Jeff Coltin
@jccoltin.bsky.social
NYC political reporter with Politico, co-authoring New York Playbook.
🌵➡️🗽 Used to be at City & State NY.
🌵➡️🗽 Used to be at City & State NY.
Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani hasn’t endorsed fellow democratic socialist and NYC Council Member Chi Ossé in his bid to unseat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Our @jccoltin.bsky.social breaks down why Mamdani is in a tough spot.
Read more: politi.co/4o6S6mx
Our @jccoltin.bsky.social breaks down why Mamdani is in a tough spot.
Read more: politi.co/4o6S6mx
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani hasn’t endorsed fellow democratic socialist and NYC Council Member Chi Ossé in his bid to unseat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Our @jccoltin.bsky.social breaks down why Mamdani is in a tough spot.
Read more: politi.co/4o6S6mx
Our @jccoltin.bsky.social breaks down why Mamdani is in a tough spot.
Read more: politi.co/4o6S6mx
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Per @jccoltin.bsky.social, Mamdani on discouraging Chi Ossé from primarying Jeffries:
Appreciates his work for tenants, but “I believe that there are many ways right here in New York City to both deliver on an affordability agenda and take on the authoritarian administration in the White House.”
Appreciates his work for tenants, but “I believe that there are many ways right here in New York City to both deliver on an affordability agenda and take on the authoritarian administration in the White House.”
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Per @jccoltin.bsky.social, Mamdani on discouraging Chi Ossé from primarying Jeffries:
Appreciates his work for tenants, but “I believe that there are many ways right here in New York City to both deliver on an affordability agenda and take on the authoritarian administration in the White House.”
Appreciates his work for tenants, but “I believe that there are many ways right here in New York City to both deliver on an affordability agenda and take on the authoritarian administration in the White House.”
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November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Virulent anti-Mamdani push poll combines questions about his actual positions (housing affordability, millionaire tax) with Islamophobic questions implying that he supports "making halal mandatory in all city restaurants" and investigating "Israel's role in 9/11" (via @jccoltin.bsky.social)
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Virulent anti-Mamdani push poll combines questions about his actual positions (housing affordability, millionaire tax) with Islamophobic questions implying that he supports "making halal mandatory in all city restaurants" and investigating "Israel's role in 9/11" (via @jccoltin.bsky.social)
After the City Council won the lawsuit blocking Mayor Eric Adams' efforts to let ICE on Rikers, Cabán and the council are hoping to add to sanctuary city laws and speficially block ICE from all DOC facilities.
I’m introducing a law today to keep ICE off Rikers. We must protect New Yorkers from modern-day storm troopers.
October 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
After the City Council won the lawsuit blocking Mayor Eric Adams' efforts to let ICE on Rikers, Cabán and the council are hoping to add to sanctuary city laws and speficially block ICE from all DOC facilities.
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NEW: Brian Romero, a DSA member who worked as chief of staff to Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, is running for González-Rojas' Assembly seat, which she'll be vacating to run for state Senate.
Romero is applying for DSA's endorsement in the race, though he might not get it.
Romero is applying for DSA's endorsement in the race, though he might not get it.
Brian Romero hopes to succeed his former boss in the Assembly
He is running for Jessica González-Rojas’ seat, after serving as her chief of staff for more than four years.
www.cityandstateny.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
NEW: Brian Romero, a DSA member who worked as chief of staff to Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, is running for González-Rojas' Assembly seat, which she'll be vacating to run for state Senate.
Romero is applying for DSA's endorsement in the race, though he might not get it.
Romero is applying for DSA's endorsement in the race, though he might not get it.
Man in the black and white flag mask biked in circles around the Zohran Mamdani presser in Jackson Heights this morning calling the mayoral candidate “a terrorist.” After a minute or two of that, the muscular man screamed at him to get out of here with his bigoted shit.
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Man in the black and white flag mask biked in circles around the Zohran Mamdani presser in Jackson Heights this morning calling the mayoral candidate “a terrorist.” After a minute or two of that, the muscular man screamed at him to get out of here with his bigoted shit.
