September 5, 2025 • 25 mins
We dive into the latest developments in the race for New York City Mayor and Democrat's positioning on whether or not to endorse Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani with Jimmy Vielkind of WNYC and the New York Public News Network. The New York NOW team takes a day trip to the 184th annual New York State Fair and highlights many of the new attractions as well as the crowd favorites this year.
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[ THEME MUSIC ]
>> WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S
EDITION OF "NEW YORK NOW."
I'M SHANTEL DESTRA.
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FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ALL EYES
HAVE REMAINED ON NEW YORK CITY
FOR WHAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A
VERY EVENTFUL RACE FOR THE
CITY'S NEXT MAYOR.
THE CURRENT EMBATTLED MAYOR,
ERIC ADAMS, HAS HAD AN UPHILL
BATTLE FOR RE-ELECTION WITH THE
STING OF CONTROVERSY, ALLEGED
CORRUPTION AND COMPROMISED
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ALLIES ON HIS RECORD.
THIS WEEK, SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS
HAVE REPORTED THAT THE MAYOR HAS
BEEN OFFERED A POTENTIAL
POSITION TO WORK AT HUD UNDER
THE CURRENT TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
THE MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN HAS DENIED
THOSE REPORTS AND ADAMS IS
VOWING TO STAY IN THE RACE ON AN
INDEPENDENT TICKET.
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MEANWHILE, THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ZOHRAN
MAMDANI, SECURED THE PRIMARY
VICTORY OVER FORMER GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO BACK IN JUNE AFTER
RUNNING A VERY SUCCESSFUL GRASS
ROOTS CAMPAIGN.
SINCE THEN, MAMDANI HAS REMAINED
WELL POSITIONED LEADING UP TO
THE GENERAL ELECTION OVER CUOMO,
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ADAMS AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
CURTIS SLIWA.
TO UNDERSTAND THE LATEST UPDATES
IN THE MAYORAL RACE AND THE
CAMPAIGNS OF THE CANDIDATES, WE
ARE JOINED BY JIMMY VIELKIND
KIND OF WNYC AND THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.
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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
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US HERE TODAY, JIMMY.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> NOW, CAN YOU GIVE US SORT OF
THE LAY OF THE LAND FOR THE RACE
FOR NEW YORK CITY'S NEXT MAYOR?
>> YEAH. IT SEEMS THAT THE PLOT
IS THICKENING AS THE FIELD
STARTS THINNING.
THE FRONTRUNNER IN THE RACE
RIGHT NOW IS ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
HE'S ASSEMBLY FROM QUEENS AND HE
WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY IN
JUNE.
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NEW YORK CITY IS A DEMOCRATIC
CITY.
THERE'S A BIG ENROLLMENT
ADVANTAGE FOR THAT CITY SO
MAMDANI REALLY IS IN THE
FRONTRUNNER POSITION.
BUT AT THE SAME FORCES THAT
PROPELLED HIM THERE, HE HAS
CAPTURED YOUTH.
HE HAS ENERGIZED NEW VOTERS.
HE HAS WON THE SUPPORT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF
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AMERICA, HAS LED TO A REAL
BACKLASH.
THERE'S AN ALMOST EQUAL PART OF
THE ELECTORATE THAT HAS CONCERNS
THAT MAMDANI IS TOO YOUNG, TOO
INEXPERIENCED AND FRANKLY, TOO
FAR TO THE LEFT TO GOVERN A CITY
AS BIG AND COMPLICATED AS NEW
YORK.
AS WE MOVED INTO THE GENERAL
ELECTION PHASE, WE SEE THAT
THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDIDATES WHO
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ARE TRYING TO CHALLENGE HIM,
NOTABLY INCUMBENT MAYOR ERIC
ADAMS WHO SKIPPED THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY AND IS RUNNING ON A
THIRD-PARTY LINE AND ANDREW
CUOMO, THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK WHO LOST IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AND IS ALSO
ON THE THIRD-PARTY LINE.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS
CURTIS SLIWA.
HE WAS THE CANDIDATE IN 2021.
HE'S SORT OF A FIXTURE IN NEW
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YORK CITY, AND THE FIELD GOT A
LITTLE SMALLER OVER THE LAST
WEEK WHEN JIM WALDEN, AN
ATTORNEY WHO WAS ALSO MOUNTING A
THIRD-PARTY CHALLENGE DROPPED
OUT.
>> YEAH. I WANT TO GET INTO MANY
SOME OF THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WEEK, BOTH POLITICAL AND THE
"NEW YORK TIMES" HAVE REPORTED
THAT THE INCUMBENT MAYOR ERIC
ADAMS HAS BEEN REPORTEDLY
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OFFERED A POSITION WITH HUD TO
WORK UNDER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AND IF HE WERE TO
ACCEPT THIS POSITION THAT WOULD
MEAN THE END OF HIS RE-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN.
THE MAYOR HAS COME OUT AND
DENIED THAT REPORTING AND HAS
VOWED TO STAY IN THE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THESE
DEVELOPMENTS AND THAT RESPONSE
FROM THE MAYOR?
>> I THINK IT'S JUST A REMINDER
THAT THERE'S ONE GIANT WILDCARD
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IN THIS ELECTION AND KIND OF IN
LIFE AND THAT'S DONALD TRUMP.
TRUMP IS NOW A FLORIDA VOTER BUT
HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW
YORK.
HE HAS MAJOR BUSINESS INTERESTS
IN NEW YORK, AND PEOPLE CLOSE TO
HIM SAY THAT HE CARES DEEPLY
ABOUT THE RACE FOR NEW YORK CITY
MAYOR.
HE HAS EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE
WITH ZOHRAN MAMDANI AND SAID HE
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DOESN'T WANT HIM TO TAKE OVER
THE CITY.
SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS TRUMP
REALLY TRYING TO MATCHENNATE TO
NARROW DOWN THE FIELD.
POLLING SHOWS THAT MAMDANI IS IN
THE LEAD RIGHT NOW WITH A
MULTICANDIDATE FIELD, BUT IF IT
WERE TO BECOME A ONE-ON-ONE RACE
AGAINST ERIC ADAMS OR AGAINST
ANDREW CUOMO, THINGS WOULD GET A
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LOT TIGHTER AND A LOT MORE
INTERESTING GOING INTO NOVEMBER.
SO AS YOU SAID, ADAMS HAS DENIED
THE HUD REPORT BUT HE DIDN'T SAY
THAT-- HE WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE
HEDGY, WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT,
WELL, WOULD THERE BE ANY
POSITION THAT YOU COULD GET OUT
OF.
THERE'S BEEN SOME MORE REPORTING
THAT ADAMS HAS BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT HE MIGHT DO NEXT.
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WHETHER OR NOT HE COULD TAKE A
JOB.
HE'S GOING TO NEED A NEW JOB IN
JANUARY IF HE DOESN'T WIN
ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR AND RIGHT
NOW, POLLS INDICATE HE'S NOT IN
VERY STRONG POSITION.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ZOHRAN
MAMDANI REALLY SCREAMING FROM
THE ROOFTOP ABOUT THIS STUFF.
HE SAYS THAT THIS SHOWS THAT
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ANDREW CUOMO IS DONALD TRUMP'S
PREFERRED CANDIDATE.
YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, IN A
DEMOCRATIC PLACE LIKE NEW YORK
CITY THAT IS A PRETTY POTENT
LINE OF ATTACK, SO CUOMO HAS NOT
SAID MUCH ABOUT THIS AT ALL.
HE SAYS ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS
ARE NOTHING THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT,
BUT YOU KNOWS WE'LL HAVE TO SEE
EXACTLY HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.
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>> YEAH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT AT ONE POINT BOTH CUOMO AND
ADAMS WERE CALLING ON ONE
ANOTHER TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE.
DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING AT
THIS TIME?
>> NO. I THINK WE'RE WELL BEYOND
THAT.
IT'S SORT OF A WEIRD STANDOFF.
ALMOST LIKE THAT PEOPLE WHERE
THE SPIDERMANS ARE POINTING AT
EACH OTHER.
BUT AGAIN, DONALD TRUMP COULD
MAKE THIS RATHER INTERESTING IF
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HE IS ABLE TO INFLUENCE AND
PERHAPS CREATE A POSITION FOR
SLIWA, CREATE A POSITION FOR
ADAMS OR DO SOMETHING ELSE TO
GET THIS INTO A ONE-ON-ONE RACE.
SOMETHING THAT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE THIS WEEK HE SAID HE WAS
HOPEFUL FOR.
>> RIGHT. AND YOU, OF COURSE,
HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INCREDIBLE
REPORTING ON THE PRECARIOUS
POSITION THAT SOME DEMOCRATS ARE
IN IN TERMS OF DECIDING WHETHER
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OR NOT TO ENDORSE THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER.
SO CAN YOU HELP US UNPACK THAT?
>> SURE. SO WHEN MAMDANI WON THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, HE DID SO
WITH A SURGE OF PROGRESSIVE
ENERGY AND MAYBE THE ESTABLISHED
PARTY FIGURES, PEOPLE LIKE
SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK
SCHUMER, HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER
HAKEEM JEFFRIES, BOTH ARE
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REPRESENTATIVES IN BROOKLYN.
AS WELL AS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL
HAVE NOT ENDORSED MAMDANI AND
HAVE STILL NOT GIVEN THEIR
BLESSING TO HIM.
NOW HE IS THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
WINNER.
SO THESE TOP DEMOCRATS, IT'S A
LITTLE BIT ODD.
YOU BUT IT IS SOMETHING OF A
DELICATE DANCE BECAUSE ALL THOSE
OFFICIALS TEND TO BE MUCH MORE
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CENTRISTS IN THEIR POLITICS AND
EACH OF THEM HAVE KIND OF THEIR
OWN CALCULATIONS AS TO WHETHER
OR NOT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
OR NOT.
>> YEAH. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE
THE KEY ISSUES AT PLAY HERE?
