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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025

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Dear New Yorkers,

Just when you thought it might be a slow news day in our chaotic and never-ending mayor’s race.

On Wednesday it was reported by multiple outlets that President Donald Trump is trying to offer Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa positions in his administration as a way to get them out of the mayor’s race.

Presumably so Trump’s old frenemy, former governor Andrew Cuomo, has a better chance at defeating Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, whose embrace of “socialism” seems to scare big-business Republicans and even some establishment Democrats.

Adams’ campaign denied he was in talks for a federal gig:

“Don’t believe the noise,” said campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro.

(For what it’s worth, Adams made similar statements about not dropping out of the Democratic primary just days before he did, in fact, drop out of the primary.)

Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels street-patrol group, also bristled at the suggestion that he would leave the fray: “[I am] interested in only one job and that is being elected mayor of NYC on Nov. 4. I am not dropping out period.”

Read more here to try to figure out who you can trust as we head toward Election Day.

Weather ☀️

Sunny, with a high near 81.

MTA 🚇

In The Bronx, no 1 trains at Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.

Alternate side parking 🚙

It’s in effect today, Sept. 4.

By the way…

Happy first day of public school! Here are six storylines to watch for as students head back to class.

Our Other Top Stories

Hostos Community College will soon be delivering students to an historic but long-abandoned post office next door. The mayor and CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez announced on Wednesday that the university will lease the landmarked building on East 149th Street and Grand Concourse for an expansion of its health and natural sciences departments. Today is the last day for New York City families eligible for $120 per child in summer food benefits to apply. Our friends at Chalkbeat report that, without more applications, millions of dollars could be left on the table.

Things To Do

Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.

Friday, Sept. 5: Line dance at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Register here.  Saturday, Sept. 6: Bring your pooch in their most rockstar attire to the 4th Annual Rockaway Dog Parade starting at 2 p.m. Registration is $5 for each participating dog, but free to parade watchers. More information can be found here.  Sunday, Sept. 7: Experience the Bronx’s Little Italy by heading to the annual Ferragosto Festival. Free entry, with festivities starting at noon.

THE KICKER: Fire Island is getting a wave of funding from Albany aimed at preserving its eroding shoreline.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday.

Love,

THE CITY

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