#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

“#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?” Somewhere in the piles of garbage lining the streets of Bushwick, residents might find Mayor de Blasio’s word. It’s been six months since the mayor promised to pump more money into the city’s street-cleaning efforts. And the trash problem has only gotten worse. De Blasio in September…

Read More
#Letters to the Editor — March 10, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 10, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 10, 2021” The Issue: Reports that Mayor de Blasio is considering running for governor in 2022. I almost choked on my coffee when I read that “Mayor de Bozo” is considering running for governor of New York (“Hey, NY — ready for Gov. Blas?!” March 7). This mayor could…

Read More
#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

“#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy” “Good news,” cheered Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday — COVID “numbers are down.” He’s right. So why isn’t New York’s reopening keeping pace? On Monday, the Department of Education announced that half the city’s high schools will resume full-time, in-person classes this month, but only for the 55,000 kids…

Read More
#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim

#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim

“#NYS AG hires lawyers for Cuomo probe, including ex-fed Joon Kim” A former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan will help lead the independent investigation into allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed female aides, state Attorney General Letitia James said Monday. Joon Kim — who closed out the probe of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign-finance…

Read More
#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too

#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too

“#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too” Hand it to city Comptroller Scott Stringer for catching out Mayor de Blasio in a bit of rank hypocrisy, by demanding he live up to his own stated principles on the need to end pandemic-emergency powers. De Blasio this month joined the chorus calling for the end…

Read More
#Arrogant Andrew Cuomo faces a fall: Goodwin

#Arrogant Andrew Cuomo faces a fall: Goodwin

“#Arrogant Andrew Cuomo faces a fall: Goodwin” During his sorry/not sorry press conference last week, Gov. Cuomo made a sudden detour to throw mud at Mayor de Blasio. Answering a question about his ability to do his job, the governor veered off course to say the city is “teetering” because of rising crime and homelessness. …

Read More
#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities

#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities

“#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities” While educator Meisha Ross Porter will make history as the city’s first African American female schools chancellor, she’s already showing signs she’ll follow in the ill-fated footsteps of nearly gone Chancellor Richard Carranza. With enrollment cratering thanks to lockdowns that private and parochial schools managed…

Read More
#Cuomo’s ‘joking’ sexual harassment defense falls flat

#Cuomo’s ‘joking’ sexual harassment defense falls flat

“#Cuomo’s ‘joking’ sexual harassment defense falls flat” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s characterization of the sexual harassment he’s accused of inflicting on staffers as just “being playful” and making “jokes” fell flat on Monday, with one of his accusers and Mayor Bill de Blasio both slamming the “non-apology.” Cuomo, 63, offered the dubious defense on Sunday, a…

Read More