>> WELL, SO IT DEPENDS UPON THE
PERSON.
HOCHUL SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE
WARMEST TOWARD MAMDANI.
SHE IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION NEXT
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YEAR.
SHE IS A MODERATE AND SHE SEES A
LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE PARTY'S
BASE THAT MAMDANI COULD
POTENTIALLY BE VERY HELPFUL IN
DELIVERING.
SO'S THERE BEEN NO FORMAL
ENFORCEMENT.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
TEAMS FOR BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND
MAMDANI ARE TALKING REGULARLY.
JUST THIS LAST WEEK, WE SAW
MAMDANI OUTSIDE A SCHOOL
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PRAISING GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S
SIGNATURE ACCOMPLISHMENT, WHICH
WAS A BELL-TO-BELL BAN ON
INTERNET-CONNECTED SMART DEVICES
IN SCHOOL AND WE HAVE SEEN
HOCHUL DEFEND HIM MULTIPLE
TIMES.
THE EXPECTATION IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL COME TOGETHER WITH
THEM.
JEFFERIES HAS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT CALCULATION.
HIS GOAL IS A NATIONAL GOAL IN
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THAT HE WANTS TO SHEPHERD
DEMOCRATS INTO THE HOUSE
MAJORITY IN THE UPCOMING
ELECTIONS AND TO DO THAT, HE'S
GOING TO NEED TO WIN IN MARGINAL
DISTRICTS, SUBURBAN DISTRICTS,
NOT JUST IN NEW YORK STATE BUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IN MANY
OF THESE DISTRICTS, VOTERS ARE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
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SOME OF MAMDANI'S FAR LEFT
POLICIES.
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA.
IN NEW YORK, WE'VE SEEN SOME OF
THOSE MODERATE MEMBERS WHO ARE
IN THE BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS,
LORI GILLAND AND TOM SUOZZI, SAY
THAT MAMDANI SHOULD LEAVE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR HIS OWN
PARTIES.
SO JEFFERIES REALLY NEEDS TO
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BALANCE THOSE CANDIDATES RUNNING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SWING
DISTRICTS WITH HIS POLITICS BACK
HOME.
JEFFERIES REPRESENTS AREAS OF
CENTRAL BROOKLYN THAT HAVE LONG
BEEN PREDOMINANTLY POPULATED BY
MIDDLE CLASS BLACK VOTERS AND
BLACK FAMILIES, AND YOU KNOW,
THEY'VE BEEN UNDER PRESSURE FOR
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GENTRIFICATION FOR REALLY THE
LAST DECADE AND A HALF.
MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE
CLOSE TO JEFFERIES SEE MAMDANI
AND THE DSA AS SORT OF
INDICATIVE OF THAT WAVE AND THEY
PARTICULARLY TAKE A LOT OF UM
BRIDGE WITH PROGRESSIVE
DSA-BACKED CANDIDATES
CHALLENGING ESTABLISHED BLACK
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN BROOKLYN
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AND ELSEWHERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
SO JEFFERIES IS KIND OF
BALANCING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
HE HAD A RECENT MEETING WITH
MAMDANI AND REPRESENTATIVE
YVETTE CLARK WHO REPRESENTS A
NEIGHBORING DISTRICT IN BROOKLYN
AND RECENTLY TOLD REPORTERS,
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHY HAVEN'T YOU
ENFORCED MAMDANI, WHY HAVEN'T
YOU ENDORSED MAMDANI, STAY
TUNED.
>> YEAH. AND THIS WEEK, WE SAW,
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OF COURSE, THE BRONX DELEGATION
COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF MAMDANI.
SO HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO GET THE
SUPPORT OF HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE
LEGISLATURE?
>> YEAH. IT'S YET ANOTHER
INDICATION THAT HE'S WORKING TO
BROADEN HIS BASE.
AGAIN, HE DIDN'T COME IN TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WITH A LOT OF
THAT ESTABLISHMENT SUPPORT, BUT
ONCE HE WAS VICTORIOUS, HE
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QUICKLY REALIZED THAT JUST
HOLDING THAT PROGRESSIVE BASE IS
NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.
SO WHEN I SEE THE BROOKLYN
DELEGATION, THE BROOKLYN LEADER,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODNEYSE
BICHOTTE HERMALYN, FROM THE
BRONX, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS,
ALL OF THAT SPEAKS TO A
BROADENING OF MAMDANI'S APPEAL
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AND TO SORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MACHINERY OF NEW YORK CITY
STARTING TO KICK IN BEHIND
MAMDANI.
AGAIN, THESE ARE PEOPLE AND
ENTITIES THAT WERE NOT WITH HIM
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BUT
WILL THEORETICALLY BE HELPING
HIM TO SOME DEGREE IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IS
EARTH-SHATTERING BUT IT'S
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CERTAINLY GOOD AND I EXPECT
WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF IT,
INCLUDING POTENTIAL ENDORSEMENTS
FROM SOME OF THOSE TOP OFFICIALS
THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THE
STRATEGY SHOULD BE FOR EACH OF
THE CANDIDATES HEADING INTO THE
LAST DAYS OF THIS ELECTION
CYCLE?
>> SURE. I THINK MAMDANI NEEDS
TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM
WITH HIS PROGRESSIVE BASE AND
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ALSO BROADEN HIS APPEAL.
I THINK THAT GETTING
ESTABLISHMENT ENDORSEMENTS IS
GOING TO BE PART OF THAT AND I
THINK HE REALLY NEEDS TO ARGUE
TO VOTERS WHO MAY BE ON THE
FENCE ABOUT HIM OR UNCOMFORTABLE
ABOUT LIMB THAT HE CAN GOVERN,
THAT HE CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE
MAYOR.
HE HAS NOT HAD A JOB IN WHICH HE
HAD TO MANAGE A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE LET ALONE BUREAUCRACY IN
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A CITY AS LARGE AND COMPLICATED
AS NEW YORK.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO DO THAT.
ANDREW CUOMO, I THINK, NEEDS TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT
THAT HE IS THE ONE WITH
EXPERIENCE AND MAMDANI DOES NOT
HAVE EXPERIENCE.
SO CUOMO HAS BEEN ATTACKING
MAMDANI.
HE HAS BEEN QUESTIONING HIS
POLICIES AND THE POLICIES OF THE
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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF
AMERICA.
THESE ARE THINGS LIKE SUPPORT
FOR LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION OR
CHANGES TO POLICING THAT WOULD
RESULT IN POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS
ENFORCE OR DISBANDING OF CERTAIN
NYPD UNITS.
WHENEVER CUOMO CAN RAISE THE
CONVERSATION AND MAKE IT ABOUT
SOME OF THESE POLICY POSITIONS,
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HE CAN PRESENT THE QUESTION TO
VOTERS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY
REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH
MAMDANI.
ADAMS, FOR THE LARGE PART,
REALLY HAS A VERY SIMILAR
STRATEGY.
HE ALSO NEEDS TO RAISE QUESTIONS
ABOUT MAMDANI'S FITNESS BUT ALSO
ARGUE THAT HE, IN HIS FOUR YEARS
AS MAYOR, HAS REAL DELIVERABLES
AND DESERVES A SECOND TERM.
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SO ADAMS HAS LOOKED AT JOB
GROWTH SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE IN
THE CITY.
OF COURSE, HE WAS SWORN IN RIGHT
AT KIND OF THE TAIL END OF THE
WORST PARTS OF THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ADAMS, A
FORMER POLICE OFFICER WANTS TO
TALK ABOUT CRIME AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HE WANTS TO TALK
ABOUT THE LOWER NUMBERS OF
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SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES THAT ARE
CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE, THIS
SORT OF SPIKE IN CRIME THAT
ACCOMPANIED THE PANDEMIC, HAS
EBBED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT IN
NEW YORK AS WELL, SO ADAMS WANTS
TO MAKE THE CASE THAT HE HAS A
RECORD THAT'S WORTHY OF A SECOND
TERM, AND THEN CURTIS SLIWA
NEEDS TO ENERGIZE THE REPUBLICAN
BASE AND POINT OUT ALL THE FLAWS
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IN THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
ADAMS, OF COURSE, HAS GRAPPLED
WITH FEDERAL CORRUPTION
INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE WAS VERY RECENTLY AN
INDICTMENT OF A TOP OFFICIAL IN
THE ADAMS' ADMINISTRATION.
SO SLIWA HAS LOTS OF AMMUNITION
TO WORK WITH.
HE CAN ALSO REMIND VOTERS ABOUT
ANDREW CUOMO'S PAST SCANDALS,
AND HE CAN, AGAIN, LIKE THE
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OTHER CANDIDATES, POINT TO
MAMDANI'S INEXPERIENCE.
SO I THINK ALL OF THESE
CANDIDATES HAS A WAY FORWARD,
WHETHER IT'S GOING TO RESONATE
WITH VOTERS AND EXACTLY WHETHER
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
CREDIBLY MAKE THEIR CASE IS
SOMETHING THAT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN AND I'LL BE WATCHING FOR IN
THESE LAST WEEKS OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
>> WOW. FASCINATING.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
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INCREDIBLE REPORTING, JIMMY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ALL THE
TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
>> THANKS, SHANTEL.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
>> WE WERE SPEAKING WITH JIMMY
VIELKIND KIND OF WNYC AND THE
NEW YORK PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.
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>> NOW TURNING TO OUR NEXT
TOPIC, THE ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE
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FAIR IS BACK AND BETTER THAN
EVER THIS YEAR AND OUR ELISE
KLINE TOOK A DAY TRIP TO THE
FAIR ON BEEF DAY TO EXPERIENCE
THE NEW ATTRACTIONS AS WELL AS
SOME FAN FAVORITES.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
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>> WE ARE BACK AT THE NEW YORK
STATE FAIR FOR MORE ADVENTURES
AND WE'RE TAKING YOU WITH US.
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PEOPLE ARE LINING UP AT THE
GATES.
