
Egypt: Vallone doles out local honors. [Queens Gazette]
NY26: Hochul was “relentless” on Medicare issue, says Carolyn Ryan. [The Caucus]
NY26: “This is definitely fetal-position time for Republicans.” [Gail Collins / NY Times]
NY26: Jack Davis, not going away. [Celeste Katz/ Daily News]
NY26: Can’t blame Davis for GOP loss. [Jessica Taylor / Hotline]
NY26: Winners include Gillibrand and Poloncarz and “All the Republicans who didn’t run.” Losers include Chris Collins. [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]
NY26 Fallout: Democrats will force Senators to vote up or down on Paul Ryan’s budget. [Jennifer Steinhauer]
NY26 Fallout: “This is an achingly beautiful land where politicians do well to tiptoe carefully.” [Michael Powell / The Caucus]
Same-Sex Marriage: Advocates losing momentum. [Mike Gormley / AP]
Bloomberg’s Support: In memo, city says judge “misapplied” law against comptroller. [David Chen / City Room]
Teacher Evaluations: NYSUT withdraws. [Casey Seiler / Times Union]
Tax Cap: Sunset provision is a “deal killer” says EJ McMahon. [Bill Hammond / Daily News]
Tax Cap: Any impact from hydrofracking? [Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight]
Ethics: Silver won’t leave town without “doing a meaningful ethics reform bill.” [Glenn Blain / Daily News]
Deals: “If Skelos was left out of the negotiations with Silver, it could make negotiations for an ethics overhaul that much harder.” [Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight]
Transit: “Farebox operating ratio” is getting steeper. [Clyde Haberman / Cityroom]
Panhandlers: MTA boss say they do exist. [Michael Grynbaum / City Room]
Rematch: Donovan knows his opponent well. [Tom Wrobleski / SI Advance]
Headlines: “Why Are Rabbis Less Strict On Smoking Than Michael Bloomberg?” [Adam Dickter / Jewish Week]
And Scott Stringer wants a moratorium on non-essential school contracts, thanks to a slew of scandals. [Jill Colvin / DNAinfo]