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Giambra will ‘phase-out’ rent control laws to solve NYC housing shortage

May 3, 2018

Plan will make market rents more affordable, introduce a Renters’ Tax Credit Gubernatorial contender Joel Giambra, the former two-term Erie County Executive, is pledging to end New York City’s decades-long housing crisis – promising to make the City more affordable

Diva of distressed debt finds two agreeable appellate judges

December 29, 2016

The investment banker Lynn Tilton and her firm, Patriarch Partners, found two Denver federal appeals court judges who agree with the argument that it is unconstitutional for the Securities and Exchange Commission to try cases before administrative law judges. Known as the

Josh Kushner’s health startup opens trendy Brooklyn clinic

December 8, 2016

BY JAMES COVERT Oscar Health Insurance just opened its first clinic in Brooklyn — and the place looks just as slick as the startup’s hipster-friendly app. Patients who enter the new “Oscar Center” won’t find administrators pushing papers behind a

Council votes to keep NYC a sanctuary city

December 7, 2016

Democrats in the City Council voted to reaffirm the city’s undocumented-friendly status, then rallied outside Trump Tower. via Council Votes to Keep NYC a Sanctuary City — Observer

City councilman accused of humiliating staffer over disability

December 6, 2016

A former staffer to a Brooklyn city councilman filed a $10 million discrimination suit against the veteran politician Tuesday saying he humiliated the ex-aide over a symptom of his Asperger’s Syndrome — involuntary twitches. Michael Bistreich claims that Councilman Vincent

Paul Massey makes mayoral pitch at REBNY lunch

December 6, 2016

Paul Massey, the president of Cushman & Wakefield‘s New York investment sales and a Republican candidate for mayor, made his case to Real Estate Board of New York members, painting the city as a failing place and taking personal shots

Bratton pal using cop parking pass to leave car at fire hyrdrants

December 6, 2016

A Manhattan plastic surgeon who is a pal of former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is using his police parking placard to leave his Mercedes-Benz SUV in front of fire hydrants on his E. 57th Street block, sources told The Post.

King, acting as Cuomo proxy, knocks Senate Dems and WFP

December 5, 2016

An ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday opened up a blistering attack on Democrats in the state Senate and the Working Families Party several days after left-leaning groups and the mainline conference’s leadership called on the governor to unify

Activist who filed complaint against Christie plans to run for governor

December 5, 2016

The activist and former firefighter who filed a citizen’s official misconduct complaint against Gov. Chris Christie over the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal plans to run for New Jersey governor in 2017. William Brennan made the surprise announcement Monday as

De Blasio wants $35M from feds to cover Trump Tower security

December 5, 2016

Mayor de Blasio on Monday for the first time put a price tag on the cost of providing security for President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower — nearly $500,000 a day. The mayor disclosed that he’s asking the feds for