plan to enact citywide, could help solve the problem of vagrancy, petty theft and homelessness in New York city. It could be used to expand city's revenue base, create a new network of small businesses, build new wealth and boost quality of life services provided to low income communities. This plan for green jobs - if backed by public or community banks, will help shift focus from private for profits to public well being. As revenues from these green and small businesses will provide rural capital for the city's multi-faceted communities as well as the city's environmental land trust. All in all, it would help improve air quality, and our streets will be defouled. With this in place, we therefore won't need to have congestion charges placed on anyone visiting Manhattan or going to work in Manhattan. I am committed to a safe, secure and sustainable city - where living costs, rates and rent are lowered, and city's productive identity revived and energized by technology. I put New Yorkers first, and you can always trust in me to lead the city in a new direction. A vote for me is a vote for a better life! Follow my campaign, donate if you can, and help spread the word about SmithieForMayor NYC 2025. Contact: Abbey S Laurel-Smith [email protected] @smithieformayor @SmithiesNewYork Contact Information: ReBuildNewYork Abbey Laurel-Smith +1 646-764-3162 Contact via Email Read the full story here: Statement from Abbey Laurel-Smith: 'I Will Create Green Jobs for New Yorkers' Press Release Distributed by

Midday News Bulletin 24 May 2025
Midday News Bulletin 24 May 2025

SBS Australia

time24-05-2025

  • Politics
  • SBS Australia

Midday News Bulletin 24 May 2025

Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts . TRANSCRIPT Boats and helicopters supplying New South Wales communities cut-off by floodwaters Donald Trump imposes a 50 per cent tariff on the European Union Australia's Oscar Piastri crashes during practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix Authorities say their focus has begun to shift to the supply of isolated communities as the weather eases in northern New South Wales. Essential supply drops are being delivered by boat and helicopter for the hardest hit towns including Taree, Kempsey, Dungog, Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. But Deputy State Emergency Services Commissioner Mike Wassing says rescues are still happening in the mid north region as the rain moves south and people start to move around more. He says that is mostly because people are driving through floodwaters, against official advice. "Fifty-two flood rescues overnight, in the last 24 hours. Most of those are still associated with people driving through floodwaters... It is taking up valuable emergency services personnel time and efforts and priorities that are needed elsewhere. It is also obviously a key life risk and we've already seen the tragic deaths associated with people driving into floodwaters." Just two seats remain undecided three weeks after this year's federal election. But it could be weeks before the result in one seat - Bradfield - is known, with a recount due to begin on Monday after Independent candidate Nicolette Boele finished ahead of Liberal Gisele Kapterian by just three votes in the initial distribution of preferences for the Sydney electorate. Meanwhile Labor is on track to pick up an extra seat to add to its increased majority as counting continues in the Melbourne-based seat of Calwell. The electoral commission has described the count as the most complex in its history, due to the number of candidates contesting and primary votes being close between them. An Indigenous woman suing the federal government over the controversial Northwest Shelf gas project in Western Australia says she is doing it out of frustration. Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper says the federal government has spent the last three years ignoring her application that seeks to protect Murujuga rock art from the impacts of industrial development at Woodside's Burrup Hup - which includes the Northwest Shelf. Her Federal Court suit seeks to compel Environment Minister Murray Watt to make a determination on her application. Senator Watt has given himself until the end of May to approve or reject Woodside's proposal to extend its project from 2030 to 2070, a project that has been under assessment for six years. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled north-western New South Wales. Geoscience Australia says the earthquake was felt in the Orana region, which features the major localities of Dubbo and Cobar. It says an aftershock was measured at 4.1 in magnitude, which was itself followed by a second smaller 3.6 magnitude earthquake. Seismologists say earthquakes above a 5.0 magnitude occur on average every one to two years in Australia. Donald Trump has announced he will follow through on his threat to impose a 50 per cent tax on goods imported into the US from the European Union. Earlier, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had flagged the European Commission was handling negotiations on a trade deal that he hoped would preserve access to the American market. But the President says the tariffs are locked in - unless European companies make commitments to build factories inside the US. 'I'm not looking for a deal. We've set the deal... They haven't treated us properly, they have not treated our country properly. They banded together to take advantage of us." A 135-metre container ship has mounted the front garden of a fjord-side home in Norway - an event the homeowner slept through. Authorities say the bow of the cargo vessel - identified as the Cypriot flagged ship NCL Salten - narrowly missed Johan Helberg's bedroom when it ran aground. Yet Mr Helberg says it was not the sound of the collision that woke him up, but the persistent doorbell ringing of an astonished neighbour who witnessed everything. To sport, Australia's world championship leader Oscar Piastri has crashed into the barriers during practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. The crash happened after the Australian made a rare mistake as he locked up on the way into turn one and lost his front wing. Piastri maintains a 13-point lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the standings ahead of tomorrow's race.

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