Kamala Harris boosts lead over Donald Trump in NY

Plus, Long Island's new mask ban. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Kamala Harris boosts lead over Donald Trump in NY, new poll shows]( Vice President Kamala Harris has a 14-point lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in New York, according to a Siena College poll released on Tuesday that shows the new Democratic candidate gaining ground over her Republican rival. In the first public survey of likely New York voters taken since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid last month, 53% of respondents said they back Harris, compared to 39% who support Trump. “The change at the top of the Democratic ticket has had a noticeable, while not dramatic, effect on the horse race,” Siena pollster Steve Greenberg said in a statement. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week What's happening around New York City On Sunday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confessed to stuffing a dead bear into his car 10 years ago and abandoning it in Central Park as a “prank.” [Here’s how to properly dispose of a dead animal in New York City.]( The race to unseat Mayor Eric Adams is heating up. [Read more.]( Speaking of Adams, the mayor is under fire for a draft audit by a city watchdog that flagged 22 categories of irregularities in records for his 2021 campaign, including $2.3 million in questionable expenses. [Read more.]( Last week, Adams nominated Randy Mastro — a veteran attorney known for his hard-nosed tactics representing prominent Republicans and corporations — to be New York City’s corporation counsel. [Read more.]( A state judge struck down a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of low-income New Yorkers attempting to force Mayor Adams to implement a package of legislation expanding access to city-funded rental assistance vouchers. [Read more.]( What’s going on around New York state Nassau County Republicans approved a sweeping ban on the public use of face coverings after a raucous debate on Monday. They claimed the measure would combat crimes committed during protests. [Read more.]( House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday called Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pause of congestion pricing a “reasonable thing to do at this moment.” [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [the logo for the Brian Lehrer daily politics podcast]( [What Kamala Harris Is Weighing With Her VP Pick]( Vice President Kamala Harris is polling better than President Joe Biden was before he dropped out, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey. [LISTEN]( Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.