It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

Coming up in our second hour this morning, it's season one, episode one of Ask the Mayor for the Momdani administration years.

My questions and yours for the new mayor coming up for half hour at 11 o'clock. Please do not call

now. We'll just ask you to call back at that time if you do. But looking forward to kicking off

our latest Ask the Mayor series. Also today we'll spotlight the primaries today in New Jersey

and California with a lot at stake both locally and nationally through those. And now that

it's June, some sunscreen recommendations from the New York Times wirecutter as it's time to

keep yourself and loved ones safe from skin cancer. Don't sleep on your sunscreen.

Let's start in Albany, though, where this is going to be a very consequential week, three days, actually,

and it also sets up some of what we may need to ask the mayor about, because this year's New York

state budget was only adopted last week, not around April 1st when it was due.

The two moments when Albany actually gets things done, the budget at that time, and the close of the session this week, have crashed into each other.

Lawmakers are scrambling to finish by Thursday for the year.

Why, with one eye on the June 23rd primary elections?

That's why nobody wants to be stuck in Albany when they could be home campaigning.

What that means in practice is that some genuinely consequential legislation hangs in the balance in the next three days. Everything from New York's response

to Trump's redistricting moors, a crackdown on the algorithm that may be changing prices for

products based on who you are, new rules for ticket resellers, and more. WNYC and Gothamist,

New York State Issues reporter Jimmy Veelkind is our man in

Albany today and he joins us now to talk about the mad dash. Hey Jimmy, welcome back to the show.

Good morning, Brian. I just madly dashed into our booth here at the Capitol and ready to go.

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