New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has officially announced a run for New York City Mayor. The Democrat Cuomo is attempting a political comeback after he resigned from office in while facing allegations of sexual harassment and misusing state resources, which he denies.

(Airs 10/10/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Democrat from Manhattan, about the scandal surrounding Mayor Eric Adams, whether she thinks former Governor Andrew Cuomo will run for the seat, proposition one on the ballot, environmental legislation that’s ready to pass this session, and much more.

(Airs 09/26/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs.

The company hired by New York City to coordinate services and the relocation of migrants upstate is being investigated by state Attorney General Tish James.

A plan by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to alleviate a strain on city resources by busing asylum seekers upstate has been met with a mix of responses from officials in the Hudson Valley.

Since last spring close to 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City. In early May, Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to begin busing asylum seekers upstate. By the end of the month buses reached the Capital Region. No one was prepared for what happened next.

Asylum seekers by the thousands who have arrived in New York City have been sent to a number of upstate localities. The latest group has arrived in the Schenectady County town of Rotterdam.

Local leaders continue to disagree about how to handle the arrival of migrants to the Albany area.

Officials say most of the asylum-seekers bused to Albany from New York City over the last week have found employment.

As thousands of asylum-seekers continue to arrive in New York City, the Big Apple and Albany County are finally "talking to" one another.