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Scott Stringer is facing calls to drop out of the mayor’s race and
One of Stringer’s biggest
supporters, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, officially rescinded her endorsement Wednesday afternoon. “This kind of behavior is unacceptable in any workplace and those who have perpetrated such acts must be held accountable for their actions, not given bigger platforms,” the Queens pol said. She’s one of the young, progressive female lawmakers whose early endorsements gave Stringer cred on the left, and has been highly active in his campaign ever since. Several Democratic district leaders announ
NYC Council member expelled over guilty plea on tax charges Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 28, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City Council member was expelled following his guilty plea to federal charges of evading $82,000 in taxes.
Council member Chaim Deutsch, a Brooklyn Democrat, was ousted from the 51-member body on Tuesday after City Council leaders determined that his guilty plea meant he was automatically expelled.
“Mr. Deutsch confessed to a crime and violated his oath of office. He is no longer a member of the City Council,” Council Speaker Corey Johnson said in a news release.
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I Lived Through Defunding the Police. It Wasn t Pretty | Opinion Sal Albanese
, former New York City Councilmember and Mayoral Candidate On 4/19/21 at 10:27 AM EDT
Video footage of a number of episodes in which police shot and killed unarmed men were widely circulated last week. The images, which emerged as Derek Chauvin s trial for killing George Floyd is wrapping up in Minneapolis, had many, including politicians, renewing the call to Defund the Police, or even abolish the police. Others are promoting significant reduction to public safety budgets and reallocating those funds to social services.
As a New York City Council member representing a couple of South Brooklyn neighborhoods in late 80 s and early 90 s, I lived through a version of defunding the police. It wasn t by choice; due to severe budget restraints by a City facing fiscal problems, the hiring of officers was significantly curtailed. The results were not pretty.
NYC jails Commissioner Cynthia Brann in the hospital: sources nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.