#Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich battling alcoholism, blames COVID pandemic

#Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich battling alcoholism, blames COVID pandemic

“#Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich battling alcoholism, blames COVID pandemic” Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich admitted he is suffering from alcoholism in a Facebook message he posted Friday, writing that the COVID-19 pandemic had turned what used to be a social activity into something “self-destructive.” “The COVID pandemic has affected people in different ways,” Ulrich (R-Queens) acknowledged….

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#New Yorkers can still stop city’s plan to shutter Rikers

#New Yorkers can still stop city’s plan to shutter Rikers

“#New Yorkers can still stop city’s plan to shutter Rikers” Long before the pandemic, Mayor de Blasio headily vowed to close Rikers Island and spend $8.7 billion to replace the Depression-era jail complex with four high-rise jails across four boroughs by 2026. Much has changed since: The city faces a budget crunch, opponents have filed…

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#NY City Council is pushing for a school-safety disaster

#NY City Council is pushing for a school-safety disaster

“#NY City Council is pushing for a school-safety disaster” Some on the City Council aren’t satisfied with Mayor de Blasio’s vow to shift the school-security budget from the NYPD to the Department of Education: They want to pull the safety agents out of schools altogether.   At a recent hearing, a furious Councilman Daneek Miller…

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#City Council debates giving NYC DOE control of school safety

#City Council debates giving NYC DOE control of school safety

“#City Council debates giving NYC DOE control of school safety” The City Council held a heated hearing Thursday over the future of school safety agents — with one councilman calling the proposed removal of NYPD safety agents “absurd.” Council member Daneek Miller — a father of five city public school graduates who represents southeast Queens…

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#Bronx Democrat Mark Gjonaj won’t seek re-election

#Bronx Democrat Mark Gjonaj won’t seek re-election

“#Bronx Democrat Mark Gjonaj won’t seek re-election” A moderate Bronx Democratic lawmaker announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election this fall, partly due to the city’s hard-left politics. “The current political climate is not favorable to a centrist ideology that my constituency, community and I embrace,” Councilman Mark Gjonaj, the first Albanian-American elected to the City…

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