IT'S SUNNY.
THERE'S A LIGHT BREEZE.
IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS DAY.
THEY'RE READY TO GET THROUGH THE
GATES AND HAVE SOME FUN.
THIS YEAR, THE FAIR TURNS 184
YEARS OLD.
IT WAS FIRST INAUGURATED IN
1841.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT
SOME PERFORMERS AND SEE SOME NEW
AND OLD ATTRACTIONS AND OF
COURSE, TRY A FEW RIDES.
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
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EACH DAY OF THE 12-DAY FAIR HAS
THEMES.
TODAY'S THEME IS BEEF DAY.
BEEF DAY'S CELEBRATING ITS 30TH
ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS THE
STATE'S BEEF INDUSTRY WITH A
VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.
THIS INCLUDES FREE COW EAR
HEADBANDS AN, INTERACTIVE BOOTH,
A DAIRY BIRTHING TENT FEATURING
ADORABLE BABY COWS, AND A
SUPREME SHOW, A LIVESTOCK EVENT
FEATURING THE BEST FEMALE CATTLE
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FROM COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE.
RICHARD BALL, COMMISSIONER OF
THE NEW YORK COMMISSION OF
AGRICULTURE, SAYS BEEF DAY
HIGHLIGHTS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE.
>> BEEF IS A GROWING INDUSTRY IN
NEW YORK.
WE HAVEN'T REACHED THE POINT
WHERE WE'VE SATURATED THE MARKET
IN ANY WAY.
REALLY GREAT TO CELEBRATE BEEF
TODAY.
DOWN AT THE BEEF BARN, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE DOING SOME SHOWS.
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YOU'LL SEE SOME GREAT ANIMALS
DOWN THERE.
>> ASHLEY
>> ASHLEY SCOONES, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK BEEF
COUNCIL, SAYS BEEF DAY IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
AWARENESS TO THE STATE'S BEEF
PRODUCERS AND FARMERS.
>> IT GIVES OUR PRODUCERS AND
BEEF FARMERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE INDUSTRY, TO
ADVOCATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
KIND OF CREATE COMMUNITY AND
SHARE ABOUT THE GREAT JOB
THEY'RE DOING RAISING ANIMALS TO
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FEED THE COMMUNITY.
THE SUPREME SHOW IS ONE OF THE
MAIN EVENTS OF BEEF DAY,
FEATURING THE STATE'S BEST
FEMALE CATTLE.
ZACH WELKER, PRESIDENT OF THE
NEW YORK BEEF PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION, SAYS THE WINNERS OF
THE SHOW CAN ENHANCE THEIR
PRODUCTION BY GAINING MORE
ATTENTION WITH THE PUBLIC AND
THE JUDGES.
>> IT'S A GOOD MARKETING TOOL
FOR CATTLE TO BE HERE AND BE
SEEN FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.
THOSE CATTLE THAT WON A BANNER
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FOR THE SUPREME CATTLE SHOW IN
PARTICULAR HAVE ALREADY BEEN
SEEN AT A DIFFERENT COUNTY FAIR
BY JUDGES AND DIFFERENT
BREEDERS.
SO THAT'S A GREAT MARKETING TOOL
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL
GENETICS OR PROMOTE MAYBE YOUR
FREEZER BEEF TRADE OR WHATEVER
MAKEUP YOUR BUSINESS IS.
>> PIPER SOMERVILLE, A SHOWMAN
FOR KOE, A FEMALE SHORTHORN,
PLUS COMPETING IN THE SUPREME
SHOW, SAYS GETTING TO THIS LEVEL
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AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR IS
VERY EXCITING AFTER PLACING
FIRST IN THE AGAIN IS A COUNTY
FAIR COMPETITION.
>> WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT
WIN BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER BEEN
HERE AT THIS LEVEL FOR THE
SUPREME DRIVE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT.
>> SOMERVILLE SAYS THEY SPENT A
LOT OF TIME PREPARING HER FOR
THE BIG COMPETITION.
>> IT'S ALWAYS AN EARLY MORNING.
WE ALWAYS START BY WASHING HER
CALFS AND THEN GETTING THEM
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COMPLETELY DRY AND THEN THEY GET
FIT.
SO THEY BASICALLY GET A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PAINT AND GLUE IN
THEMSELVES TO GET 'EM BLOOMY AND
READY FOR THE SHOW RING.
SO WE CALL THAT FITTING.
AND THEN WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF
CLIPPING ON HER AND THEN PUT
SOME SHINE ON HER AND GET HER
JUST READY FOR THE RING.
>> SOMERVILLE SAYS KOE IS ALWAYS
READY TO STRUT HER STUFF WHEN IT
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COME TIME FOR THE SHOW.
>> OH, MY GOSH, THIS GIRL IS
CRAZY, LIKE IN A GOOD WAY.
SHE IS JUST THE CALMEST THING
EVER.
SHE'S BEEN MY PARTNER IN CRIME
IN TERMS OF SHOWMANSHIP.
SO THAT'S HOW I SHOW THE ANIMAL.
SHE'S JUST A COMPLETE PUPPY DOG,
AND IT'S WON ME SOME VERY BIG
SHOWS WITH HOW CALM SHE IS AND I
JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH FOR THAT.
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>> SOMERVILLE SAYS KOE WON HER
CLASS OF A CROSSBREED HEIFER,
BUT SHE DIDN'T GET AN OVERALL
AWARD.
SHE SAYS SHE DID VERY WELL, AND
SHE'S PROUD OF ALL HER SUCCESS.
IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL FAIR
DAYS, THE FAIR HAS POPULAR
ATTRACTIONS EACH YEAR, SUCH AS
THE BUTTER SCULPTURE AND A
VARIETY OF ANIMAL BARNS.
ONE OF THE FAIR'S MOST POPULAR
ATTRACTIONS IS THE HOLLYWOOD
RACING PIGS.
CRYSTAL CORONAS SAYS THE
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HOLLYWOOD RACING PIGS HAVE BEEN
AROUND AS LONG AS SHE CAN
REMEMBER, AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A PART OF IT.
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
PARTICIPATING WITH IT BEING A
FAMILY BUSINESS, KIND OF BEING
BORN INTO WHAT WE DO.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OUT HERE SINCE
I WAS A KID, AND I'VE LOVED IT
SINCE I WAS A KID, AND LIKE I
SAID, IT'S BECOME A REALLY BIG
PART OF OUR FAMILY.
>> CORONAS SAYS HER FAMILY HAS A
HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE
ANIMALS AND ENTERTAINING.
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SO THE RACING PIGS HAVE BEEN A
PERFECT FIT.
>> SO PIG RACING IS DEFINITELY
NOT A NEW THING.
IT'S KIND OF A FAMILY TRADITION
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN HISTORY
AT THE FAIR.
SO I THINK WITH US BEING
ENTERTAINERS ANIMAL LOVERS,
WE'VE COMBINED IT AND IT WORKED
OUT REALLY WELL FOR OUR FAMILY.
>> THE FULL-GROWN MINIATURE
POTBELLY PIGS PARTICIPATE IN TWO
RACES, ONE WITH TWO OF THEM AND
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THE OTHER WITH SIX OF THEM.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE RACES PER DAY
AND THE PIGS LOVE IT.
CORONAS SAYS THE PIGS HAVE BEEN
IN THEIR FAMILY FOR A FEW YEARS.
SHE SAYS THEY LOVE RUNNING ON
THE TRACK.
>> WHEN THEY'RE RACING, THEY
HAVE BOTH FEET FORWARD, I'LL
SAY.
THEY ARE DEFINITELY ON A MISSION
TO GET AROUND THIS TRACK, AND I
HAVE SEEN THEM GET A LITTLE
COMPETITIVE.
>> AS MUCH AS THE PIGS LOVE
RUNNING, THE CROWD LOVES
WATCHING.
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WE WATCHED THE 3:00 P.M. RACE
WHERE NUMBER ONE
ARI-HAMMA-GRANDE CROSSED THE
FINISH LINE WITH SPEED WINNING
THE RACE.
WELL, THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING
TO WATCH.
AND THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT THE
ONLY ONES READY TO PUT ON A
SHOW.
AND THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT THE
ONLY ONES READY TO PUT ON A
SHOW.
THE CANINE STARS STUNT DOG SHOW
THIS YEAR COMES TO THE FAIR FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
I'M DYING TO SEE IT, SO LET'S GO
CHECK IT OUT!
THE CANINE STARS STUNT DOG SHOW
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HAVE PERFORMED AROUND THE WORLD
AND ON THE 2021 SEASON OF
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
ETHAN WILHELM STARTED THE CANINE
STARS STUNT DOG SHOW WITH HIS
WIFE IN 2012.
THE SHOW FEATURES DOGS RESCUED
FROM EUTHANASIA.
>> WE WANTED TO START SOMETHING
WHERE WE COULD NOT ONLY PROMOTE
PET ADOPTION BUT ALSO PROMOTE
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WITH YOUR
PETS AT HOME.
PEOPLE CAN COME OUT HERE AND WE
KIND OF TEACH YOU A COUPLE
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THINGS DURING THE SHOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOUR DOG IS
GETTING PROPER NUTRITION AND
EXERCISE AND HOW IMPORTANT JUST
HAVING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR DOG IS.
>> THE PERFORM UP ANDS HAVE BEEN
TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT,"
NICKELODEON, "THE NICK CANNON
SHOW," AND NOW THE NEW YORK
STATE FAIR.
>> THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE LITTLE
SUPERSTARS.
OUR MOTTO IS MY RESCUE IS A ROCK
STAR.
SO WE LIKE THE DOGS TO KIND OF
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LIVE LIKE ROCK STARS, TOO.
WILHELM SAYS THEY HAVE RESCUED
DOGS FROM A VARIETY OF
SITUATIONS, SUCH AS DOG
FIGHTING, STRAYS ON THE STREET,
AND BEING SENT BACK TO SHELTERS.
