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GOP will seek Staten Island’s independence from NYC next legislative session

State Senator Andrew Lanza is expected to introduce a bill early in the next legislative session to formally sever Staten Island’s ties to New York City — on everything from municipal services, schools, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA),

NYC’s school reopening deal was costly and bumbled

BY IAN KINGSBURY Back in August, leaders of unions representing teachers and principals warned that the plan to allow parents to select between blended or virtual learning would produce “staffing shortages” in many schools. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

How a blast from the past could save NYC again

BY E.J. McMAHON Forty-five years ago this month, then-Gov. Hugh L. Carey and the state Legislature passed a landmark law, the Financial Emergency Act, designed to rescue Gotham from imminent bankruptcy. The law created the state Financial Control Board as

Hospitals say NYCHA accelerated COVID-19 spread, as residents plead for federal receivership

Hospital administrators in the New York City metropolitan area are raising alarm bells over the incidence of COVID-19 infection among residents of public housing complexes managed by the New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA). Public health officials worry that

De Blasio’s mandatory inclusionary housing program: what is wrong, and how it can be made right

Inclusionary zoning provides an incentive, or a mandate, to real-estate developers to include lower-rent units in new housing. One signature proposal of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has been a mandatory inclusionary housing program, known as MIH, enacted

Langworthy endorses Nicole Malliotakis for Congress

Langworthy: “Nicole is the no-nonsense leader who will send extreme liberal Max Rose packing” New York, January 14th…New York State Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy today announced his official endorsement of Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis for Congress in NY’s 11th congressional district.

LePetri sounds off on early release of inmates, warns of “dangers to come”

Beginning January 1, 2020, inmates across New York State charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes will be eligible for release from jail due to legislation signed earlier this year by Governor Andrew Cuomo that eliminates cash-bail for many defendants. More

DeBlasio returns to a New York slipping towards crime and disorder

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

New York Mayor slammed for “shameless new videos”

The New York Post’s Editorial Board is taking New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to task for videos that the Board calls “shameless” and “pushes the ethical line.” “You might think a guy facing as many official investigations as

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

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

Sharpton aide accuses de Blasio and Mark-Viverito of ‘Backdoor Dealmaking’ on NYPD reform

Almost two years after Eric Garner’s death, Kirsten John Foy accused Bill de Blasio and Melissa Mark-Viverito of betraying their “mandate” by blocking a chokehold ban and other liberal legislation. via Sharpton Aide Accuses de Blasio and Mark-Viverito of ‘Backdoor

Cuomo, de Blasio meet like mobsters

Gherardo Guarducci and Dimitri Pauli are the proprietors of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s regular hang out, Casa Lever, located at 540 Park Avenue on the Upper Eastside. The Northern Italian fare is served in a crowded 162 seat venue, where Cuomo