#The Bill de Blasio-Corey Johnson ‘vanity budget’

#The Bill de Blasio-Corey Johnson ‘vanity budget’

“#The Bill de Blasio-Corey Johnson ‘vanity budget’” Call it $98.7 billion in proof that lame ducks only care about themselves, as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson finalized a record city budget that serves their needs at New York’s long-term expense. The so-called “Recovery Budget” will leave a mind-boggling $12 billion gap through…

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#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards

#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards

“#De Blasio, NYC council give pay hike to homeless guards” Four thousand security guards in the city’s privately managed homeless shelters are getting raises, courtesy of Mayor de Bill Blasio and the City Council. The just-approved $98.7 billion city budget steers an additional $40.5 million to contracted shelter providers to give security workers a pay…

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#Brad Lander lead Corey Johnson in race for NYC comptroller

#Brad Lander lead Corey Johnson in race for NYC comptroller

“#Brad Lander lead Corey Johnson in race for NYC comptroller” Progressive Councilman Brad Lander held a significant first-choice vote lead over Speaker Corey Johnson in the race for city comptroller, according to late election results. With 96 percent of ballots counted, Lander held an 8.5 percent lead over Johnson, a former mayoral hopeful who dropped…

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#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council

“#E-bike blood on hands of progressive NYC Council” As if 2020 weren’t disastrous enough for New Yorkers, the City Council last June voted to remove existing prohibitions on e-bikes and scooters, making them fully street-legal across the five boroughs. Riders had been using them with impunity for years, but in November, it became official —…

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#Michelle Caruso-Cabrera accuses Corey Johnson of having her bumped from church speech

#Michelle Caruso-Cabrera accuses Corey Johnson of having her bumped from church speech

“#Michelle Caruso-Cabrera accuses Corey Johnson of having her bumped from church speech” Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, the leading female Democratic candidate in the race for comptroller, is accusing rival Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, of elbowing her out of a speaking engagement Sunday at a Queens church. Caruso-Cabrera, a former CNBC anchor and veteran business journalist,…

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#Adams, Johnson pick up endorsements in mayor, comptroller races

#Adams, Johnson pick up endorsements in mayor, comptroller races

“#Adams, Johnson pick up endorsements in mayor, comptroller races” Eric Adams and Corey Johnson picked up new union endorsements this week in their respective races mayor and comptroller. The 30,000-member Home Healthcare Workers of America on Thursday threw its weight behind Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, in the hotly contested Democratic primary for mayor….

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#Teachers union backs Corey Johnson for comptroller

#Teachers union backs Corey Johnson for comptroller

“#Teachers union backs Corey Johnson for comptroller” The teachers’ union endorsed Council Speaker Corey Johnson for city comptroller. United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew on Wednesday said, “In particular, our committees noted Corey Johnson’s longtime support of public education and his ability to make city government work on behalf of working families.” Johnson, the…

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#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT

#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT

“#Corey Johnson supports councilman who clashed with Shea on NYPD OT” Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Wednesday backed a fellow councilman who got into a heated dispute with Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, saying he had “full confidence” in the Finance Committee chair.  Police Commissioner Dermot Shea on Tuesday claimed he would “fire” a police officer if they ever…

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