#Critics rip CUNY over planned M contract with consultants

#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants

“#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants” The CUNY board of trustees should scrap its planned $3 million no-bid contract with powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to help campuses with their fall re-openings — because the colleges had already submitted their proposals, critics said Sunday. The contract — scheduled to be voted…

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#Andrew Cuomo extends no-alcohol-without-food rule

#Andrew Cuomo extends no-alcohol-without-food rule

“#Andrew Cuomo extends no-alcohol-without-food rule” Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t letting a nursing-home scandal and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct stop him from showing New Yorkers what arbitrary, power-hungry “leadership” looks like: He’s extending his no-alcohol-without-food rule through May 6. His aides suggest it’s a bone to the restaurant industry that his lockdown orders have devastated….

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#NYC Transit Museum lays off a third of staff

#NYC Transit Museum lays off a third of staff

“#NYC Transit Museum lays off a third of staff” New York’s beloved Transit Museum laid off a third of its staff last month, former employees told The Post — citing pandemic-induced hardship one year after COVID-19 broke out in the city. The 24 discharged workers included full-time and part-time workers in retail, education, curation and…

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#Anti-poverty group flunks pols for blocking Harlem charter school

#Anti-poverty group flunks pols for blocking Harlem charter school

“#Anti-poverty group flunks pols for blocking Harlem charter school” The head of New York City’s oldest children’s anti-poverty group accused state lawmakers of hurting poor Harlem kids by blocking the opening of a new charter school in the neighborhood — calling their inaction “criminal.” Founded in 1812, the Harlem-based Mission Society received preliminary state approval…

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