#NYPD adding 900 recruits but still short of 2019 after ‘defund’ push

Admin6 years ago05 mins

“#NYPD adding 900 recruits but still short of 2019 after ‘defund’ push” The NYPD will enroll 900 new recruits for a November Police Academy class, the city’s top cop announced Friday, but will still be about 1,800 officers short of where the ranks were last year, due to budget cuts amid the COVID-fueled financial crisis…

#The MTA is bleeding out — saving it should be all local

Admin6 years ago01 mins

“#The MTA is bleeding out — saving it should be all local” To return post-COVID to life as it once knew it, New York City will need its subways and buses. Yet state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli now warns of a possible collapse of MTA finances that could “mark the end of regional public transit as…

#De Blasio’s ‘fiscal savings’ a loss to taxpayers, a gift to teachers union

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“#De Blasio’s ‘fiscal savings’ a loss to taxpayers, a gift to teachers union” That was fast. Last Thursday, Mayor de Blasio informed the United Federation of Teachers that the city couldn’t afford a $900 million bonus for union members. It took 24 hours for the union to knock this threat down — and wring a…

#That New York pork isn’t going out the door after all

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“#That New York pork isn’t going out the door after all” If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com Well, that was fast: Robert Mujica, the state budget director, reached out Friday to clarify that the pork-barrel spending discussed in that morning’s editorial (“Cuomo’s Shameful Top Priority”) will not be going…

#As Cuomo slashes NY spending for everyone else, he keeps pork outlays flowing

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“#As Cuomo slashes NY spending for everyone else, he keeps pork outlays flowing” If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com With the pandemic devastating state tax revenues, Gov. Andrew Cuomo quite rightly had his Division of the Budget hold back $4 billion in funds for local governments, nonprofits and school…

#NJ to impose ‘millionaires tax’ on residents earning M and up

#NJ to impose ‘millionaires tax’ on residents earning $1M and up

Admin6 years ago04 mins

“#NJ to impose ‘millionaires tax’ on residents earning $1M and up” High-earning New Jersey residents will face an increased “millionaires tax” under a new budget deal announced Thursday — despite warnings from critics that it could lead the wealthy to flee the Garden State. The agreement — which Gov. Phil Murphy touted as providing “middle-class…