HE SAYS NOW THE 15 PERFORMING UP
ANDS STAY WITH HIM AND HIS WIFE
WHEN THEY AREN'T PERFORMING.
>> THEY'RE NOT JUST LIKE CIRCUS
DOGS.
THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY'RE OUR PETS.
THEY SLEEP IN THE BED WITH US
AND STUFF.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TOUR BUS,
WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
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YEAH, OUR WHOLE LIFE REVOLVES
AROUND DOGS.
THE DOGS ARE LIKE OUR CHILDREN.
>> WILHELM SAYS WHEN THEY RESCUE
THE DOGS, THEY SPEND A LOT OF
TIME FIGURING OUT HOW THEY LEARN
BEST AND WHAT THEY'RE MOTIVATED
BY, TOYS, TREATS, OR PRAISE.
HE SAYS THEY USE POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT TRAINING TO GET
THE UP ANDS READY TO PERFORM
THEIR TRICKS.
>> THAT MEANS THAT EVERY TIME
THE DOGS DO WHAT WE WANT THEM TO
DO, THEY GET A REWARD FOR IT.
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THAT MEANS TREATS, LIKE NICK IS
GETTING BRISKET AND HOT DOGS
RIGHT NOW.
THEY ALSO LOVE TOYS, FRISBEES,
AND A LOT OF THEM WILL DO IT
JUST FOR PRAISE.
>> WILHELM SAYS THIS TYPE OF
TRAINING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
SOME OF THE TRICKS ARE
DANGEROUS.
ONE TRICK WITH A UP AND CALLED
SHIZAM INVOLVES HER JUMPING OVER
EIGHT FEET AND BEING CAUGHT BY
WILHELM.
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>> YOU CAN'T FORCE A DOG TO DO
THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO BUILD A SLOW BOND
OF TRUST WITH THE DOGS, AND WE
DO THAT WITH POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT.
THAT'S HOW THE DOGS ARE ABLE TO
TRUST US, THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CATCH THEM AND THEY CAN MAKE
THAT BIG LEAP.
AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF IS
LIKE JUMPING IN THE POOL, A LOT
OF DOGS ARE REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT
DOING THAT.
SO THEY HAVE TO TRUST US THAT
WE'RE GONNA DO A GOOD THROW AND
THEY TRUST US THAT IT'S OKAY TO
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JUMP IN THERE.
THEY KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE A
POSITIVE THING FOR THEM.
>> WILHELM SAYS AT THE FAIR,
THEY'VE HAD SOME OF THE BIGGEST
CROWDS OF THEIR YEAR AND THE
DOGS LOVE IT.
>> WHEN THEY HEAR PEOPLE
CHEERING FOR THEM, IT LIGHTS A
FIRE IN THEM AND THEY JUMP
HIGHER, AND THEY RUN FASTER, SO
THEY'RE REALLY LOVE BEING HERE
AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR.
>> SARAH SCHENKEN BERGER, AN
AUDIENCE MEMBER AT THE FAIR WHO
WAS SPLASHED BY SOME OF THE POOL
TRICKS, SAYS EVEN THOUGH SHE GOT
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WET, SHE THOUGHT THE PERFORMANCE
WAS VERY ENTERTAINING.
I KIND OF ANTICIPATED IT WOULD
HAPPEN STANDING RIGHT HERE SO IT
WAS REALLY COOL, AND IT'S NICE
TO SEE THAT RESCUE DOGS ARE
BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND BEING
USED FOR GOOD THINGS LIKE THIS.
FOR DEBBIE FURLONG, IT WAS HER
FIRST TIME AT THE FAIR, AND SHE
SAYS SHE WAS BLOWN AWAY.
>> I THOUGHT THE SHOW WAS
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FANTASTIC.
IT'S NICE, COOL WEATHER, AND
WE'D SEEN THEM ON "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT" AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS
INTERESTING THEN.
>> WE JUST SAW SOME REALLY BRAVE
UP ANDS FLIP AND FLY THROUGH THE
AIR.
I THINK I'D LIKE TO DO SOME
FLYING MYSELF.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT SOME RIDES!
EVERY YEAR, THE NEW YORK STATE
FAIR HAS A HOST OF RIDES AND
GAMES FROM THE CLASSIC FERRIS
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WHEEL TO THE CARRISOL, AND THE
SWINGING SEA DRAGON.
I DECIDED TO GO ON A CATERPILLAR
RIDE WHERE I WAS JOINED BY A
NUMBER OF FAIR-GOERS MUCH
SMALLER THAN ME.
WHEN RIDE GOT STARTED, I PUT MY
HANDS UP ALONG WITH SOME OF THE
OTHER BRAVE FAIRGOERS.
>> AHHH, LOOK MA, NO HANDS!
WE'RE GOING UP.
WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP.
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>> THE RISE HAD FASTER POINTS
WHERE I COULD FEEL THE WIND
BLOWING ON MY FACE AND THE
EXCITEMENT BUILDING INTO YELLING
AS WE TURNED THE CORNERS.
WELL, THAT WAS CERTAINLY A LOT
OF FUN.
I HAD A BLAST.
I THINK SOME OF THE KIDS WERE
PROBABLY A LITTLE BRAVER THAN ME
ON THAT LAST RIDE, BUT WE'RE
DEFINITELY GOING TO GO CHECK OUT
SOME FOOD NEXT BECAUSE I'VE
WORKED UP AN APPETITE.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE
OPTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM.
THE FAIR HAS FOOD OPTIONS AROUND
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THE ENTIRETY OF THE GROUNDS.
THEY HAVE FAIR CLASSICS LIKE
FUNNEL CAKES, TURKEY LEGS,
COTTON CANDY AND POPCORN.
THEY ALSO HAVE SEAFOOD, PULLED
PORK, GYROS, AND FRIED OREOS.
TODAY FOR LUNCH, I DECIDED TO GO
WITH ONE OF MY PERSONAL
FAVORITES, A MEATBALL SUB, SO
WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT.
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SEE HOW IT TASTES.
REALLY GOOD.
IN ADDITION TO RIDES AND FOOD,
ANOTHER STAPLE AT THE STATE FAIR
IS THEIR CULTURAL VILLAGES.
THE INDIAN VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE
FOUR CULTURE VILLAGES AT THE
FAIR, WHERE THE FAIRGOERS CAN
IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT
HERITAGES.
HEATH HILL, THE ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
HAUDENOSAUNEE VILLAGE, SAYS THE
FAIR HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
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ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY.
>> IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER,
AND WE GET TO SHOWCASE WHO WE
ARE AND THAT WE'RE STILL HERE.
AND WE EDUCATE 'EM ABOUT THINGS
PEOPLE DON'T READ ABOUT IN
TEXTBOOKS.
>> IN THE INDIAN VILLAGE, THERE
ARE DANCE PERFORMANCES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, INCLUDING
SOME SPECIAL DAYS SUCH AS SENECA
DAY.
HILL SAYS IT'S BOTH A DANCE
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PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS A TIME TO
TELL HISTORY.
>> THEY'LL GO INTO A HISTORY OF
EVEN WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW,
TODAY, WHAT IT STARTED FROM,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE.
>> HILL SAYS THE PERFORMANCES
ARE ALWAYS BETTER WHEN THE CROWD
INTERACTS AND GIVES BACK
CHEERING ENERGY.
SOMETIMES FAIRGOERS EVEN DANCE
ALONG WITH THE PERFORMERS ON THE
GRASS.
>> THE BIGGER THE CROWD, THE
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BETTER THE DANCERS FEEL.
THEY'RE FEELING THE WAY THE
CROWD GIVES OFF THE ENERGY, AND
IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
>> HILL SAYS HE'S BEEN COMING TO
THE FAIR SINCE HE WAS A KID AND
NOW HE'S HERE WITH HIS FAMILY,
WHICH IS VERY MEANINGFUL.
>> NOW I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY.
MY YOUNG SON WAS ONE OF THE BOY
DANCERS THAT WERE UP THERE.
SO IT'S PRODUCED OVER THE YEARS,
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AND I JUST LOVE SEEING NEW
PEOPLE COMING IN AND SHOWCASING
THEIR TALENTS.
>> FROM THE CULTURAL VILLAGES TO
THE RIDES, GAMES AND ANIMAL
ATTRACTIONS, EACH YEAR THE FAIR
ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
LAST YEAR, THE FAIR TURNED OUT
MORE THAN 880,000 PEOPLE.
THIS YEAR, THE FAIR HAS TURNED
OUT 925,000 PEOPLE.
HOWEVER, THE FAIR DIRECTOR,
JULIE LAFAVE, SAYS THE FAIR'S
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SUCCESS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST
ATTENDANCE.
>> A SUCCESSFUL FAIR MEANS
PEOPLE CAME FOR THE
COMPETITIONS.
THEY ENJOYED THE CONCERTS.
THEY ATE FOOD.
OUR VENDORS DID WELL, AND WE HAD
A RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
SO WE LOVE TO SEE A HIGH
ATTENDANCE NUMBER, A HIGH GATE
NUMBER, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
THING THAT MAKES THIS A
SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
>> AS WE CLOSE OUT THE DAY, I
HAVE TO ADMIT THERE'S TRULY NOT
ENOUGH TIME IN ONE DAY TO SEE IT
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ALL, BUT WE MADE SOME GOOD
STOPS.
ELISE KLINE, "NEW YORK NOW."
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>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
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YOU CAN ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR
NEWSLETTER BY GOING TO
NEWSLETTER.NYNOW.ORG, OR BY
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SCREEN.
WELL, THAT DOES IT FOR THIS
EDITION OF "NEW YORK NOW."
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN AND SEE
YOU NEXT WEEK.
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>>ANNOUNCER (26:42):
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YORK NOW" IS PROVIDED BY WNET.
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>> WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S
EDITION OF "NEW YORK NOW."
I'M SHANTEL DESTRA.
