“I don't want to be the last one at the train stop sitting saying 'hey, why did you pass us up, you could've come here?'. So I'm going to be upfront and open, and basically send the message to New York that I like billionaires,” Spano said.

Smullen, who has represented his upstate Assembly district since 2019, is looking to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik who cannot stand for reelection as she runs for governor.

“When a self-avowed communist won the Democrat primary for mayor, I felt an obligation to step forward to defend freedom and the American Dream,” he said.

Politicos across the Empire State are mourning the death of legendary power broker Sid Davidoff, who spent decades ironing out deals on behalf of some of New York’s most influential leaders. He was 86.