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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 Jessica Ramos, officially rescinded her endorsement Wednesday afternoon.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
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By Katie Honan More than three dozen New York City mayoral candidates are vying for one of the toughest jobs in the country: leading the nation s largest city back to pre-pandemic employment levels while trying to find the funding to do so. In the run-up to the June 22 primary, candidates have been detailing their visions for the city s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, which wiped out nearly 878,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2020, according to the city s Independent Budget Office. Although an estimated 20% of those jobs returned by the third quarter, pre-pandemic levels of employment might not return for years, the IBO says.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in a press conference Tuesday that outdoor dining will continue as normal tonight, despite the incoming winter storm in the city’s forecast.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in effect today that predicts up to an inch of snow accumulation during the day, in addition to sleet, likely making for slick road conditions, the mayor said. The snow is predicted to continue to fall through the night, with an extra two inches expected to pile up.
Still, de Blasio confirmed that outdoor dining is still on tonight.
By Katie Honan The Covid-19 pandemic will cast a long shadow over New York City s economic recovery, impacting employment levels, real-estate sales and tax revenue for years to come, according.