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FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ALL EYES
HAVE REMAINED ON NEW YORK CITY
FOR WHAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A
VERY EVENTFUL RACE FOR THE
CITY'S NEXT MAYOR.
THE CURRENT EMBATTLED MAYOR,
ERIC ADAMS, HAS HAD AN UPHILL
BATTLE FOR RE-ELECTION WITH THE
STING OF CONTROVERSY, ALLEGED
CORRUPTION AND COMPROMISED
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ALLIES ON HIS RECORD.
THIS WEEK, SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS
HAVE REPORTED THAT THE MAYOR HAS
BEEN OFFERED A POTENTIAL
POSITION TO WORK AT HUD UNDER
THE CURRENT TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
THE MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN HAS DENIED
THOSE REPORTS AND ADAMS IS
VOWING TO STAY IN THE RACE ON AN
INDEPENDENT TICKET.
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MEANWHILE, THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ZOHRAN
MAMDANI, SECURED THE PRIMARY
VICTORY OVER FORMER GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO BACK IN JUNE AFTER
RUNNING A VERY SUCCESSFUL GRASS
ROOTS CAMPAIGN.
SINCE THEN, MAMDANI HAS REMAINED
WELL POSITIONED LEADING UP TO
THE GENERAL ELECTION OVER CUOMO,
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ADAMS AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
CURTIS SLIWA.
TO UNDERSTAND THE LATEST UPDATES
IN THE MAYORAL RACE AND THE
CAMPAIGNS OF THE CANDIDATES, WE
ARE JOINED BY JIMMY VIELKIND
KIND OF WNYC AND THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.
[ THEME MUSIC ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
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US HERE TODAY, JIMMY.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> NOW, CAN YOU GIVE US SORT OF
THE LAY OF THE LAND FOR THE RACE
FOR NEW YORK CITY'S NEXT MAYOR?
>> YEAH. IT SEEMS THAT THE PLOT
IS THICKENING AS THE FIELD
STARTS THINNING.
THE FRONTRUNNER IN THE RACE
RIGHT NOW IS ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
HE'S ASSEMBLY FROM QUEENS AND HE
WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY IN
JUNE.
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NEW YORK CITY IS A DEMOCRATIC
CITY.
THERE'S A BIG ENROLLMENT
ADVANTAGE FOR THAT CITY SO
MAMDANI REALLY IS IN THE
FRONTRUNNER POSITION.
BUT AT THE SAME FORCES THAT
PROPELLED HIM THERE, HE HAS
CAPTURED YOUTH.
HE HAS ENERGIZED NEW VOTERS.
HE HAS WON THE SUPPORT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF
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AMERICA, HAS LED TO A REAL
BACKLASH.
THERE'S AN ALMOST EQUAL PART OF
THE ELECTORATE THAT HAS CONCERNS
THAT MAMDANI IS TOO YOUNG, TOO
INEXPERIENCED AND FRANKLY, TOO
FAR TO THE LEFT TO GOVERN A CITY
AS BIG AND COMPLICATED AS NEW
YORK.
AS WE MOVED INTO THE GENERAL
ELECTION PHASE, WE SEE THAT
THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDIDATES WHO
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ARE TRYING TO CHALLENGE HIM,
NOTABLY INCUMBENT MAYOR ERIC
ADAMS WHO SKIPPED THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY AND IS RUNNING ON A
THIRD-PARTY LINE AND ANDREW
CUOMO, THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK WHO LOST IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AND IS ALSO
ON THE THIRD-PARTY LINE.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS
CURTIS SLIWA.
HE WAS THE CANDIDATE IN 2021.
HE'S SORT OF A FIXTURE IN NEW
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YORK CITY, AND THE FIELD GOT A
LITTLE SMALLER OVER THE LAST
WEEK WHEN JIM WALDEN, AN
ATTORNEY WHO WAS ALSO MOUNTING A
THIRD-PARTY CHALLENGE DROPPED
OUT.
>> YEAH. I WANT TO GET INTO MANY
SOME OF THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WEEK, BOTH POLITICAL AND THE
"NEW YORK TIMES" HAVE REPORTED
THAT THE INCUMBENT MAYOR ERIC
ADAMS HAS BEEN REPORTEDLY
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OFFERED A POSITION WITH HUD TO
WORK UNDER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AND IF HE WERE TO
ACCEPT THIS POSITION THAT WOULD
MEAN THE END OF HIS RE-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN.
THE MAYOR HAS COME OUT AND
DENIED THAT REPORTING AND HAS
VOWED TO STAY IN THE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THESE
DEVELOPMENTS AND THAT RESPONSE
FROM THE MAYOR?
>> I THINK IT'S JUST A REMINDER
THAT THERE'S ONE GIANT WILDCARD
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IN THIS ELECTION AND KIND OF IN
LIFE AND THAT'S DONALD TRUMP.
TRUMP IS NOW A FLORIDA VOTER BUT
HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW
YORK.
HE HAS MAJOR BUSINESS INTERESTS
IN NEW YORK, AND PEOPLE CLOSE TO
HIM SAY THAT HE CARES DEEPLY
ABOUT THE RACE FOR NEW YORK CITY
MAYOR.
HE HAS EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE
WITH ZOHRAN MAMDANI AND SAID HE
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DOESN'T WANT HIM TO TAKE OVER
THE CITY.
SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS TRUMP
REALLY TRYING TO MATCHENNATE TO
NARROW DOWN THE FIELD.
POLLING SHOWS THAT MAMDANI IS IN
THE LEAD RIGHT NOW WITH A
MULTICANDIDATE FIELD, BUT IF IT
WERE TO BECOME A ONE-ON-ONE RACE
AGAINST ERIC ADAMS OR AGAINST
ANDREW CUOMO, THINGS WOULD GET A
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LOT TIGHTER AND A LOT MORE
INTERESTING GOING INTO NOVEMBER.
SO AS YOU SAID, ADAMS HAS DENIED
THE HUD REPORT BUT HE DIDN'T SAY
THAT-- HE WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE
HEDGY, WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT,
WELL, WOULD THERE BE ANY
POSITION THAT YOU COULD GET OUT
OF.
THERE'S BEEN SOME MORE REPORTING
THAT ADAMS HAS BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT HE MIGHT DO NEXT.
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WHETHER OR NOT HE COULD TAKE A
JOB.
HE'S GOING TO NEED A NEW JOB IN
JANUARY IF HE DOESN'T WIN
ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR AND RIGHT
NOW, POLLS INDICATE HE'S NOT IN
VERY STRONG POSITION.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ZOHRAN
MAMDANI REALLY SCREAMING FROM
THE ROOFTOP ABOUT THIS STUFF.
HE SAYS THAT THIS SHOWS THAT
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ANDREW CUOMO IS DONALD TRUMP'S
PREFERRED CANDIDATE.
YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, IN A
DEMOCRATIC PLACE LIKE NEW YORK
CITY THAT IS A PRETTY POTENT
LINE OF ATTACK, SO CUOMO HAS NOT
SAID MUCH ABOUT THIS AT ALL.
HE SAYS ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS
ARE NOTHING THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT,
BUT YOU KNOWS WE'LL HAVE TO SEE
EXACTLY HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.
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>> YEAH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT AT ONE POINT BOTH CUOMO AND
ADAMS WERE CALLING ON ONE
ANOTHER TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE.
DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING AT
THIS TIME?
>> NO. I THINK WE'RE WELL BEYOND
THAT.
IT'S SORT OF A WEIRD STANDOFF.
ALMOST LIKE THAT PEOPLE WHERE
THE SPIDERMANS ARE POINTING AT
EACH OTHER.
BUT AGAIN, DONALD TRUMP COULD
MAKE THIS RATHER INTERESTING IF
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HE IS ABLE TO INFLUENCE AND
PERHAPS CREATE A POSITION FOR
SLIWA, CREATE A POSITION FOR
ADAMS OR DO SOMETHING ELSE TO
GET THIS INTO A ONE-ON-ONE RACE.
SOMETHING THAT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE THIS WEEK HE SAID HE WAS
HOPEFUL FOR.
>> RIGHT. AND YOU, OF COURSE,
HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INCREDIBLE
REPORTING ON THE PRECARIOUS
POSITION THAT SOME DEMOCRATS ARE
IN IN TERMS OF DECIDING WHETHER
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OR NOT TO ENDORSE THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER.
SO CAN YOU HELP US UNPACK THAT?
>> SURE. SO WHEN MAMDANI WON THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, HE DID SO
WITH A SURGE OF PROGRESSIVE
ENERGY AND MAYBE THE ESTABLISHED
PARTY FIGURES, PEOPLE LIKE
SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK
SCHUMER, HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER
HAKEEM JEFFRIES, BOTH ARE
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REPRESENTATIVES IN BROOKLYN.
AS WELL AS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL
HAVE NOT ENDORSED MAMDANI AND
HAVE STILL NOT GIVEN THEIR
BLESSING TO HIM.
NOW HE IS THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
WINNER.
SO THESE TOP DEMOCRATS, IT'S A
LITTLE BIT ODD.
YOU BUT IT IS SOMETHING OF A
DELICATE DANCE BECAUSE ALL THOSE
OFFICIALS TEND TO BE MUCH MORE
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CENTRISTS IN THEIR POLITICS AND
EACH OF THEM HAVE KIND OF THEIR
OWN CALCULATIONS AS TO WHETHER
OR NOT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
OR NOT.
>> YEAH. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE
THE KEY ISSUES AT PLAY HERE?
>> WELL, SO IT DEPENDS UPON THE
PERSON.
HOCHUL SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE
WARMEST TOWARD MAMDANI.
SHE IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION NEXT
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YEAR.
SHE IS A MODERATE AND SHE SEES A
LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE PARTY'S
BASE THAT MAMDANI COULD
POTENTIALLY BE VERY HELPFUL IN
DELIVERING.
