Early Addition: Woody Allen said Mamdani's heart is in the right place, but he's backing Cuomo

James Ramsay

Published Sep 19, 2025

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James Ramsay

Published Sep 19, 2025

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Good Friday morning in New York City, where the state health commissioner says you should assume your insurance covers the COVID-19 vaccine.

Here's what else is happening:

New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs said he won't be endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor.
Woody Allen also won't be endorsing Mamdani. (He told Bari Weiss he's voting for Andrew Cuomo.)
If you're a Boomer parent from out of state responding to a TikTok ad for a $2,500-a-month two-bedroom Greenwich Village apartment for your young adult child, know it might be a scam.
Sussex County, New Jersey, has cancelled a Charlie Kirk memorial planned for this weekend because the baseball field where they were going to hold it can't handle the amount of people expected to show up.
Mayor Adams changed his mind and said he will support a program to send $59.30 rebate checks to certain homeowners to cover the cost of their city-mandated trash bins.
The feds are investigating Tesla over reports that the the electric doors on one of its models can end up trapping kids inside.
How is it already Fat Bear Week again?
And finally, she's had enough: