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FDNY pensions average more than $129,000

November 3, 2019

The 471 Fire Department of New York (FDNY) officers and firefighters who retired in calendar year 2018 are eligible for average pensions of $129,259, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. According to the Empire Center’s analysis,

Corrections retirees had highest average state pensions

October 12, 2019

Corrections Department employees qualified for average pensions of nearly $70,000, the highest average benefit for any agency grouping among the 7,990 New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) members collecting their first full year’s worth of pension benefits in 2018,

DeBlasio returns to a New York slipping towards crime and disorder

October 3, 2019

BY MICAH MORRISON New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s withdrawal from the presidential race last week is a lost opportunity. A successful de Blasio effort in the Democratic primaries—his was anything but—could have sparked a necessary national debate over signs of

NYPD pension fund must share names with Empire Center, judge rules

September 2, 2019

In a major Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) case, a state Supreme Court justice in Manhattan today ruled that the names of retired New York City police officers receiving public pensions must be released to the Empire Center for Public Policy. Over

How the new rent laws will slam NYC’s housing market

July 27, 2019

BY HOWARD HUSCOK New York’s new rent-regulation law makes dramatic changes to housing rules — limiting rent increases after owners make major improvements and even after units become vacant and the rents have not been raised for years. The law will likely

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

“History will change because of what they did to Eric Garner,” Sharpton says

December 5, 2016

Speaking on the anniversary of the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, Al Sharpton pushed the City Council to pass the chokehold ban—but demurred on Bill de Blasio’s role. via ‘History Will Change Because of What They Did to Eric Garner,’ Al Sharpton

Gillibrand wants more federal funds to protect mosques and synagogues

December 5, 2016

Kirsten Gillibrand called on Washington to boost outlays to protect religious minorities from the spike in hate crimes that has followed Donald Trump’s election. via Kirsten Gillibrand Wants More Federal Funds to Protect Mosques and Synagogues — Observer

Good sense from Letitia James

December 5, 2016

Of late, Letitia James has been talking plain sense. The easy one was to slam the ethics of Mayor de Blasio’s use of secret “agents of the city” to help forge and execute his policies, when those “agents” had major

Ex-Rikers guard gives emotional testimony about inmate’s death

December 3, 2016

A beefy ex-Rikers Island guard broke down in tears Friday as he explained to a jury how a colleague repeatedly kicked an infirm inmate in the head despite his pleas to stop. “I heard him scream, ‘you motherf−−ker,’ and he

Cuomo has blacklist of foreign firms that support BDS

December 3, 2016

He’s boycotting the boycotters! Gov. Cuomo’s administration has blackballed a dozen foreign companies for supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel, The Post has learned. The Office of General Services compiled the list after Cuomo issued an executive