Investigative reporter in Albany for The New York Times. Native Texan. Moitié français. Email: Jay.Root AT https://xitter.cf/t.co/XzPq5NoUnL; 518-779-6529. DMs open.
Albany, NY
Joined April 2009
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1/8 The authoritarian government of China is using the tools of Western democracy to influence elections in America’s largest city #NYC
@PekingMike @biancapallaro @Fahrenthold and I got receipts
A Thread 🧵
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NEW: @GovKathyHochul's vision for New York has been largely shaped by her upbringing in a failing western New York town and her family’s ascent from a trailer park to affluence.
Learn more about The Courtneys of Hamburg, NY:
This is a powerful read. Haven't sobbed like this in a long time. Kudos to @TrishaThadani for sharing her courageous journey to understand how her father fell for false hope offered to him after getting a cancer diagnosis. I'm gutted. nytimes.com/2026/10/04/magaz…
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NEW: How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault nytimes.com/2026/10/03/nyreg… via @NYTimes
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Cuomo's new digs are referred to in a listing as “resort-like,” with a nine-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bathroom main home that was once a 19th-century hunting lodge. There is a four-bedroom guesthouse, saltwater pool, and tennis court. nytimes.com/2026/09/30/nyreg…
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“That’s the first time I had ever heard the narrative change that I wasn’t a whore and that I was assaulted.”
nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyreg… via @NYTimes
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NEWS —
Ken Paxton trashed President Trump’s convention in leaked audio obtained by NYT.
Paxton told donors and lobbyists last week that the convention hurt his polling numbers. Paxton was a huge part of the Dallas convention.
Exclusive in NYT.
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Despite the court order overnight, CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters are still being blocked from entering the White House grounds today. Yet for Xi’s visit, members of the Chinese state media are present.
Wild night in Brooklyn, where a grab for power in NYC’s most populous borough grinds on despite court challenges and blowback from top NYS politicians. #nypol #nyleg
“This is your meeting. We don’t arrest people for yelling.” thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/…
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The decision by the television outlets not to participate in the White House pool today in response to Trump's self-declared "ban on the free press" will leave the most TV-addicted president in our history without major network cameras recording his every utterance and movement.
“Albany should throw open the curtains around the State Capitol and let the sun shine in." — Blair Horner. Can I get an Amen? #transparency #nypol #nyleg
Outgoing WNY lawmaker billed state for use of state car, gas in addition to travel costs buffalonews.com/news/local/g… via @TheBuffaloNews
Behind a paywall but if you are able this is a delightful read from the lede — “We live in a golden age of idiocy and confrontation” to the kicker — “I can’t wait to get back to actual football. It’ll be a relief.” via @jasongay wsj.com/sports/football/arch…
Karl Rove publicly backing a Democrat is a wow moment for me.
.@carlosnogueras_ scoops: Karl Rove said at a private luncheon today that, after Bo French's post yesterday, he'd be voting for Democrat for the first time in more than 30 years.
He'll back @Jon_RosenthalTX over "bigot" @bofrench, he told crowd. texastribune.org/2026/09/14/…
A little disappointed there are no before-and-after-the-shave pics. But this was a memorable line! “My feet, coddled from years of proper arch support, throbbed inside reproductions of 18th-century footwear.”
In August, I participated in a reenactment of the Battle of Brooklyn, and let me tell you: it was electric.
Here is my dispatch from the wild and dedicated world of Revolutionary War re-enactors. Enjoy!
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Hard to watch what’s happening to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where I spent a dozen great years, and at other hedge fund-owned McClatchy papers that were gutted today. I’m raising a toast to the journalists who lost their jobs. You didn’t deserve this.
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For a New York Governor Candidate, 9/11 Recalls a Personal Tragedy nytimes.com/2026/09/11/nyreg…
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We all have memories of that day, and how we've processed it. Here's mine, from the perspective of an overwhelmed journalist. Take care, everyone.
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(GIFT LINK) When Amazon sought hefty tax breaks in a small town north of #NYC, a fierce battle ensued, thanks to a uniquely powerful independent monitor endowed (by Senator @JamesSkoufis) with the power to say NO. nytimes.com/2026/09/10/nyreg…
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I am pro literally ANY publication that manages to emerge in this current moment, BUT especially excited about @washingtonsun, featuring many of my talented former co-workers and offering real local coverage for a community that devours it. nytimes.com/2026/09/08/busin…
BREAKING: Another former top aide to NYS Senator @JessicaRamosQns speaks out, says she spent campaign $$ on train fare that, records show, the senator then used to double dip. Aide just “followed instructions” (With @Biancapallaro) 1/ nytimes.com/2026/09/09/nyreg… #NYpol #NYleg
NEW: The NYS Senate approved travel expenditures by Sen. @JessicaRamosQns despite obvious signs of double dipping. @NYSenDems say that’s “clearly unacceptable” and are now “open” to tightening oversight in the chamber. W/@Biancapallaro 2/ nytimes.com/2026/09/09/nyreg… #NYpol #NYleg
For months the #NYS Senate refused to give the @nytimes the receipts senators must provide to get travel expenses like train fare reimbursed. @Biancapallaro & I got them anyway and they reveal serious oversight failures 3/ nytimes.com/2026/09/09/nyreg… #NYpol #NYleg