Buffalo is broke and needs a bailout, Ryan says

And 69 more bills have now hit Hochul's desk for consideration.

Good afternoon — It’s Tuesday and Apple Cider Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan says the City of Good Neighbors is in dire financial straits and will need help from the state to fund a fix.

• After New York approved a controversial gas pipeline this month, advocates asked a federal appellate court to review that decision.

• The district held by state Sen. Rob Rolison will be a top target next year for Democrats and three have already filed to challenge him.

• These two Republicans may announce campaigns over the next week to succeed U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, who’s running for governor.

• Full list: Hochul has been sent 69 more bills to consider. We have them all for you to review and a few to highlight.

Names in today’s CapCon: Zohran Mamdani, Sean Ryan, Kathy Hochul, Blake Washington, Jonathan Rivera, Jeremy Zellner, Rob Rolison, Emma Arnoff, Evan Menist, Lisa Kaul, Elise Stefanik and two potential successors

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Buffalo Mayor-Elect and State Sen. Sean Ryan (New York State Senate)

💰 Buffalo’s incoming mayor will ask the state for a financial fix

Zohran Mamdani is not the only newly elected mayor of a major city in New York that will have big plans dependent on choices made in Albany.

State Sen. Sean Ryan will leave the state Legislature in January after he was elected as the new mayor of Buffalo this month, but he’ll still be making calls to his colleagues.

That’s because the city he’s been elected to lead is apparently in dire financial straits due to a years-long structural imbalance he’ll now inherit.

“This is a very deep hole that was dug incrementally year after year,” Ryan said.

Ryan was in Albany to meet with state Budget Director Blake Washington and staff in the state Senate and Assembly to deliver a warning on the severity of the situation. They can’t solve it without the state’s help, he said.

“Any gimmick, any money under the couch cushions is gone,” Ryan said.