Good Morning, New York! Hochul and Jeffries are on the trail against Trump’s budget bill, a top CUNY official is catching heat for antisemitic conspiracy theories, and Scott Stringer’s ADL partnership gafffe. This is your Tammany Times AM Briefing for Monday, June 2nd, 2025.

WHERE’s KATHY: In NYC, making a media appearance on MSNBC.

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Hall Monitors

— A top CUNY official is catching heat for sharing what critics call antisemitic conspiracy theories about Israel and the October 7th attacks. Arthur Cheliotes, board chairman of CUNY’s School of Labor and Urban Studies, reposted claims that Israel welcomed the Hamas attack as a pretext to seize Gaza, even comparing Netanyahu to Hitler. When confronted, Cheliotes defended his posts as "reasonable" and denied being antisemitic, citing his family history and past visits to Israel. (NY Post)

— NYC has a new parks commissioner, and she's making history! Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, a parks veteran and the first Latina in the role, steps up after Sue Donoghue's resignation amid broader departures from the Adams administration. Facing a persistent lifeguard shortage as summer kicks off, Rodriguez-Rosa aims to keep pools open and inspire the next generation of water safety pros. (Gothamist)

— Mayor Adams is taking a victory lap: NYC saw the fewest reported murders and shootings in modern history to start the year. Homicides from January through May dipped to 112, just under the previous record. But NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch took the opportunity to slam the state's criminal justice reforms, which she says makes a 'revolving door' out of the system. (NY Post)

Capitol Gains

— Kathy Hochul's got feds on her tail. The DOJ is investigating the governor's $9 billion Medicaid homecare program overhaul after a rocky rollout that left many home care aides unpaid. Investigators are reportedly looking into potential criminal or civil actions, focusing on the transition process and allegations of a rigged contract. (NY Post)

— New York's ethics commission found a whopping $18.1 million discrepancy in reported lobbyist compensation. While both lobbyists and their clients made errors, the commission clarified almost all discrepancies, except for 0.5% of the payments, according to Sanford Berland, the commission's executive director. The discrepancies don't necessarily mean anyone's in trouble, but the commission is pushing for more oversight and transparency in lobbying. (Times Union)

— Gov. Hochul and Rep. Jeffries are sounding the alarm about Trump's budget, which they say could slash Medicare and Medicaid funding in New York. They claim the "big and ugly" bill, part of "Project 2025," would leave 1.5 million New Yorkers without healthcare and cost the city's hospitals billions. While Hochul blasted Republicans, Jeffries expressed hope that some GOP senators would help block the bill. (amNY)

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Trail Mix

— Andrew Cuomo's campaign is playing hardball after a union endorsed his mayoral rival, Adrienne Adams. Cuomo's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter to the union over its "top 10 reasons" not to vote for the former governor, accusing it of spreading misinformation. While Cuomo's team defends the move as combating "Trumpian misinformation," critics see it as an attempt to silence opposition ahead of the primary. (POLITICO)

— Mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer claimed he'd partner with the Anti-Defamation League to combat antisemitism using tech, but the ADL says they have "no authorized plans" to work with him. Stringer's team insists he was merely promoting the ADL's existing resources, not announcing a formal partnership. The would-be collaboration comes as NYC sees a spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes. (NY Post)

— Andrew Cuomo, the frontrunner in the NYC mayoral primary, can't dodge his rivals any longer and will finally debate them this week. Cuomo has avoided any events that would put him in direct conversation with other candidates, so it will be interesting to see his initial interactions with the rest of the field. (NBC 4NY)