#Albany must renew mayoral control of NYC schools

#Albany must renew mayoral control of NYC schools

“Albany must renew mayoral control of NYC schools” New York’s Legislature must now move quickly to renew mayoral control of the city’s schools, and with minimal changes, if it hopes to preserve a system that’s been a marked improvement over its predecessors for the past 20 years. Albany’s failure this week to renew it in…

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#Mayor Eric Adams reveals homeless drug den, vows more sweeps

#Mayor Eric Adams reveals homeless drug den, vows more sweeps

“Mayor Eric Adams reveals homeless drug den, vows more sweeps” Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a shocking photo of a homeless encampment littered with around 500 used syringes as he vowed Wednesday to continue cracking down on makeshift shelters across the city. “Look at this condition!” a clearly exasperated Adams said during a news conference at…

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#Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized

#Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized

“Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized” This time every year, rent-stabilized-apartment owners prepare for a rent-guidelines process they call everything from “politically motivated” to “a charade.” We hope this time will be different. As the New York City Rent Guidelines Board begins Thursday its annual exercise of establishing guidelines for…

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#Time to let go of COVID rules, for good

#Time to let go of COVID rules, for good

“Time to let go of COVID rules, for good” COVID alarmists are already looking forward to the next lockdown. We say: No freaking way. Yes, New York may well see another COVID surge, with Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant a likely candidate. But the threat just doesn’t justify major disruptions to fight it.  Look: It’s now clear…

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#Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers

#Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers

“Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers” Mayor Adams is feeling heat to drop ongoing plans to overhaul the Big Apple’s jail system in favor of building a new college-campus-like complex for inmates on Rikers Island. Adams had promised to deliver former Mayor de Blasio’s plan to shutter Rikers Island’s notorious jail…

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#lives lost in tragic fire

#lives lost in tragic fire

“lives lost in tragic fire” It turns out that extreme anti-COVID measures have a real, and deadly, cost. Such as the 17 lives lost (eight of them children) along with dozens injured in the January fire at the Twin Parks North West building in the Bronx. The head of the fire inspectors’ union now says…

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#Eric Adams must be NYC’s wartime mayor

#Eric Adams must be NYC’s wartime mayor

“#Eric Adams must be NYC’s wartime mayor” During his successful campaign for mayor in 1993, Rudy Giuliani promised to tackle the epidemic of crime and murder that was bringing New York to its knees. Often his focus and media questions were about statistics showing the year-over-year increases.  But in an editorial board meeting near the…

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