Traffic deaths have surged this year to their highest level in nearly a decade. Officials blame an excess of reckless driving, but critics say the city has failed to make streets safer.
Cuomo staff tried to get union support for Brad Hoylman s Manhattan Borough President run 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.
Top Cuomo officials worked to gin up union support for Brad Hoylman’s run for Manhattan Borough President Denis Slattery
ALBANY High-ranking Cuomo administration officials attempted to drum up union support for New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman’s bid to become the next Manhattan Borough President, the Daily News has learned.
Multiple sources confirmed that calls were made on Hoylman’s behalf by Gov. Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa and others.
A few labor officials were left scratching their heads by the move since some of the calls came as the governor faced criticisms over his handling of COVID deaths in nursing homes and shortly before Hoylman joined other pols in publicly calling on Cuomo to resign amid sexual harassment allegations.
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New York wants broadband to be accessible for all cable companies would rather sue than provide it
NYPD canceled its contract with Boston Dynamics last week after its test run of the company s Spot robot sparked concerns of misuse of city funds and potential police abuse.
After a public outcry, a robotic dog once hailed by the New York Police Department a high-tech crime-fighting sidekick is getting sent back to its owner.
The police canceled a $94,000 contract with the robot s maker Boston Dynamics following a growing backlash tied to calls to cut the police budget and concerns of police militarization and abuses of force.
The department introduced the public to the Digidog in December after acquiring the device in a test program.