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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
NYC Councilman Chris Marte caught on video in suspected removal of opponent campaign flyer
Manhattan Councilman Chris Marte was caught on video earlier this month removing a palm-sized card from a Lower East Side apartment complex — and a resident as well as a political consultant believe the piece of paper Marte picked up was a campaign pamphlet advertising one of his primary challengers. The Ring camera video, provided to the Daily News by a resident of the 265-275 Cherry St. complex, is from the evening of May 7. It shows Marte walking in a hallway in the building holding a stack of his campaign mailers in one hand before kneeling down and using his other hand to pick up a card left by the front door of an apartment. He can then be seen stuffing that card into a bag slung over his shoulder before continuing into a stairwell. Christian Gil, the resident whose Ring camera captured Marte in front of her neighbor's door, told The News the card he picked up was likely a pamphlet for Elizabeth Lewinsohn, one of the candidates challenging him in the June 24 Democratic primary for his Council seat. Gil said she saw the Lewinsohn pamphlet at her neighbor's door just a couple hours before Marte showed up. She also said she reviewed the relevant two hours of footage before Marte showed up and told The News no one else appeared in that span. After reviewing the footage, political consultant and Lewinsohn campaign manager David Quesada said he also believed the card Marte removed was a Lewinsohn mailer headed with the phrase 'Leadership That Gets Result.' Quesada said he recognized the font on the card displayed in the video as being the same printed on the campaign's mailers. Lewinsohn's campaign had distributed those mailers in that building earlier in the day on May 7. 'If he's going around doing shady s–t like this, he does not have my support,' said Gil, who voted for Marte during his first Council campaign in 2021. The News tried multiple times this month to reach Marte and his campaign for comment, but they didn't respond to calls and texts. Quesada called Marte's actions 'disheartening.' 'But it's not surprising,' he added. 'A growing number of his former endorsers, such as the teachers' union, are now supporting Lizzie's surging campaign. We all cope differently.' Marte's facing several other challengers besides Lewinsohn in June's primary, including Jess Coleman, a Manhattan attorney and community board member. Marte's district includes Chinatown and parts of the Lower East Side. During his time as a Council member, Marte has faced some pushback internally for opposing affordable housing construction, including by aligning himself with a group of celebrities seeking to block the long-delayed redevelopment of Manhattan's Elizabeth St. Garden.
San Francisco Chronicle
24-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
For eyes only: Mets, Dodgers puzzled by visual obstruction call that gave New York a run
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy couldn't believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run. 'It's just a unique play that doesn't usually happen," Muncy said Saturday, a day after the Dodgers' 7-5, 13-inning win in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. With Los Angeles leading 3-1 in the fourth inning, Pete Alonso hit a 252-foot fly to Teoscar Hernández. The right fielder made a 91.6 mph throw on the fly to catcher Will Smith, who tagged the sliding Marte as plate umpire Ryan Blakney signaled out. Third base umpire Gibson called obstruction on Muncy, who was standing where the dirt met the infield grass, for blocking Marte's view of Hernández making the catch. Marte was ruled safe. 'For me on that play you have to be in the area because if he runs halfway and stops and the first baseman cuts it, you have to be at the bag to go to make a play,' Muncy said. 'It's not one of these things where in my head I was like: I've got to block his view. No, that wasn't it. It was just you're walking forward and you're paying attention to the play and you just happened to be in his way.' Gibson made a similar call in the 13th inning on Mets third baseman Brett Baty for obstructing Hernández's view of Andy Pages' fly to right fielder Juan Soto. That call got less attention because Soto threw to first to double up Hyeseong Kim as Hernández crossed the plate for a two-run lead. 'Never seen it,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Two times in one game, two times too many.' Muncy spoke with Gibson about his decision. 'He said I was too intentional about getting in his way,' Muncy recalled. 'My fightback was I'm 10 feet away from the bag. If I'm standing right next to him, it's obviously obstruction, but I'm 10 feet away from the bag. There's no way that I could be blocking that view. He said: 'You have no business being in this area.' And I said: 'Well, if he cuts the ball, I've got to be there to make a play,' and he didn't have anything to say about that." Mets manager Carlos Mendoza also was surprised. ___
Fox Sports
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
For eyes only: Mets, Dodgers puzzled by visual obstruction call that gave New York a run
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy couldn't believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run. 'It's just a unique play that doesn't usually happen," Muncy said Saturday, a day after the Dodgers' 7-5, 13-inning win in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. With Los Angeles leading 3-1 in the fourth inning, Pete Alonso hit a 252-foot fly to Teoscar Hernandez. The right fielder made a 91.6 mph throw on the fly to catcher Will Smith, who tagged the sliding Marte as plate umpire Ryan Blakney signaled out. Third base umpire Gibson called obstruction on Muncy, who was standing where the dirt met the infield grass, for blocking Marte's view of Hernández making the catch. Marte was ruled safe. 'For me on that play you have to be in the area because if he runs halfway and stops and the first baseman cuts it, you have to be at the bag to go to make a play,' Muncy said. 