SO'S THERE BEEN NO FORMAL
ENFORCEMENT.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
TEAMS FOR BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND
MAMDANI ARE TALKING REGULARLY.
JUST THIS LAST WEEK, WE SAW
MAMDANI OUTSIDE A SCHOOL
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PRAISING GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S
SIGNATURE ACCOMPLISHMENT, WHICH
WAS A BELL-TO-BELL BAN ON
INTERNET-CONNECTED SMART DEVICES
IN SCHOOL AND WE HAVE SEEN
HOCHUL DEFEND HIM MULTIPLE
TIMES.
THE EXPECTATION IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL COME TOGETHER WITH
THEM.
JEFFERIES HAS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT CALCULATION.
HIS GOAL IS A NATIONAL GOAL IN
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THAT HE WANTS TO SHEPHERD
DEMOCRATS INTO THE HOUSE
MAJORITY IN THE UPCOMING
ELECTIONS AND TO DO THAT, HE'S
GOING TO NEED TO WIN IN MARGINAL
DISTRICTS, SUBURBAN DISTRICTS,
NOT JUST IN NEW YORK STATE BUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IN MANY
OF THESE DISTRICTS, VOTERS ARE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
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SOME OF MAMDANI'S FAR LEFT
POLICIES.
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA.
IN NEW YORK, WE'VE SEEN SOME OF
THOSE MODERATE MEMBERS WHO ARE
IN THE BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS,
LORI GILLAND AND TOM SUOZZI, SAY
THAT MAMDANI SHOULD LEAVE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR HIS OWN
PARTIES.
SO JEFFERIES REALLY NEEDS TO
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BALANCE THOSE CANDIDATES RUNNING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SWING
DISTRICTS WITH HIS POLITICS BACK
HOME.
JEFFERIES REPRESENTS AREAS OF
CENTRAL BROOKLYN THAT HAVE LONG
BEEN PREDOMINANTLY POPULATED BY
MIDDLE CLASS BLACK VOTERS AND
BLACK FAMILIES, AND YOU KNOW,
THEY'VE BEEN UNDER PRESSURE FOR
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GENTRIFICATION FOR REALLY THE
LAST DECADE AND A HALF.
MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE
CLOSE TO JEFFERIES SEE MAMDANI
AND THE DSA AS SORT OF
INDICATIVE OF THAT WAVE AND THEY
PARTICULARLY TAKE A LOT OF UM
BRIDGE WITH PROGRESSIVE
DSA-BACKED CANDIDATES
CHALLENGING ESTABLISHED BLACK
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN BROOKLYN
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AND ELSEWHERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
SO JEFFERIES IS KIND OF
BALANCING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
HE HAD A RECENT MEETING WITH
MAMDANI AND REPRESENTATIVE
YVETTE CLARK WHO REPRESENTS A
NEIGHBORING DISTRICT IN BROOKLYN
AND RECENTLY TOLD REPORTERS,
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHY HAVEN'T YOU
ENFORCED MAMDANI, WHY HAVEN'T
YOU ENDORSED MAMDANI, STAY
TUNED.
>> YEAH. AND THIS WEEK, WE SAW,
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OF COURSE, THE BRONX DELEGATION
COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF MAMDANI.
SO HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO GET THE
SUPPORT OF HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE
LEGISLATURE?
>> YEAH. IT'S YET ANOTHER
INDICATION THAT HE'S WORKING TO
BROADEN HIS BASE.
AGAIN, HE DIDN'T COME IN TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WITH A LOT OF
THAT ESTABLISHMENT SUPPORT, BUT
ONCE HE WAS VICTORIOUS, HE
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QUICKLY REALIZED THAT JUST
HOLDING THAT PROGRESSIVE BASE IS
NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.
SO WHEN I SEE THE BROOKLYN
DELEGATION, THE BROOKLYN LEADER,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODNEYSE
BICHOTTE HERMALYN, FROM THE
BRONX, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS,
ALL OF THAT SPEAKS TO A
BROADENING OF MAMDANI'S APPEAL
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AND TO SORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MACHINERY OF NEW YORK CITY
STARTING TO KICK IN BEHIND
MAMDANI.
AGAIN, THESE ARE PEOPLE AND
ENTITIES THAT WERE NOT WITH HIM
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BUT
WILL THEORETICALLY BE HELPING
HIM TO SOME DEGREE IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IS
EARTH-SHATTERING BUT IT'S
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CERTAINLY GOOD AND I EXPECT
WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF IT,
INCLUDING POTENTIAL ENDORSEMENTS
FROM SOME OF THOSE TOP OFFICIALS
THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THE
STRATEGY SHOULD BE FOR EACH OF
THE CANDIDATES HEADING INTO THE
LAST DAYS OF THIS ELECTION
CYCLE?
>> SURE. I THINK MAMDANI NEEDS
TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM
WITH HIS PROGRESSIVE BASE AND
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ALSO BROADEN HIS APPEAL.
I THINK THAT GETTING
ESTABLISHMENT ENDORSEMENTS IS
GOING TO BE PART OF THAT AND I
THINK HE REALLY NEEDS TO ARGUE
TO VOTERS WHO MAY BE ON THE
FENCE ABOUT HIM OR UNCOMFORTABLE
ABOUT LIMB THAT HE CAN GOVERN,
THAT HE CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE
MAYOR.
HE HAS NOT HAD A JOB IN WHICH HE
HAD TO MANAGE A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE LET ALONE BUREAUCRACY IN
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A CITY AS LARGE AND COMPLICATED
AS NEW YORK.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO DO THAT.
ANDREW CUOMO, I THINK, NEEDS TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT
THAT HE IS THE ONE WITH
EXPERIENCE AND MAMDANI DOES NOT
HAVE EXPERIENCE.
SO CUOMO HAS BEEN ATTACKING
MAMDANI.
HE HAS BEEN QUESTIONING HIS
POLICIES AND THE POLICIES OF THE
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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF
AMERICA.
THESE ARE THINGS LIKE SUPPORT
FOR LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION OR
CHANGES TO POLICING THAT WOULD
RESULT IN POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS
ENFORCE OR DISBANDING OF CERTAIN
NYPD UNITS.
WHENEVER CUOMO CAN RAISE THE
CONVERSATION AND MAKE IT ABOUT
SOME OF THESE POLICY POSITIONS,
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HE CAN PRESENT THE QUESTION TO
VOTERS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY
REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH
MAMDANI.
ADAMS, FOR THE LARGE PART,
REALLY HAS A VERY SIMILAR
STRATEGY.
HE ALSO NEEDS TO RAISE QUESTIONS
ABOUT MAMDANI'S FITNESS BUT ALSO
ARGUE THAT HE, IN HIS FOUR YEARS
AS MAYOR, HAS REAL DELIVERABLES
AND DESERVES A SECOND TERM.
(12:35):
SO ADAMS HAS LOOKED AT JOB
GROWTH SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE IN
THE CITY.
OF COURSE, HE WAS SWORN IN RIGHT
AT KIND OF THE TAIL END OF THE
WORST PARTS OF THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ADAMS, A
FORMER POLICE OFFICER WANTS TO
TALK ABOUT CRIME AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HE WANTS TO TALK
ABOUT THE LOWER NUMBERS OF
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SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES THAT ARE
CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE, THIS
SORT OF SPIKE IN CRIME THAT
ACCOMPANIED THE PANDEMIC, HAS
EBBED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT IN
NEW YORK AS WELL, SO ADAMS WANTS
TO MAKE THE CASE THAT HE HAS A
RECORD THAT'S WORTHY OF A SECOND
TERM, AND THEN CURTIS SLIWA
NEEDS TO ENERGIZE THE REPUBLICAN
BASE AND POINT OUT ALL THE FLAWS
(13:16):
IN THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
ADAMS, OF COURSE, HAS GRAPPLED
WITH FEDERAL CORRUPTION
INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE WAS VERY RECENTLY AN
INDICTMENT OF A TOP OFFICIAL IN
THE ADAMS' ADMINISTRATION.
SO SLIWA HAS LOTS OF AMMUNITION
TO WORK WITH.
HE CAN ALSO REMIND VOTERS ABOUT
ANDREW CUOMO'S PAST SCANDALS,
AND HE CAN, AGAIN, LIKE THE
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OTHER CANDIDATES, POINT TO
MAMDANI'S INEXPERIENCE.
SO I THINK ALL OF THESE
CANDIDATES HAS A WAY FORWARD,
WHETHER IT'S GOING TO RESONATE
WITH VOTERS AND EXACTLY WHETHER
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
CREDIBLY MAKE THEIR CASE IS
SOMETHING THAT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN AND I'LL BE WATCHING FOR IN
THESE LAST WEEKS OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
>> WOW. FASCINATING.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
(13:58):
INCREDIBLE REPORTING, JIMMY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ALL THE
TIME WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
>> THANKS, SHANTEL.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
>> WE WERE SPEAKING WITH JIMMY
VIELKIND KIND OF WNYC AND THE
NEW YORK PUBLIC NEWS NETWORK.
[ THEME MUSIC ]
>> NOW TURNING TO OUR NEXT
TOPIC, THE ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE
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FAIR IS BACK AND BETTER THAN
EVER THIS YEAR AND OUR ELISE
KLINE TOOK A DAY TRIP TO THE
FAIR ON BEEF DAY TO EXPERIENCE
THE NEW ATTRACTIONS AS WELL AS
SOME FAN FAVORITES.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
[ THEME MUSIC ]
>> WE ARE BACK AT THE NEW YORK
STATE FAIR FOR MORE ADVENTURES
AND WE'RE TAKING YOU WITH US.
(14:39):
PEOPLE ARE LINING UP AT THE
GATES.
IT'S SUNNY.
THERE'S A LIGHT BREEZE.
IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS DAY.
THEY'RE READY TO GET THROUGH THE
GATES AND HAVE SOME FUN.
THIS YEAR, THE FAIR TURNS 184
YEARS OLD.
