News Summary

• Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor, promised last November to erect a wall of spy gear, license plate readers, and biometric surveillance between the city and the suburbs.
• He has since received millions of dollars in donations from the family and businesses of James Dolan, the owner of Madison Square Garden.
• Dolan has long been a mercurial presence in the political game, and in fact, he supported Blakeman’s opponent, Governor Kathy Hochul, during the last election.