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Why Mayor Adams' latest NYC budget is in far worse shape than it appears
January 19, 2025 | 4:34pmMayor Eric Adams' budget, which he rolled out Thursday, merely continues the city’s longtime practice of overspending while hiding actual program costs.
Ex-con candidate says she's perfectly 'suited' to run for NYC Council after years in prison for fraud
January 18, 2025 | 10:53amLiliana Trafficante, 58, who spent years in prison for defrauding investors out of at least $1 million, would be unable to hold office under city law.
Woke one-party government has left NYC just as unprepared for disaster as LA
January 17, 2025 | 5:57pmNew Yorkers should feel scared as they watch Los Angeles neighborhoods obliterated by fire. Gotham could be the victim of the exact same kind of dysfunctional one-party government that puts woke...
NYC Council pushing lobbying ban on mayor's office staffers — but excludes itself from crackdown
January 17, 2025 | 3:24pmThe City Council is poised to pass legislation that extends lobbying restrictions to cover more power brokers in the Mayor's office after they leave the government -- but it excludes...
Hochul touts 'affordability' but won't fix unfair NYC property taxes
January 15, 2025 | 4:39pmNYC's property taxes are so unjust, esoteric and opaque that it feels intentional — but only the state legislature in Albany can make changes and bring fairness to the system.
Airbnb launches Super PAC to back pro`short-term rental' candidates in NY
January 13, 2025 | 8:01pmAirbnb has launched a Super PAC that will spend $5 million to support candidates for New York City and state legislative office through 2026 who back their agenda of making...
NYC's ex-top cop backs Commish Tisch as she cleans up scandal-ridden NYPD
December 29, 2024 | 11:37am"She can be a pretty stern taskmaster. I think we’re on the right track,” ex-city Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said of new top cop Jessica Tisch on Sunday.
Ex-Rep. Carolyn Maloney's daughter flaunting political pedigree in 'shameless' bid for her old City Council seat
December 28, 2024 | 3:17pmVirginia Maloney, daughter of former Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, is riding her mother’s coattails to claim the 78-year-old titan’s old City Council seat on the Upper East Side.
Here's what stands between Mayor Adams and a second term — as he faces make-or-break year
December 28, 2024 | 1:03pmAdams is facing a make-or-break year both politically and professionally in 2025, with federal corruption charges and a tough re-election bid among his toughest obstacles.
NYPD's sex abuse scandal: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 24, 2024
December 23, 2024 | 9:29pmThe Issue: Ex-NYPD Lt. Quathisha Epps' charges of sex abuse by Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. The stench coming from One Police Plaza (which seems to originate from the office...
REBNY lawsuit is a great opportunity to kill the toxic FARE Act
December 22, 2024 | 9:01amUnless you want the housing market in Gotham to get even worse, you should cheer the Real Estate Board of New York suit to block a law that attempts to...
'Scrooge' NYC DOE sends holiday invoices demanding cash from unvaxxed employees fired during COVID
December 21, 2024 | 5:53pm“What kind of upside-down clown world has NYC's Department of Education become? This agency refused to allow me to go to work … and now wants to bill me,” one...
'Rogue' NYC transit chief snubs Adams by opposing bill requiring e-bike license plates, registrations
December 21, 2024 | 1:55pmThere’s road rage brewing within the Adams administration over legislation aimed at reducing deaths and injuries related to e-bikes.
NYC City Council takes another hit at NYPD by introducing law that's already part of department policy
December 20, 2024 | 5:37pmThe City Council has taken aim at the NYPD again, proposing a law that would force cops to take blood alcohol tests if they cause an injury or death after...
Council to OK bill giving small NYC religious, private schools millions to hire guards
December 19, 2024 | 6:33amUnder the new bill, which is expected to sail through the council on Thursday, the city will slash the number of students required to be eligible for the school safety...
Cut off the shameless nonprofits making bank off NYC's homeless services
December 18, 2024 | 6:49pmAny industry can be lucrative if you're shameless enough — even "helping the homeless."
'How Many Stops Act' is a wasteful failure: Repeal it now
December 18, 2024 | 5:40pmThe 'How Many Stops Act' costed New York City taxpayers $1.4 million in just three months.
NYC real estate industry squaring up to battle over new law that could change housing landscape
December 18, 2024 | 3:57pmIf it ain’t broker, don’t fix it. A cohort of Big Apple real estate brokers are suing the city over a new law that shifts the burden of costly broker...
NYC council's new paperwork rule for cops cost taxpayers $1.4M in overtime in just three months: officials
December 16, 2024 | 4:38pmA New York City Council committee grilled NYPD brass on Monday, with the department reporting that the cumbersome How Many Stops Act is costing taxpayers a lot of money.
NYC needle exchange outside children's library has locals raging: 'The whole street is infested'
December 16, 2024 | 6:06amA city sponsored needle exchange program outside a children's library in the Bronx has one city pol and local residents griping about the prickly hazard.