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@nytimes Metro audience editor, occasional running reporter, slow runner, Red Sox fan, herder of mobbed-up plot bunnies. Working on a data analysis/data viz master's at CUNY Grad Center

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · Feb 4

Lots of new followers, so a quick intro: I'm the NYT Metro desk audience editor, so I share lots of Metro stories. I'm a big running geek and cover the NYC marathon for Metro. I'm a geek in general & follow lots of scientists/researchers. Also writers because I write fiction in my spare (lol) time.

Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 15h

And here's the latest edition of The Sprint to City Hall, our pop-up newsletter for the NYC mayoral election. Today, Katie Glueck talks about Thursday's debate.

Will Thursday’s Debate Be a Game Changer?

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 20h

While most polls are only asking about the remaining major candidates — Mamdani, Sliwa and Cuomo, running as an independent — they are not the only ones on the ballot. Those who dropped out too late, including Eric Adams, will still appear, as Jim Walden found out when he tried to remove his name.

He Dropped Out of the Mayor’s Race. His Name Is Still on the Ballot.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 20h

If you're just tuning into the mayoral race or you want to see how things change as Election Day approaches, here's our polling tracker, which we'll continue to update.

New York City Mayoral Election 2025: Latest Polls (Gift Article)

Track the latest polls about Mamdani, Cuomo, Adams and Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 20h

In her first public appearance since the indictment, Ms. James spoke defiantly against the charges, raising her fist in the air before vowing to fight them.

“You come for me, you’ve got to come for all of us, all of us, every single one of us,” she said. “We’re all in this together.”

Letitia James and Zohran Mamdani Unite to Fight Trump

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 20h

Monday's rally was billed as Mamdani’s closing argument in the mayoral race, and it captured his improbable journey from unknown state lawmaker to Democratic nominee — buoyed by a grass-roots army of volunteers, and, eventually, by unions and more mainstream Democratic politicians like Tish James.

Letitia James and Zohran Mamdani Unite to Fight Trump

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 20h

While this story may feel like an only-in-New York political fairy tale, there are several lessons for understanding America’s changing political landscape.

Here are five takeaways from Astead Herndon's Times magazine profile of Mamdani:

Five Takeaways From the Magazine’s Profile of Zohran Mamdani

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 21h

His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 21h

“That exception is one that I believe we should not only take issue with because of what it means for Palestinians and Palestinian human rights,” he said. “But also, whenever you are at peace with the making of an exception, you make it easier to make another exception — wherever, whenever.”

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 21h

The outsize reactions to Mamdani’s rise are because he may have the temperament — & the public support — to sustain his political coalition past January’s inauguration and make meaningful change to policy and legislation. Stardom is not what’s inherently threatening. Combining it with competence is.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 21h

At New York’s West Indian American Day Parade this summer, Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader — who has still withheld his endorsement of the nominee — made a pointed distinction between “jerk-chicken Brooklyn” and “Starbucks Brooklyn.” Mamdani moves easily through both.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

Perk of a rainy long weekend is that I'm getting a lot accomplished toward being able to scrape all the race results I need for my capstone project for my degree next year. Acquiring all the results will take a while, but I should have enough to start some exploratory data analysis soon.

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 6d

This is gorgeous -- www.pentagram.com/work/a-data-...

‘A Data Love Letter to the Subway’

A data-driven animation for Fulton Center commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for its 40th anniversary.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 6d

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.

Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Jails Open

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 7d

There were pets like cats, dogs, parrots and hamsters, and an exotic menagerie including hedgehogs, chinchillas and flying squirrels. Most of them were in cages strewed with waste, in a house infested with insects and so full of trash and debris that some areas were impassable, the authorities said.

200 Animals and a 95-Year-Old Are Found Inside a Squalid Suburban Home

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 7d

Lawyers for Mr. Lou have sought to exclude certain evidence from the trial, including witness statements, that would suggest Mr. Lou was “coordinating a shadowy effort to steer Chinese funds to President Trump’s re-election campaign.”

As Trump’s Justice Dept. Pursues His Enemies, an Ally Goes on Trial

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 7d

Polls suggest that Mr. Cuomo’s chances will only meaningfully increase if Mr. Sliwa drops out — a scenario that the Republican nominee has repeatedly rejected.

Is Adams’s Exit a Game-Changer for Cuomo? Not So Far.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, Albania.

Adams flew to the Balkan country on Sunday for what an aide said were talks on business and tourism. He was also set to meet with the nation’s prime minister, Edi Rama, who featured prominently in the successful 2023 corruption prosecution of a former top F.B.I. spycatcher.

Where in the World Is Eric Adams? Try Albania.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 8d

Mamdani’s meteoric rise to become the front-runner in the NYC mayor’s race was fueled by his promise to make the city more affordable. He has highlighted four signature policy proposals: universal child care, free buses, city-owned grocery stores and a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments.

Zohran Mamdani Has Ambitious Plans for New York. How Much Will They Cost? (Gift Article)

Mr. Mamdani’s signature plans aim to make New York City more affordable. Here’s how he intends to pay for them and why they could be difficult to implement.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 10d

Journalists at 3 Alaskan newspapers quit over stealth edits to their Charlie Kirk coverage 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 11d

Years in the making and dependent on federal funds, the projects — two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States — were still moving forward this week despite finding themselves in a familiar role: political football.

Politics Threaten a Crucial N.Y. Area Tunnel Project. Again.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 11d

The $187 million is a separate pot of money from the $18 billion that the Trump administration plans to withhold from previously approved infrastructure projects, including the Hudson Tunnel in the Gateway project and the Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem.

Trump to Withhold $18 Billion for New York-Area Transit Projects

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 11d

If the cuts were carried out in New York, they would reduce the federal contribution to the counterterrorism programs to just $30 million — an 86 percent reduction from what the state received under the Biden administration.

Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: The White House will restore $187 million in cuts to law enforcement funding that would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a bipartisan effort to reinstate the funds, two administration officials told The New York Times on Friday.

Trump to Reverse $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 12d

Five months ago, a Democratic political candidate and triathlete from Long Island took a nighttime ocean swim. He was not heard from again. Republicans have managed to keep Democrats from replacing his name on the ballot.

A Candidate Vanished at Sea. His Opponents Insist He Stay on the Ballot.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 12d

The gifted program — which generally offers the same curriculum as general education classes but with accelerated instruction — offers spots to only about 2,500 children, out of roughly 55,000 total kindergartners. (About 1,800 additional students are offered seats in third grade.)

Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades

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