RFK Jr. is off the NY presidential ballot (for now)

Plus, more scrutiny over Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign donations. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [New York state judge throws Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off presidential ballot]( Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is off the New York presidential ballot, at least for now. New York State Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba of Albany decided against the independent candidate late Monday, ruling that the Westchester County address of a friend he listed on his ballot petitions is a “sham” meant to “further his political ambitions in this state.” The decision, if upheld, would remove Kennedy from the New York presidential race and threatens to upend his political campaign, which used the same Katonah address to register for the ballot in other states But Kennedy has promised an immediate appeal that could work its way up to the Court of Appeals, the state’s top court. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week What else is happening around New York City New York City’s campaign watchdog is scrutinizing a series of donations to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign by owners and employees of a Queens waste hauling company that later won a set of coveted licenses from the sanitation department. [Read more.]( Laura Kavanagh's exit has fueled questions about the FDNY’s male-dominated environment and glaring gender inequality. [Read more.]( Adams doubled down on his position that the New York City Law Department is the agency that should investigate allegations in more than 700 lawsuits that claim staffers at Rikers Island jails routinely sexually assaulted detainees over a period of about five decades. [Read more.]( A Queens man who federal prosecutors said was posing as a pro-democracy dissident was convicted last week of being a foreign agent and supplying information to the Chinese government, officials said. [Read more.]( What’s going on in Albany After dramatic losses last cycle, New York's Democratic Party boasts a major campaign investment fueled by big money and casino interests. [Read more.]( What's new in New Jersey A New Jersey congressmember said he wants Amtrak and NJ Transit to issue refunds to riders when their travels on the public transit systems get disrupted. [Read more.]( One of New Jersey’s wealthiest towns is being ordered to pay more than $100,000 in legal fees, following an effort to block affordable housing development there. [Read more.]( The Hoboken City Council unanimously voted down an effort to weaken the city’s rent control measures and allow landlords to raise rents on certain apartments, setting up a high-stakes fight this fall. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [the logo for the Brian Lehrer daily politics podcast]( [J.D. Vance Calls For Muskets In Support Of Project 2025 Agenda]( After Trump's attempts to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, his runningmate has written that "it’s time to circle the wagons and load the muskets" in the forward to a new book by the project's leading voice. [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.