Subject: POLITICO New York Playbook: DE BLASIO’s probes, and reaction -- PORT’s belated Calatrava acknowledgment -- SCHUMER’s fundraising lead
From: "Azi Paybarah, Jimmy Vielkind and Mike Allen" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:33:38 -0600

04/29/2016 07:30 AM EDT

By Azi Paybarah in Manhattan, Jimmy Vielkind in Albany, and Mike Allen in D.C., with Daniel Lippman

EXPLAINERS -- What we talk about when we talk about de Blasio's probes -- Times' William Rashbaum, J. David Goodman and William Neuman: "[H]istorians have been hard-pressed to find a mayor who, along with his administration and inner circle, was ever the subject of as many simultaneous investigations - conducted by as many different agencies - as Mayor Bill de Blasio now faces. 'I can't recall any other sort of perfect storm like this, coming from all those different angles,' said Daniel Czitrom, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College and the author of 'New York Exposed: The Gilded Age Police Scandal That Launched the Progressive Era.' In recent weeks, no fewer than five separate
 inquiries - involving at least six different federal, state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies - have come to light. Four of these investigations are focused on possible violations of criminal law." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4170be9c9029c9b9f5df826e1549f1da0871ef59365b7fa7a 

-- "Controversial de Blasio criminal referral followed official's pattern," by POLITICO New York's Bill Mahoney: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4a30c8745631ca2232eb37f71d02f030b05fc6cb6d6006c47

DEFENSE -- Swarmed by reporters, mayor calls it 'legal and appropriate' -- POLITICO New York's Laura Nahmias: De Blasio, who avoided reporters' questions Wednesday, was swarmed by reporters on Thursday outside the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, after an unrelated event. ... De Blasio himself has not been named in a subpoena, he told ABC7 reporter Dave Evans. "You were not subpoenaed?" Evans asked. "I was not," de Blasio replied. De Blasio didn't directly answer a follow-up question about whether the investigation gives off an unseemly appearance. "Again I'm very, very comfortable that everything we've done is legal and appropriate, and we're going to fully cooperate," he said
 as he climbed into his SUV. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d41d7d8f78aaea747ee54d9300af077d62444369998c3aeac9 

TABS -- Daily News: "Bratton to mom-&-pop shops: "DROP DEAD: Commish thumbs nose at small businesses victimized by 'selective enforcement' of broken windows policy" -- Post: "Alzheimer's played for laughs: GIPPER FLICK FURY: Hollywood comedy to mock Reagan" -- SEE THEM: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4dcffc6f74db971cfefd6f917b0638f03ea7d1929106167c5 

-- amNY: "DRINK UP! Your guide to NYC's best rooftop bars & restaurants" -- Metro: "WATCH WHAT YOU SAY TO KATE HUDSON" -- SEE THEM: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d41bae518503dd88a86efc688de79666949f0fc0e30d386d1a 

-- Newsday: "CORRUPTION BILL BATTLE" -- El Diario [translated]: Give immigration relief

FRONT PAGES -- NYT, 1-col., above the fold: "TRUMP ATTACKS ON CLINTON HAVE CALCULATED RISK; GENDER-BIASED CRITICISM; Democrat, With Eye on November, Studies Ways to Pary" -- WSJNY, 2-col., above the fold: "Toxic Chemicals Found on Tracks At Penn Station" -- SEE THEM: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d46e43282de7cea82c2cf8f4037fe2b1d6b8a2190f4b9c18e1 

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "That's like a regulation that permits sex only if all parties to the process keep their eyes closed. No such rules exist for sex or for campaign donations." -- NYT columnist Jim Dwyer, on the problems with Risa Sugarman's critique of de Blasio's fund-raising activities: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d42c7effe4f6ddae6798f207895355d2d82d00ae7e35cd563d 

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We're going to come with every tool available to us." -- Bill Bratton, defending the NYPD's use of nuisance abatement laws to crack down on small businesses allegedly breaking the law, via Daily News: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4004105465065e61c8dfcaeb6dc3d6d489e6322150ee2f720 

COMPARISON OF THE DAY: "I don't think [Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is] going to have a bigger impact in northern Manhattan than, let's say, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez has." -- State Senator Adriano Espaillat, comparing endorsements between his campaign and Assemblyman Keith Wright's, via Observer's Will Bredderman: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d44a7439a4e05ba4867b6c9f083a9ed1eff0278433a4c665c5 

MEDIA CRITIC OF THE DAY: "It is very hard to get good stories placed." -- Barack Obama, via POLITICO's Brianna Gurciullo: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4510a41f11b22994889924efa5a1dba204047cbeae7033e0c 

SAVE THE DATE -- 5/24: The 116th annual Legislative Correspondents Association show will be on Tuesday, May 24 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. Call 518.455.2388 for ticket details, and checkout this year's trailer: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d400408264b7892f84d757695b87c062a30a95e9be4a15f010 

