Tuesday Headlines: New Kids In Class Edition

Here is today’s latest news:

• LIRR President Rob Free plans to step down later this month. (Newsday)
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are learning that more power means more problems, with progressives questioning their leadership. (The New York Times)
• New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is strategizing about who organized labor and democratic socialists want in the White House. (The New York Post)
• Newly elected House members went to D.C. for freshman orientation. (NY1)
• After a disastrous winter, Mamdani has big plans for keeping the city running in the coming months. (Gothamist)
• A special prosecutor was assigned to a Republican ballot fraud case in Rockland. (The Journal News)
• Ithaca is considering selling a parking garage so it can be converted into a mixed-use development. (Ithaca Voice)
• New York City lawmakers are still looking for an answer to lithium e-bike battery fires. (The City Reporter)
• State lawmakers held a hearing on automatic license plate readers as data privacy concerns complicate the technology’s perception. (The Times Union)
• Cash-strapped Albany borrowed $10 million to meet its expenses. (WAMC)
• State Budget Director Blake Washington said it’s too early in the game to discuss raising taxes in next year’s budget. (State of Politics)
• Syracuse’s top lawyer non-government clients are becoming an issue. (Syracuse.com)
• Dutchess County has a budget proposal from its county executive…as well as a nearly $100 million budget gap. (The Poughkeepsie Journal)
• Onondaga County Democrats have four more years to pursue their legislative priorities after retaining control. (WAER)
• Local Republicans say they will regroup. (WRVO)
• Western New York Rep. Tim Kennedy has his priorities set heading into a Congressional session where Democrats have control. (BTPM)