IT WAS FIRST INAUGURATED IN
1841.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT
SOME PERFORMERS AND SEE SOME NEW
AND OLD ATTRACTIONS AND OF
COURSE, TRY A FEW RIDES.
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
(14:59):
EACH DAY OF THE 12-DAY FAIR HAS
THEMES.
TODAY'S THEME IS BEEF DAY.
BEEF DAY'S CELEBRATING ITS 30TH
ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS THE
STATE'S BEEF INDUSTRY WITH A
VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.
THIS INCLUDES FREE COW EAR
HEADBANDS AN, INTERACTIVE BOOTH,
A DAIRY BIRTHING TENT FEATURING
ADORABLE BABY COWS, AND A
SUPREME SHOW, A LIVESTOCK EVENT
FEATURING THE BEST FEMALE CATTLE
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FROM COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE.
RICHARD BALL, COMMISSIONER OF
THE NEW YORK COMMISSION OF
AGRICULTURE, SAYS BEEF DAY
HIGHLIGHTS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE.
>> BEEF IS A GROWING INDUSTRY IN
NEW YORK.
WE HAVEN'T REACHED THE POINT
WHERE WE'VE SATURATED THE MARKET
IN ANY WAY.
REALLY GREAT TO CELEBRATE BEEF
TODAY.
DOWN AT THE BEEF BARN, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE DOING SOME SHOWS.
(15:40):
YOU'LL SEE SOME GREAT ANIMALS
DOWN THERE.
>> ASHLEY
>> ASHLEY SCOONES, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK BEEF
COUNCIL, SAYS BEEF DAY IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
AWARENESS TO THE STATE'S BEEF
PRODUCERS AND FARMERS.
>> IT GIVES OUR PRODUCERS AND
BEEF FARMERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE INDUSTRY, TO
ADVOCATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
KIND OF CREATE COMMUNITY AND
SHARE ABOUT THE GREAT JOB
THEY'RE DOING RAISING ANIMALS TO
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FEED THE COMMUNITY.
THE SUPREME SHOW IS ONE OF THE
MAIN EVENTS OF BEEF DAY,
FEATURING THE STATE'S BEST
FEMALE CATTLE.
ZACH WELKER, PRESIDENT OF THE
NEW YORK BEEF PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION, SAYS THE WINNERS OF
THE SHOW CAN ENHANCE THEIR
PRODUCTION BY GAINING MORE
ATTENTION WITH THE PUBLIC AND
THE JUDGES.
>> IT'S A GOOD MARKETING TOOL
FOR CATTLE TO BE HERE AND BE
SEEN FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.
THOSE CATTLE THAT WON A BANNER
(16:22):
FOR THE SUPREME CATTLE SHOW IN
PARTICULAR HAVE ALREADY BEEN
SEEN AT A DIFFERENT COUNTY FAIR
BY JUDGES AND DIFFERENT
BREEDERS.
SO THAT'S A GREAT MARKETING TOOL
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL
GENETICS OR PROMOTE MAYBE YOUR
FREEZER BEEF TRADE OR WHATEVER
MAKEUP YOUR BUSINESS IS.
>> PIPER SOMERVILLE, A SHOWMAN
FOR KOE, A FEMALE SHORTHORN,
PLUS COMPETING IN THE SUPREME
SHOW, SAYS GETTING TO THIS LEVEL
(16:44):
AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR IS
VERY EXCITING AFTER PLACING
FIRST IN THE AGAIN IS A COUNTY
FAIR COMPETITION.
>> WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT
WIN BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER BEEN
HERE AT THIS LEVEL FOR THE
SUPREME DRIVE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT.
>> SOMERVILLE SAYS THEY SPENT A
LOT OF TIME PREPARING HER FOR
THE BIG COMPETITION.
>> IT'S ALWAYS AN EARLY MORNING.
WE ALWAYS START BY WASHING HER
CALFS AND THEN GETTING THEM
(17:04):
COMPLETELY DRY AND THEN THEY GET
FIT.
SO THEY BASICALLY GET A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PAINT AND GLUE IN
THEMSELVES TO GET 'EM BLOOMY AND
READY FOR THE SHOW RING.
SO WE CALL THAT FITTING.
AND THEN WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF
CLIPPING ON HER AND THEN PUT
SOME SHINE ON HER AND GET HER
JUST READY FOR THE RING.
>> SOMERVILLE SAYS KOE IS ALWAYS
READY TO STRUT HER STUFF WHEN IT
(17:25):
COME TIME FOR THE SHOW.
>> OH, MY GOSH, THIS GIRL IS
CRAZY, LIKE IN A GOOD WAY.
SHE IS JUST THE CALMEST THING
EVER.
SHE'S BEEN MY PARTNER IN CRIME
IN TERMS OF SHOWMANSHIP.
SO THAT'S HOW I SHOW THE ANIMAL.
SHE'S JUST A COMPLETE PUPPY DOG,
AND IT'S WON ME SOME VERY BIG
SHOWS WITH HOW CALM SHE IS AND I
JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH FOR THAT.
(17:47):
>> SOMERVILLE SAYS KOE WON HER
CLASS OF A CROSSBREED HEIFER,
BUT SHE DIDN'T GET AN OVERALL
AWARD.
SHE SAYS SHE DID VERY WELL, AND
SHE'S PROUD OF ALL HER SUCCESS.
IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL FAIR
DAYS, THE FAIR HAS POPULAR
ATTRACTIONS EACH YEAR, SUCH AS
THE BUTTER SCULPTURE AND A
VARIETY OF ANIMAL BARNS.
ONE OF THE FAIR'S MOST POPULAR
ATTRACTIONS IS THE HOLLYWOOD
RACING PIGS.
CRYSTAL CORONAS SAYS THE
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HOLLYWOOD RACING PIGS HAVE BEEN
AROUND AS LONG AS SHE CAN
REMEMBER, AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A PART OF IT.
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
PARTICIPATING WITH IT BEING A
FAMILY BUSINESS, KIND OF BEING
BORN INTO WHAT WE DO.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OUT HERE SINCE
I WAS A KID, AND I'VE LOVED IT
SINCE I WAS A KID, AND LIKE I
SAID, IT'S BECOME A REALLY BIG
PART OF OUR FAMILY.
>> CORONAS SAYS HER FAMILY HAS A
HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE
ANIMALS AND ENTERTAINING.
(18:28):
SO THE RACING PIGS HAVE BEEN A
PERFECT FIT.
>> SO PIG RACING IS DEFINITELY
NOT A NEW THING.
IT'S KIND OF A FAMILY TRADITION
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN HISTORY
AT THE FAIR.
SO I THINK WITH US BEING
ENTERTAINERS ANIMAL LOVERS,
WE'VE COMBINED IT AND IT WORKED
OUT REALLY WELL FOR OUR FAMILY.
>> THE FULL-GROWN MINIATURE
POTBELLY PIGS PARTICIPATE IN TWO
RACES, ONE WITH TWO OF THEM AND
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THE OTHER WITH SIX OF THEM.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE RACES PER DAY
AND THE PIGS LOVE IT.
CORONAS SAYS THE PIGS HAVE BEEN
IN THEIR FAMILY FOR A FEW YEARS.
SHE SAYS THEY LOVE RUNNING ON
THE TRACK.
>> WHEN THEY'RE RACING, THEY
HAVE BOTH FEET FORWARD, I'LL
SAY.
THEY ARE DEFINITELY ON A MISSION
TO GET AROUND THIS TRACK, AND I
HAVE SEEN THEM GET A LITTLE
COMPETITIVE.
>> AS MUCH AS THE PIGS LOVE
RUNNING, THE CROWD LOVES
WATCHING.
(19:09):
WE WATCHED THE 3:00 P.M. RACE
WHERE NUMBER ONE
ARI-HAMMA-GRANDE CROSSED THE
FINISH LINE WITH SPEED WINNING
THE RACE.
WELL, THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING
TO WATCH.
AND THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT THE
ONLY ONES READY TO PUT ON A
SHOW.
AND THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT THE
ONLY ONES READY TO PUT ON A
SHOW.
THE CANINE STARS STUNT DOG SHOW
THIS YEAR COMES TO THE FAIR FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
I'M DYING TO SEE IT, SO LET'S GO
CHECK IT OUT!
THE CANINE STARS STUNT DOG SHOW
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HAVE PERFORMED AROUND THE WORLD
AND ON THE 2021 SEASON OF
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
ETHAN WILHELM STARTED THE CANINE
STARS STUNT DOG SHOW WITH HIS
WIFE IN 2012.
THE SHOW FEATURES DOGS RESCUED
FROM EUTHANASIA.
>> WE WANTED TO START SOMETHING
WHERE WE COULD NOT ONLY PROMOTE
PET ADOPTION BUT ALSO PROMOTE
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WITH YOUR
PETS AT HOME.
PEOPLE CAN COME OUT HERE AND WE
KIND OF TEACH YOU A COUPLE
(19:50):
THINGS DURING THE SHOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOUR DOG IS
GETTING PROPER NUTRITION AND
EXERCISE AND HOW IMPORTANT JUST
HAVING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR DOG IS.
>> THE PERFORM UP ANDS HAVE BEEN
TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT,"
NICKELODEON, "THE NICK CANNON
SHOW," AND NOW THE NEW YORK
STATE FAIR.
>> THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE LITTLE
SUPERSTARS.
OUR MOTTO IS MY RESCUE IS A ROCK
STAR.
SO WE LIKE THE DOGS TO KIND OF
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LIVE LIKE ROCK STARS, TOO.
WILHELM SAYS THEY HAVE RESCUED
DOGS FROM A VARIETY OF
SITUATIONS, SUCH AS DOG
FIGHTING, STRAYS ON THE STREET,
AND BEING SENT BACK TO SHELTERS.
HE SAYS NOW THE 15 PERFORMING UP
ANDS STAY WITH HIM AND HIS WIFE
WHEN THEY AREN'T PERFORMING.
