{"id":21076,"date":"2025-10-29T10:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/21076\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:53:08","slug":"morning-briefing-oct-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/21076\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Oct. 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s another cool start, with plenty of clouds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mostly_Cloudy_day.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Mid-50s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Low 50s<br \/>Mostly cloudy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around NYC<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/cuomo-gets-paterson-endorsement--sliwa-and-mamdani-canvas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cuomo gets Paterson endorsement, Sliwa and Mamdani canvas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Gov. David Paterson backed mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic primary in June and after he lost, then endorsed Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>Paterson also previously worked for Jim Walden, an independent candidate who has dropped his mayoral bid.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Curtis Sliwa said he never wanted support from Paterson \u2014 who is his ex-wife\u2019s new husband \u2014 calling his backing the \u201ckiss of death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani hit up voters in Hell\u2019s Kitchen and explained he\u2019s not worried about the early voting numbers \u2014 despite his campaign sending out an email Monday arguing the 55 and over totals so far could favor Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/air-traffic-controllers-miss-first-paycheck-of-government-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Air traffic controllers miss first paycheck of government shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Air traffic controllers handed out pamphlets to travelers at LaGuardia Airport, warning about the consequences of the shutdown for air travel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared at LaGuardia Airport Tuesday to warn that if the shutdown continues, delays could get worse as controllers work other jobs to get by.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/education\/2025\/10\/28\/a-look-at-education-issues-in-the-mayoral-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A look at education issues in the mayoral race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has said he doesn&#8217;t support mayoral control of city schools and wants more parent and educator input.<\/p>\n<p>Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo says ending mayoral control would be a &#8220;debacle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mayoral candidates also disagree on issues like gifted and talented education.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/10\/28\/trump-ice-leadership-dhs-noem-major-overhaul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contentmanager.spectrumlocalnews.com\/cf#\/content\/news\/stories\/2025\/10\/28\/m\/more-than-100-former-doj-officials-urge-former-fbi-chief-comey-indictment-to-be-dropped.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Vindictive and targeted&#8217;: More than 100 former DOJ officials urge former FBI chief Comey indictment to be dropped<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/10\/28\/trump-third-term-house-speaker-mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump says he&#8217;d love a third term. House Speaker Johnson says there&#8217;s &#8216;no path&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/nearly-300-000-new-yorkers-cast-their-ballot-in-first-four-days-of-early-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nearly 300,000 New Yorkers cast their ballot in first four days of early voting<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/inside-city-hall\/2025\/10\/28\/former-city-council-speaker-on-the-city-s-latino-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former City Council speaker on the city\u2019s Latino voters<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/the-rush-hour\/2025\/10\/28\/city-comptroller-brad-lander-shares-latest-on-16-year-old-detained-by-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">City Comptroller Brad Lander shares latest on 16-year-old detained by ICE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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