FUTURE OF NEWS -- "The New York Times to Deliver 300K Google Cardboard Viewers to Digital Subscribers": "in conjunction with the publication of 'Seeking Pluto's Frigid Heart,' astereoscopic virtual reality experience that brings viewers to Pluto. The New York Times's film allows the viewer to fly over Pluto, soaring above never-before-seen rugged mountains and bright plains, and stand on Pluto's unique surface as its largest moon hovers over the horizon ... [using] data collected last year by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. The film was narrated by science reporter Dennis Overbye ... 'Seeking Pluto's Frigid Heart' will publish on May 19 in the NYT VR app, which is free and available for
 download in the Google Play and iOS App Stores."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d408958d005ddfecd292e698f907ae34455f8d4d462296f76a

CUTS AT TINA BROWN LIVE MEDIA?: "Many talented ppl at WITW laid off this week, myself among them," Alli Maloney wrote on Twitter yesterday (http://bit.ly/1ThlBw), referring to Brown's Women in the World event series (which wrapped its latest New York installment a few weeks ago) and companion website (where Maloney was a writer). "Our business is seasonal. We ramp up and down for the summits and do not stay in a steady state in staffing," Brown told POLITICO's Joe Pompeo. "If you ask any live event company, staffing is an accordion model of gaining and retracting." Brown referred us to Casey Baltes, TBLM's general manager, for specifics about staffing levels and the state of the business,
 in which The New York Times made a low seven-figure investment in 2014, but Baltes didn't respond. (Nor did Maloney.) When we profiled TBLM last year (http://politi.co/23bmdZB), the company said Women in the World, which also has summits in Delhi and London, "has been consistently profitable since its inception" in 2009.

-- "Introducing the 2016 Nation Student Journalism Conference: Bringing Together the Next Generation of Independent Journalists": For the first time [on June 3], The Nation ... is bringing together the next generation of independent journalists to learn more about social movements, their historic and contemporary impact on electoral politics, and how journalists can better cover them." Info about applying http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d412694b0c19446ad5967a444f812373058a8a2240bc1b097d

--"The New York Times Company Names David Rubin Senior Vice President and Head of Brand": "Mr. Rubin, who most recently served as head of global brand marketing at Pinterest, joined The Times on April 25 and is responsible for leading enterprise-wide brand strategy, development and execution. He reports to chief revenue officer, Meredith Kopit Levien. ... Prior to Pinterest, Mr. Rubin was the marketing vice president of Unilever's US hair care brands, including Dove, Suave, Tresemm&eacute;, Nexxus, Axe, and Just for Me."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d41f2d79ec12223f37e0ecac522863f2df4c557e1c3fdf50aa

SCHUMER'S MASSIVE FUNDRAISING LEAD - POLITICO New York's Bill Mahoney: With about half a year remaining in his campaign for a fourth term, Sen. Charles Schumer has a massive fundraising advantage over his opponent, having brought in almost 900 times as much in contributions as Republican Wendy Long ... Long loaned her campaign $30,200, bringing her total campaign debt to $312,746. Without accounting for this debt, she has $24,822 in the bank to Schumer's $26.1 million. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d4a7c383a31a0eaf3b6e65ebdb8108faf5a41fb0bdab338177 

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS -- How City Hall tried stopping horse carriages -- NY1's Josh Robin: "[N]ew documents NY1 obtained under the Freedom of Information Law are shedding light on how the administration angled to end the industry. Supporters of the proposed ban cast it as a moral mission for the animals, not real estate. However, a presentation from the anti-carriage group NYCLASS argues if electric cars replace carriage horses, the 'business structure would generate higher revenues for both owners and the city.' Emails also show the executive director of NYCLASS emailed top de Blasio officials, trying to influence legislation. Around this time, the mayor and his group Campaign for One New
 York received tens of thousands of dollars from those aiming to ban carriages." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d438cd14c84cdd892ad94f0f49fd58b2ac78f7829ad1648194 

MEET THE SYRACUSE EX-COP AND STATE INVESTIGATOR WHO WORKED 26 HOURS IN A DAY - Syracuse Post-Standard's John O'Brien: "It was an impossible day for Syracuse police Sgt. Tom Connellan: Nov. 17, 2014. He worked 26 hours that day. That's according to payroll documents he submitted to the city and state. Connellan claimed he was working two jobs simultaneously that day, according to payroll records. His shift as the police department spokesman was 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the records. The same day, he said he worked as an ATM inspector for the state Department of Financial Services in the exact same hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to time sheets he submitted to the agency." 
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SKELOS ASKS JUDGE TO GO EASY ON PENSION - Gannett's Jon Campbell: "Attorneys for former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says the convicted lawmaker shouldn't face a major fine just because he will still collect a $95,832-a-year public pension. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office is seeking a $500,000 fine against Skelos, a Nassau County Republican, as a way to balance out his lucrative, taxpayer-funded retirement benefits, which he will continue to receive despite his conviction last year. In a court filing Wednesday, Skelos' attorneys G. Robert Gage and Joseph Evans argued that such a fine would "undermine" the state constitution, which doesn't allow a judge to strip pension
 benefits promised to public employees who entered the state retirement system before 2011."http://lohud.us/1T8cPQV

REAL ESTATE - "Port to do 'some sort' of World Trade Center PATH Hub ceremony in May," by POLITICO New York's Dana Rubinstein: "The Port Authority plans to finally celebrate the Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center PATH Hub - the white, arched-steel colossus that the Port was not originally inclined to publicly celebrate at all. 'We are hoping for a ceremony of some sort in May in connection with the board meeting,' said John Degnan, the Port Authority's chairman, following a board meeting Thursday. The next board meeting is scheduled for May 26. That there is a celebration at all represents something of a victory for the World Trade Center staff, who were said to be unhappy when
 authority executive director Pat Foye dubbed the hub a 'symbol of excess' and put the kibosh on any commemoration of the roughly $4 billion, vastly over budget, behind-schedule project."http://politi.co/24nJ06W

-"NYU Langone Opening New Facility With Nearly 390K-SF Lease," by Commercial Observer's Liam La Guerre: "NYU Langone Medical Center has signed a 30-year, triple-net lease for Columbia Property Trust's entire 25-story building at 222 East 41st Street, the landlord announced today. The hospital will open a new facility in the 389,522-square-foot office property between Second Avenue and Tunnel Exit Street at the end of the year, following the October expiration of law firm Jones Day's 353,541-square-foot lease. (Jones Day is moving to 4 Brookfield Place, as CO previously reported). The medical center will occupy the lobby, common areas and the parking garage in addition to all 25 floors.
 There will be a combination of medical offices and ambulatory care facilities in the building. NYU Langone's main medical campus is located between First Avenue and the FDR Drive from East 30th to East 33rd Streets." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d42bb2c3030604ccfa6b9b92d919821087bc43c52dda0b900b

MOCK 2017 -- At Columbia's School of International Public Affairs last night, lecturer Karine Jean-Pierre -- who worked for President Obama, Martin O'Malley, Letitia James and Bill Thompson -- had students present campaign strategies for four potential 2017 mayoral candidates. Based on student presentations, three outside judges voted: Most likely to win the race: Bill de Blasio (despite some flawed strategies and execution, like showing up late); Best social media strategy: Christine Quinn (hashtags like #Quinners). Best slogan: Ruben Diaz ("Driving Change, a New Face for a New York.); Best overall presentation, message and oppo research: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries ("Hakeem '17"). -- Azi Paybarah

BIRTHDAYS -- (Thursday): Jennifer Barden of Risa Heller Communications ... FRIDAY: Assemblyman Majority Leader Joe Morelle of Rochester ... Damien LaVera, a former spokesman for the state attorney general now working at Pat Lynch Associates ... Peter Gelling, morning editor of Global Post, formerly of the New York Times and Queens Tribune ... Room 9 alumni Sara Frazier (nee Kugler) ... Craig J. Miller, lobbyist for NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric and former chief of staff to State Sen. Dale M. Volker ... actor Jerry Seinfeld, born in Brooklyn, '76 graduate of Queens College and whose eponymous show was set in Manhattan ... SATURDAY: Councilman Mark Levine of Manhattan, who chairs the
 Parks Committee ... Bari Lurie, chief of staff to Chelsea Clinton ... Anastasia Economides, Intermediate staff editor at the Times ... Queens-raised rapper Lloyd Banks ... SUNDAY: Henry Stern, former parks commissioner in the Koch administration ... Delaney Kempner, a press secretary for the NYC Public Advocate ... Jeff Wice, noted election lawyer ...Ben Jacobs, political reporter at The Guardian ... and comedian James Murray, born on Staten Island.

NEW ARRIVAL: -- Edgar Santana, the northeast political director for Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, wrote on Facebook on Wednesday that his wife, Anietra, "delivered to me two beautiful baby girls tonight. Mom and babies are doing fine. Please keep us in your prays and keep those positive thoughts coming. I love you Hun, you did amazing!" 

THE HOME TEAMS -- POLITICO New York's Howard Megdal: The Giants took corner Eli Apple with the tenth pick in the NFL Draft Thursday night. The Bills took defensive end Shaq Lawson at 19. The Jets landed linebacker Darron Lee at 20.

-- Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer announced Brittany Boyd will be his starting point guard.

-- The day ahead: the Red Bulls host FC Dallas. The Yankees are at Fenway Park. The Mets host the Giants.

#UpstateAmerica: After 37 years on the air, Central New York weatherman David Eichorn will give his last on-air forecast today so he can finish his PhD. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=66d7c47f9ea007d43f8e9a318c17608d11613475fc5a2eb651723cc278ff4312

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