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About 2,500 children out of the school system's more than 60,000 kindergartners are in gifted programs. "I continue to believe that it is incredibly important for us to deliver excellent quality public education for each and every New Yorker, and that for kindergartners, we should not have a gifted and talented program that is separating them on the basis of that assessment," Mamdani said at an unrelated press conference on Friday.

Elected in 2022, Adams made his mark in office by mitigating rising prices with affordability announcements, including a 2024 proposal to lift income taxes for low-income New Yorkers. This administration has put $30 billion back into the pockets of working-class people, the mayor told amNewYork. On July 10, Adams also announced an additional $80 million for expanded child care, another costly but essential service that hurts many low-income families in the city.

Josh Kraft earned $6.3 million last year, reported giving $269,000 to charity, and projected to pay $2,570,000 in federal and state income tax.

"You have to speak and act with moral clarity, and when supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to just sit there," Shapiro said.

The people of the Democratic primary have spoken, and I accept the results. I have profound differences of opinion with Assemblymember Mamdani, but we had a mutually respectful conversation.

"It is the role of this board to balance the reality of rising cost and financing challenges facing owners with what are deep affordability challenges facing tenants," said Doug Apple, the board chair, to boos from the crowd.

Lander emphasized, "After four years of Eric Adams, New York deserves a mayor with integrity, who puts New Yorkers' needs ahead of their own."