>> THEY'RE NOT JUST LIKE CIRCUS
DOGS.
THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY'RE OUR PETS.
THEY SLEEP IN THE BED WITH US
AND STUFF.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TOUR BUS,
WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
(20:31):
YEAH, OUR WHOLE LIFE REVOLVES
AROUND DOGS.
THE DOGS ARE LIKE OUR CHILDREN.
>> WILHELM SAYS WHEN THEY RESCUE
THE DOGS, THEY SPEND A LOT OF
TIME FIGURING OUT HOW THEY LEARN
BEST AND WHAT THEY'RE MOTIVATED
BY, TOYS, TREATS, OR PRAISE.
HE SAYS THEY USE POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT TRAINING TO GET
THE UP ANDS READY TO PERFORM
THEIR TRICKS.
>> THAT MEANS THAT EVERY TIME
THE DOGS DO WHAT WE WANT THEM TO
DO, THEY GET A REWARD FOR IT.
(20:52):
THAT MEANS TREATS, LIKE NICK IS
GETTING BRISKET AND HOT DOGS
RIGHT NOW.
THEY ALSO LOVE TOYS, FRISBEES,
AND A LOT OF THEM WILL DO IT
JUST FOR PRAISE.
>> WILHELM SAYS THIS TYPE OF
TRAINING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
SOME OF THE TRICKS ARE
DANGEROUS.
ONE TRICK WITH A UP AND CALLED
SHIZAM INVOLVES HER JUMPING OVER
EIGHT FEET AND BEING CAUGHT BY
WILHELM.
(21:12):
>> YOU CAN'T FORCE A DOG TO DO
THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO BUILD A SLOW BOND
OF TRUST WITH THE DOGS, AND WE
DO THAT WITH POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT.
THAT'S HOW THE DOGS ARE ABLE TO
TRUST US, THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CATCH THEM AND THEY CAN MAKE
THAT BIG LEAP.
AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF IS
LIKE JUMPING IN THE POOL, A LOT
OF DOGS ARE REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT
DOING THAT.
SO THEY HAVE TO TRUST US THAT
WE'RE GONNA DO A GOOD THROW AND
THEY TRUST US THAT IT'S OKAY TO
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JUMP IN THERE.
THEY KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE A
POSITIVE THING FOR THEM.
>> WILHELM SAYS AT THE FAIR,
THEY'VE HAD SOME OF THE BIGGEST
CROWDS OF THEIR YEAR AND THE
DOGS LOVE IT.
>> WHEN THEY HEAR PEOPLE
CHEERING FOR THEM, IT LIGHTS A
FIRE IN THEM AND THEY JUMP
HIGHER, AND THEY RUN FASTER, SO
THEY'RE REALLY LOVE BEING HERE
AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR.
>> SARAH SCHENKEN BERGER, AN
AUDIENCE MEMBER AT THE FAIR WHO
WAS SPLASHED BY SOME OF THE POOL
TRICKS, SAYS EVEN THOUGH SHE GOT
(21:53):
WET, SHE THOUGHT THE PERFORMANCE
WAS VERY ENTERTAINING.
I KIND OF ANTICIPATED IT WOULD
HAPPEN STANDING RIGHT HERE SO IT
WAS REALLY COOL, AND IT'S NICE
TO SEE THAT RESCUE DOGS ARE
BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND BEING
USED FOR GOOD THINGS LIKE THIS.
FOR DEBBIE FURLONG, IT WAS HER
FIRST TIME AT THE FAIR, AND SHE
SAYS SHE WAS BLOWN AWAY.
>> I THOUGHT THE SHOW WAS
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FANTASTIC.
IT'S NICE, COOL WEATHER, AND
WE'D SEEN THEM ON "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT" AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS
INTERESTING THEN.
>> WE JUST SAW SOME REALLY BRAVE
UP ANDS FLIP AND FLY THROUGH THE
AIR.
I THINK I'D LIKE TO DO SOME
FLYING MYSELF.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT SOME RIDES!
EVERY YEAR, THE NEW YORK STATE
FAIR HAS A HOST OF RIDES AND
GAMES FROM THE CLASSIC FERRIS
(22:34):
WHEEL TO THE CARRISOL, AND THE
SWINGING SEA DRAGON.
I DECIDED TO GO ON A CATERPILLAR
RIDE WHERE I WAS JOINED BY A
NUMBER OF FAIR-GOERS MUCH
SMALLER THAN ME.
WHEN RIDE GOT STARTED, I PUT MY
HANDS UP ALONG WITH SOME OF THE
OTHER BRAVE FAIRGOERS.
>> AHHH, LOOK MA, NO HANDS!
WE'RE GOING UP.
WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP.
(22:55):
>> THE RISE HAD FASTER POINTS
WHERE I COULD FEEL THE WIND
BLOWING ON MY FACE AND THE
EXCITEMENT BUILDING INTO YELLING
AS WE TURNED THE CORNERS.
WELL, THAT WAS CERTAINLY A LOT
OF FUN.
I HAD A BLAST.
I THINK SOME OF THE KIDS WERE
PROBABLY A LITTLE BRAVER THAN ME
ON THAT LAST RIDE, BUT WE'RE
DEFINITELY GOING TO GO CHECK OUT
SOME FOOD NEXT BECAUSE I'VE
WORKED UP AN APPETITE.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE
OPTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM.
THE FAIR HAS FOOD OPTIONS AROUND
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THE ENTIRETY OF THE GROUNDS.
THEY HAVE FAIR CLASSICS LIKE
FUNNEL CAKES, TURKEY LEGS,
COTTON CANDY AND POPCORN.
THEY ALSO HAVE SEAFOOD, PULLED
PORK, GYROS, AND FRIED OREOS.
TODAY FOR LUNCH, I DECIDED TO GO
WITH ONE OF MY PERSONAL
FAVORITES, A MEATBALL SUB, SO
WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT.
(23:36):
SEE HOW IT TASTES.
REALLY GOOD.
IN ADDITION TO RIDES AND FOOD,
ANOTHER STAPLE AT THE STATE FAIR
IS THEIR CULTURAL VILLAGES.
THE INDIAN VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE
FOUR CULTURE VILLAGES AT THE
FAIR, WHERE THE FAIRGOERS CAN
IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT
HERITAGES.
HEATH HILL, THE ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
HAUDENOSAUNEE VILLAGE, SAYS THE
FAIR HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
(23:56):
ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY.
>> IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER,
AND WE GET TO SHOWCASE WHO WE
ARE AND THAT WE'RE STILL HERE.
AND WE EDUCATE 'EM ABOUT THINGS
PEOPLE DON'T READ ABOUT IN
TEXTBOOKS.
>> IN THE INDIAN VILLAGE, THERE
ARE DANCE PERFORMANCES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, INCLUDING
SOME SPECIAL DAYS SUCH AS SENECA
DAY.
HILL SAYS IT'S BOTH A DANCE
(24:17):
PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS A TIME TO
TELL HISTORY.
>> THEY'LL GO INTO A HISTORY OF
EVEN WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW,
TODAY, WHAT IT STARTED FROM,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE.
>> HILL SAYS THE PERFORMANCES
ARE ALWAYS BETTER WHEN THE CROWD
INTERACTS AND GIVES BACK
CHEERING ENERGY.
SOMETIMES FAIRGOERS EVEN DANCE
ALONG WITH THE PERFORMERS ON THE
GRASS.
>> THE BIGGER THE CROWD, THE
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BETTER THE DANCERS FEEL.
THEY'RE FEELING THE WAY THE
CROWD GIVES OFF THE ENERGY, AND
IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
>> HILL SAYS HE'S BEEN COMING TO
THE FAIR SINCE HE WAS A KID AND
NOW HE'S HERE WITH HIS FAMILY,
WHICH IS VERY MEANINGFUL.
>> NOW I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY.
MY YOUNG SON WAS ONE OF THE BOY
DANCERS THAT WERE UP THERE.
SO IT'S PRODUCED OVER THE YEARS,
(24:59):
AND I JUST LOVE SEEING NEW
PEOPLE COMING IN AND SHOWCASING
THEIR TALENTS.
>> FROM THE CULTURAL VILLAGES TO
THE RIDES, GAMES AND ANIMAL
ATTRACTIONS, EACH YEAR THE FAIR
ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
LAST YEAR, THE FAIR TURNED OUT
MORE THAN 880,000 PEOPLE.
THIS YEAR, THE FAIR HAS TURNED
OUT 925,000 PEOPLE.
HOWEVER, THE FAIR DIRECTOR,
JULIE LAFAVE, SAYS THE FAIR'S
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SUCCESS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST
ATTENDANCE.
>> A SUCCESSFUL FAIR MEANS
PEOPLE CAME FOR THE
COMPETITIONS.
THEY ENJOYED THE CONCERTS.
THEY ATE FOOD.
OUR VENDORS DID WELL, AND WE HAD
A RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
SO WE LOVE TO SEE A HIGH
ATTENDANCE NUMBER, A HIGH GATE
NUMBER, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
THING THAT MAKES THIS A
SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
>> AS WE CLOSE OUT THE DAY, I
HAVE TO ADMIT THERE'S TRULY NOT
ENOUGH TIME IN ONE DAY TO SEE IT
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ALL, BUT WE MADE SOME GOOD
STOPS.
ELISE KLINE, "NEW YORK NOW."
[ THEME MUSIC ]
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
FAIR, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
AGAIN, THAT'S AT NYNOW.ORG.
YOU CAN ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR
NEWSLETTER BY GOING TO
NEWSLETTER.NYNOW.ORG, OR BY
SCANNING THE QR CODE ON YOUR
(26:03):
SCREEN.
WELL, THAT DOES IT FOR THIS
EDITION OF "NEW YORK NOW."
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN AND SEE
YOU NEXT WEEK.
[ THEME MUSIC ]
>>ANNOUNCER (26:42):
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YORK NOW" IS PROVIDED BY WNET.
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