Friday Headlines: Hallowed Screed Edition

Well, the end is nigh. No, not of the election, though that’s fast approaching too, but of the week.

Here is the latest news heading into the end of October:

• Can a Long Island Republican become governor? (The New York Times)
• Gov. Hochul is trying to hold together a Democratic coalition that includes orthodox Jewish voters and democratic socialists. (Politico New York)
• Republican congressional nominee Anthony Constantino’s campaign appears to have paid a woman who threatened his Democratic opponent with an environmental complaint. (City & State)
• NYPD nabbed East Village e-bikes. (Gothamist)
• Bus transit advocates are pushing for fast and free buses and organizing riders in New York City. (amNY)
• Hochul gave her take on Nicki Minaj’s MAGA-induced interest in politics. (News 12 Long Island)
• LIRR ridership is nearing pre-COVID levels. (Newsday)
• New York City is launching a safety campaign to protect pedestrians once daylight saving time ends. (NY1)
• Democratic congressional nominee Cait Conley campaigned with Hochul in the lower Hudson Valley. (The New York Post)
• A Bronx e-bike fire proved fatal. (The Daily News)
• A former NYPD officer was sentenced after fatally striking a peeksill man with his car on the Taconic State Parkway. (The Journal News)
• Kingston launched a public survey in support of its citywide parking study. (Mid Hudson News)
• Police are investigating after a swastika was spray-painted on a Newburgh town supervisor candidate’s campaign sign. (Radio Catskill)
• The 21st Congressional District election is garnering national attention from political power players. (WAMC)
• And the 117th Assembly District race features a newcomer to politics and the current officeholder’s the former chief of staff. (NCPR)
• State Democrats are shelling out the big bucks for Assembly campaigns. (The Investigative Post)
• A Rochester man was fatally struck by a garbage truck. (Democrat & Chronicle)
• State DOT will hold an open house on upcoming I-690 construction. (Syracuse.com)
• DoorDash is acquiring Instacart in a $17 billion deal. (Finger Lakes Daily News)
• Republicans rallied in Elmira with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running for governor. (WSKG)
• The Ithaca Planning Board approved a waterfront apartment complex after it reduced the amount of parking planned. (Ithaca Voice)