Filings 8/19-9/29:
Mamdani: Raised $431,567 (stopped 9/5); Spent $1,347,344; 6,543 contributors; $63 avg.; 51% NYC
Cuomo: Raised $939,857; Spent $1,513,042; 2,754 contributors, $325 avg.; 75% NYC
Sliwa: Raised $429,472; Spent $1,542,993; 4,240 contributors, $100 avg.; 60% NYC
Mamdani: Raised $431,567 (stopped 9/5); Spent $1,347,344; 6,543 contributors; $63 avg.; 51% NYC
Cuomo: Raised $939,857; Spent $1,513,042; 2,754 contributors, $325 avg.; 75% NYC
Sliwa: Raised $429,472; Spent $1,542,993; 4,240 contributors, $100 avg.; 60% NYC
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Filings 8/19-9/29:
Mamdani: Raised $431,567 (stopped 9/5); Spent $1,347,344; 6,543 contributors; $63 avg.; 51% NYC
Cuomo: Raised $939,857; Spent $1,513,042; 2,754 contributors, $325 avg.; 75% NYC
Sliwa: Raised $429,472; Spent $1,542,993; 4,240 contributors, $100 avg.; 60% NYC
Mamdani: Raised $431,567 (stopped 9/5); Spent $1,347,344; 6,543 contributors; $63 avg.; 51% NYC
Cuomo: Raised $939,857; Spent $1,513,042; 2,754 contributors, $325 avg.; 75% NYC
Sliwa: Raised $429,472; Spent $1,542,993; 4,240 contributors, $100 avg.; 60% NYC
As an activist in 2019, Mamdani shamed the pols who voted to build the borough-based jails. Now on the cusp of being mayor, he’s shed his revolutionary No New Jails pose for a stance more akin to a traditional liberal reformer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Mamdani protested new jails. Now he’s committing to building them.
Managing Rikers Island — and moving to close it once and for all — will be one of the thorniest issues for New York City’s next mayor.
www.politico.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As an activist in 2019, Mamdani shamed the pols who voted to build the borough-based jails. Now on the cusp of being mayor, he’s shed his revolutionary No New Jails pose for a stance more akin to a traditional liberal reformer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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"The major players behind an ill-fated deal to make Mayor Eric Adams the Trump administration’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia have financial ties to a developer trying to win approval for a New York City casino."
What a lede.
What a lede.
Steve Witkoff, Frank Carone, Vito Pitta... a look at all the threads connecting Adams, Trump, and a casino bid in the Bronx:
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Adams’ allies push Trump ambassadorship — and a New York City casino bid tied to his veto
Middlemen orchestrating a deal for Adams to join the Trump administration have ties to a Bronx casino project the mayor recently rescued.
www.politico.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"The major players behind an ill-fated deal to make Mayor Eric Adams the Trump administration’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia have financial ties to a developer trying to win approval for a New York City casino."
What a lede.
What a lede.
Steve Witkoff, Frank Carone, Vito Pitta... a look at all the threads connecting Adams, Trump, and a casino bid in the Bronx:
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Adams’ allies push Trump ambassadorship — and a New York City casino bid tied to his veto
Middlemen orchestrating a deal for Adams to join the Trump administration have ties to a Bronx casino project the mayor recently rescued.
www.politico.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Steve Witkoff, Frank Carone, Vito Pitta... a look at all the threads connecting Adams, Trump, and a casino bid in the Bronx:
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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It's interesting that both Mamdani's supporters (www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...) and his opponents (nypost.com/2025/09/26/u...) are trying to persuade homeowners by highlighting his support for Local Law 97, which requires larger buildings to reduce their emissions.
New pro-Mamdani PAC targets Black homeowners
Can messaging around reducing energy bills and pollution win over Cuomo voters in East Flatbush and Wakefield?
www.cityandstateny.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It's interesting that both Mamdani's supporters (www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...) and his opponents (nypost.com/2025/09/26/u...) are trying to persuade homeowners by highlighting his support for Local Law 97, which requires larger buildings to reduce their emissions.
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A NYC corrections investigator shared sensitive data with federal authorities about two migrants in custody, unwittingly violating sanctuary laws and helping ICE agents arrest one of the men.
NYC staffer violated 'sanctuary' laws by sharing migrant info with feds: report
A city probe revealed a correction department worker didn’t know he was breaking the law
www.politico.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A NYC corrections investigator shared sensitive data with federal authorities about two migrants in custody, unwittingly violating sanctuary laws and helping ICE agents arrest one of the men.
Layla Law-Gisiko filed in Tony Simone's Assembly district. It could be open, since Simone is considering the special election for Hoylman-Sigal's Senate seat, or the open primary for Nadler's House seat.
Law-Gisiko finished second to Simone in the open #AD75 primary in 2022.
Law-Gisiko finished second to Simone in the open #AD75 primary in 2022.
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Layla Law-Gisiko filed in Tony Simone's Assembly district. It could be open, since Simone is considering the special election for Hoylman-Sigal's Senate seat, or the open primary for Nadler's House seat.
Law-Gisiko finished second to Simone in the open #AD75 primary in 2022.
Law-Gisiko finished second to Simone in the open #AD75 primary in 2022.
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The City Council is expected later this week to approve the "Just Home" plan to build a housing complex in the Bronx for ex-inmates with serious health issues, bucking a last-ditch effort from Mayor Adams’ administration to block the project.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/23/n...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/23/n...
NYC Council to vote on Bronx ex-inmate housing plan, bucking Adams’ opposition
The City Council is expected later this week to approve a plan to build a housing complex in the Bronx for ex-inmates with serious health issues, bucking a last-ditch effort from Mayor Adams’…
www.nydailynews.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The City Council is expected later this week to approve the "Just Home" plan to build a housing complex in the Bronx for ex-inmates with serious health issues, bucking a last-ditch effort from Mayor Adams’ administration to block the project.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/23/n...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/23/n...
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Bahaha @cityandstateny.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Bahaha @cityandstateny.bsky.social
One single write-in vote was enough to elect Yamid Jaramillo a Democratic district leader in East Harlem:
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One single write-in vote was enough to elect Yamid Jaramillo a Democratic district leader in East Harlem:
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams denied that he would decide whether to continue his reelection campaign after conducting a poll — just a day after his campaign spokesperson said that was his plan.
Mixed messaging: Adams now says polling won’t affect fate of his campaign
The New York City mayor doubled down on staying in the race against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.
www.politico.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
NYC Mayor Eric Adams denied that he would decide whether to continue his reelection campaign after conducting a poll — just a day after his campaign spokesperson said that was his plan.
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My prayers, answered. Cuomo has an education plan!!!!!! Let’s take a look:
Idea 1: close every single public school and reopen them as a SHSAT or charter school.
This is a supercharged version of the RADIOACTIVE peak ed reform policies. Most ppl like their kids school!
nypost.com/2025/09/08/o...
Idea 1: close every single public school and reopen them as a SHSAT or charter school.
This is a supercharged version of the RADIOACTIVE peak ed reform policies. Most ppl like their kids school!
nypost.com/2025/09/08/o...
nypost.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My prayers, answered. Cuomo has an education plan!!!!!! Let’s take a look:
Idea 1: close every single public school and reopen them as a SHSAT or charter school.
This is a supercharged version of the RADIOACTIVE peak ed reform policies. Most ppl like their kids school!
nypost.com/2025/09/08/o...
Idea 1: close every single public school and reopen them as a SHSAT or charter school.
This is a supercharged version of the RADIOACTIVE peak ed reform policies. Most ppl like their kids school!
nypost.com/2025/09/08/o...
The BOE voted resoundingly to approve the ballot proposals, in a blow to Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council. Only one vote in opposition.
Background: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Background: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The BOE voted resoundingly to approve the ballot proposals, in a blow to Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council. Only one vote in opposition.
Background: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Background: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch started the Citizens Budget Commission breakfast saying “In my opinion crime went up as a result of the drastic changes being made in our criminal justice laws in New York state, not as a result of the pandemic.”
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Tisch blames bail
www.politico.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch started the Citizens Budget Commission breakfast saying “In my opinion crime went up as a result of the drastic changes being made in our criminal justice laws in New York state, not as a result of the pandemic.”
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Meanwhile on that slender riotous island …
September 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Meanwhile on that slender riotous island …
“I think Mayor Adams did this presser to get a better offer from Trump,” Council Member Shaun Abreu tells me — a former Adams ally who’s now endorsed Mamdani, expressing what seems to be a widely held view in the political class: they still think Adams *could* drop out later.
“I want to be clear: Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race. And I’m the only one who can beat Mamdani,” Adams said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Mayor Eric Adams insists he's not quitting reelection campaign
The New York City mayor has discussed potential jobs in the Trump administration, part of an effort to deny Zohran Mamdani a November victory.
www.politico.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“I think Mayor Adams did this presser to get a better offer from Trump,” Council Member Shaun Abreu tells me — a former Adams ally who’s now endorsed Mamdani, expressing what seems to be a widely held view in the political class: they still think Adams *could* drop out later.
“I want to be clear: Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race. And I’m the only one who can beat Mamdani,” Adams said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Mayor Eric Adams insists he's not quitting reelection campaign
The New York City mayor has discussed potential jobs in the Trump administration, part of an effort to deny Zohran Mamdani a November victory.
www.politico.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“I want to be clear: Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race. And I’m the only one who can beat Mamdani,” Adams said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...