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Jackson Heights businesses are closing and workers are losing hours as fears of immigration raids ripple through the neighborhood. Advocates say ICE sightings have driven people indoors and away from local shops. Read more: specne.ws/J6EjXu

The New York Immigration Coalition released videos it says show ICE detainees sleeping on floors without clean clothes or meds inside 26 Federal Plaza. DHS says it’s a processing site, not a detention center. Read more: specne.ws/4iA23a

.@lawler4ny on @FoxNews says it’s the “right decision” for him, his fam & district to run for reelection & forgo a gov run. GOP hold a razor thin majority & he says: “Keeping the house majority is critical if we are going to continue to move this economy in the right direction.”

Tune in for @InsideCityHall at 7pm (or 11pm) — in the second half of the show @GersonBorrero , @alykatzz, and I join @errollouis to discuss the latest in New York politics @NY1 📺

Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay over $220 million to the federal government to restore research money. Read more: specne.ws/wxBa3i

"We urge your office to conduct a thorough inspection and share your findings with the public immediately so that all parties may have a clear understanding of how this space is being used - and whether it aligns with its intended purpose under federal law."

NEW: @NYCMayor has sent a letter to Trump Admin asking for an immediate inspection of 26 Federal Plaza.

City officials are calling for a probe into the conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, where migrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs agents are being held. Read more: specne.ws/RKt5xH

Tune in tonight at 7pm for @CapitalTonight. @lawler4ny talks about his decision to run for re-election. He says the party must unify and get behind a candidate for governor and @EliseStefanik should make a decision. If she’s not running he says she should “move out of the way”.

Columbia has suspended or expelled dozens of students over pro-Palestinian protests as it tries to regain \$400M in lost federal funding. Read more: specne.ws/11t8Qv

Rep. Mike Lawler says he won’t run for governor and will instead seek reelection to his Hudson Valley House seat, citing the need to protect the GOP’s narrow majority. Read more: specne.ws/GHTuyN

.@DelgadoforNY is w/ @CaringMajority @PartnerwithPPL HQ in Albany saying NY’s $9B contract w/the company must end after reports an employee stole paychecks from 10K home care aides. He blasted @GovKathyHochul for refusing to meet with disabled NYers having issues w/PPL.

Jeffries: The Trump admin is a "malignant clown show"

Jeffries, on the GOP & Epstein: “What are they hiding from the American people … what elite people are they trying to protect? … It’s reasonable to conclude that Republicans are continuing to protect the lifestyles of the rich and shameless, even if that includes pedophiles."

Eric Adams says it is up to the Trump Administration to look into the new ICE detention allegations. @AyanaHarry sat down with the mayor at Gracie Mansion to hear about this, his reelection bid and other issues. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/8D0zWNJWgCM

#NY17 Dem candidate @CaitforNewYork on Lawler's decision: “Whether voting to cut Medicaid after he lied to NYers or chickening out on running for gov, it's no shock that Mike Lawler remains an obedient lapdog to his DC bosses. The only person Lawler looks out for is himself"

In #NY17, SEVEN Democrats have already thrown their hats into the ring to take on Rep. Lawler next year. I spoke with 6 of candidates (a 7th had not yet announced) in that crowded field earlier this year. Extended interviews here: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

.@lawler4ny confirms @nytimes story he won’t run for Gov & running for re-election. .@EliseStefanik says she’ll decide about her own run after Nov. election, adds: “Republicans are more unified than ever in our mission to fire the Worst Governor in America Kathy Hochul in 2026.“

Members of NY’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board clashed on getting involved in the next federal funding fight and a decision to use settlement dollars next year to make up for less aid from Washington. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny…

Jeffries is “losing his street cred every day he protracts this battle … It's going to make it, I think, harder for him to go back and say, ‘Hey, this coalition that got behind Zohran, we need you on future things,’” @olapeyrolerie told me ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…