'It's not one of these things where in my head I was like: I've got to block his view. No, that wasn't it. It was just you're walking forward and you're paying attention to the play and you just happened to be in his way.' Gibson made a similar call in the 13th inning on Mets third baseman Brett Baty for obstructing Hernández's view of Andy Pages' fly to right fielder Juan Soto. That call got less attention because Soto threw to first to double up Hyeseong Kim as Hernández crossed the plate for a two-run lead. 'Never seen it,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Two times in one game, two times too many.' Major League Baseball said the call was type two obstruction under rule 6.01 (h). Muncy spoke with Gibson about his decision. 'He said I was too intentional about getting in his way,' Muncy recalled. 'My fightback was I'm 10 feet away from the bag. If I'm standing right next to him, it's obviously obstruction, but I'm 10 feet away from the bag. There's no way that I could be blocking that view. He said: 'You have no business being in this area.' And I said: 'Well, if he cuts the ball, I've got to be there to make a play,' and he didn't have anything to say about that." Mets manager Carlos Mendoza also was surprised. 'That's something that we're going to have to follow up,' he said. "I've never seen this play being called like that. Honestly, as a former infielder, I did it a lot." ___ AP MLB: recommended
Hamilton Spectator
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
For eyes only: Mets, Dodgers puzzled by visual obstruction call that gave New York a run
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy couldn't believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run. 'It's just a unique play that doesn't usually happen,' Muncy said Saturday, a day after the Dodgers' 7-5, 13-inning win in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series . With Los Angeles leading 3-1 in the fourth inning, Pete Alonso hit a 252-foot fly to Teoscar Hernández. The right fielder made a 91.6 mph throw on the fly to catcher Will Smith, who tagged the sliding Marte as plate umpire Ryan Blakney signaled out. Third base umpire Gibson called obstruction on Muncy, who was standing where the dirt met the infield grass, for blocking Marte's view of Hernández making the catch. Marte was ruled safe. 'For me on that play you have to be in the area because if he runs halfway and stops and the first baseman cuts it, you have to be at the bag to go to make a play,' Muncy said. 'It's not one of these things where in my head I was like: I've got to block his view. No, that wasn't it. It was just you're walking forward and you're paying attention to the play and you just happened to be in his way.' Gibson made a similar call in the 13th inning on Mets third baseman Brett Baty for obstructing Hernández's view of Andy Pages' fly to right fielder Juan Soto. That call got less attention because Soto threw to first to double up Hyeseong Kim as Hernández crossed the plate for a two-run lead. 'Never seen it,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Two times in one game, two times too many.' Major League Baseball said the call was type two obstruction under rule 6.01 (h). Muncy spoke with Gibson about his decision. 'He said I was too intentional about getting in his way,' Muncy recalled. 'My fightback was I'm 10 feet away from the bag. If I'm standing right next to him, it's obviously obstruction, but I'm 10 feet away from the bag. There's no way that I could be blocking that view. He said: 'You have no business being in this area.' And I said: 'Well, if he cuts the ball, I've got to be there to make a play,' and he didn't have anything to say about that.' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza also was surprised. 'That's something that we're going to have to follow up,' he said. 'I've never seen this play being called like that. Honestly, as a former infielder, I did it a lot.' ___ AP MLB:
Winnipeg Free Press
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
For eyes only: Mets, Dodgers puzzled by visual obstruction call that gave New York a run
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy couldn't believe his eyes when umpire Tripp Gibson called visual obstruction on the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, giving the New York Mets a run. 'It's just a unique play that doesn't usually happen,' Muncy said Saturday, a day after the Dodgers' 7-5, 13-inning win in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. With Los Angeles leading 3-1 in the fourth inning, Pete Alonso hit a 252-foot fly to Teoscar Hernández. The right fielder made a 91.6 mph throw on the fly to catcher Will Smith, who tagged the sliding Marte as plate umpire Ryan Blakney signaled out. Third base umpire Gibson called obstruction on Muncy, who was standing where the dirt met the infield grass, for blocking Marte's view of Hernández making the catch. Marte was ruled safe. 'For me on that play you have to be in the area because if he runs halfway and stops and the first baseman cuts it, you have to be at the bag to go to make a play,' Muncy said. 'It's not one of these things where in my head I was like: I've got to block his view. No, that wasn't it. It was just you're walking forward and you're paying attention to the play and you just happened to be in his way.' Gibson made a similar call in the 13th inning on Mets third baseman Brett Baty for obstructing Hernández's view of Andy Pages' fly to right fielder Juan Soto. That call got less attention because Soto threw to first to double up Hyeseong Kim as Hernández crossed the plate for a two-run lead. 'Never seen it,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Two times in one game, two times too many.' Major League Baseball said the call was type two obstruction under rule 6.01 (h). Muncy spoke with Gibson about his decision. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'He said I was too intentional about getting in his way,' Muncy recalled. 'My fightback was I'm 10 feet away from the bag. If I'm standing right next to him, it's obviously obstruction, but I'm 10 feet away from the bag. There's no way that I could be blocking that view. He said: 'You have no business being in this area.' And I said: 'Well, if he cuts the ball, I've got to be there to make a play,' and he didn't have anything to say about that.' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza also was surprised. 'That's something that we're going to have to follow up,' he said. 'I've never seen this play being called like that. Honestly, as a former infielder, I did it a lot.' ___ AP MLB:
