#How to save NY public housing

#How to save NY public housing

“#How to save NY public housing” Greg Russ, the chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, has asked the Legislature to OK the transfer of two-thirds of NYCHA developments to a new public-private corporation to protect the agency’s at-risk ability to fund badly needed repairs. City public-housing tenants deserve fast approval of the request….

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#Cuomo to forgo his ,000 raise through executive order

#Cuomo to forgo his $25,000 raise through executive order

“#Cuomo to forgo his $25,000 raise through executive order” ALBANY — If I’m going down, you’re coming with me! Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared he will forgo his anticipated $25,000 raise slated for Jan. 2021, but so will other top politicians and state officials in light of the Empire State’s staggering $63 billion deficit. Cuomo is…

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#GOP big leads Democratic incumbent in NY state Senate race

#GOP big leads Democratic incumbent in NY state Senate race

“#GOP big leads Democratic incumbent in NY state Senate race” Rob Astorino, the one-time New York Republican Party standard-bearer, has managed to build an edge over incumbent Democratic state Sen. Peter Harckham in their upstate race, according to late figures. The former Westchester County executive received 53 percent of the ballots cast during early voting…

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#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary

#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary

“#Pelosi’s poisonous ploy and other commentary” Washington watch: Pelosi’s Poisonous Ploy Nancy Pelosi’s bill to assemble a 17-member panel prepared to invoke the 25th Amendment is a political scheme that turns “the decision over the president’s health” into a “battleground ripe for partisans fighting for power,” warns The Federalist’s Kyle Sammin. The Constitution allows for…

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