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Getting arrested almost always lands a politician on the losers list. But getting arrested on purpose, like New York City Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan did by blocking traffic at a racial justice protest on Tuesday? That could be considered a win. But getting online mockery for a pre-planned stunt that felt like he was trying to copy Bill de Blasio in 2013? That may be a loss. But de Blasio did win so… we’ll leave this one to the voters. Until the election, here are some clearer winners and losers.
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Mike Ryan
There’s still plenty that can go wrong in the upcoming New York City primary elections – like wet weather and long ballots – but at least city Board of Election Executive Director Mike Ryan isn’t starting in the negative column. After months of uncertainty about whether some unlucky BOE schlubs would have to count hundreds of thousands of ballots by hand in June, the state Board of Elections finally approved software to tabulate ran
Governor Cuomo Announces Construction Completion and Opening of Under The K Bridge Park in Brooklyn Share
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to Oversee Park s Future Maintenance and Programming
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of construction and official opening tomorrow of Under the K Bridge Park, which will utilize land occupied by the former Kosciuszko Bridge to transform nearly seven acres beneath the Kosciuszko Bridge in Brooklyn into premier open space for the North Brooklyn Community. Under a permit, the State Department of Transportation, which oversaw construction of the facility, has turned nearly seven acres of state land to the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to operate and maintain the facility.
Scott Stringer Denies Sexual Abuse Accusations As Mayoral Rivals Call On Him To Withdraw From Race
arrow Scott Stringer, the city comptroller, delivers a news conference following allegations of sexual abuse. Gwynne Hogan / WNYC
Scott Stringer, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, on Wednesday categorically denied accusations that he sexually abused and harassed a woman two decades ago during his campaign for NYC public advocate, saying that the two had a strictly consensual on and off relationship.
Stringer, a Democrat who is considered one of the leading candidates in the race for mayor, finds himself facing a crisis after Jean Kim, a longtime lobbyist, accused Stringer of repeatedly groping and kissing her when she said she worked as an unpaid intern in 2001.
NYC’s reluctance to end contracts with notorious nonprofits
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As the homelessness crisis has worsened considerably over the years NYC has become overly reliant on a limited number of nonprofits.
NYC’s reluctance to end contracts with notorious nonprofits
The New York Times’ bombshell report about one of the city’s biggest homeless shelter providers points to its inability to hold shelter operators accountable for their troubling behavior.
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On Sunday, The New York Times published a damning investigation into Bronx Parent Housing Network’s chief executive Victor Rivera, who has been accused of sexual and financial abuse while running one of New York City’s biggest nonprofit homeless shelter systems. The report draws attention to a troubling pattern among nonprofits contracted by the city to provide shelter services: despite persistent complaints, the city is often reluctant to cancel contracts due to a need for shelter space.
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In addition to healthcare workers, people over 65, police, firefighters, and teachers, another critical population became eligible last week for coronavirus vaccines: Homeless people at high risk for infection.
New York State issued guidelines that said, starting last Monday, those who live in shelters “where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared with individuals and families who are not part of the same household,” plus the staffers who work in these places, could get vaccinated.
That description includes shelters for single adults, where eight to 12 people on average share a room, as well as the hotels where many homeless individuals have been moved in recent months, according to service providers who’ve been briefed by the city’s Department of Homeless Services. Families with children who reside in shelters are not