#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus

#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus

“#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus” MTA officials have called off plans to renege on schedule wage increase — after receiving an influx of $6.5 billion from the new stimulus bill. “Now that Congress — under the leadership of Senate Majority Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and the bipartisan New York delegation —…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 11, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 11, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 11, 2021” The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s statement that he would not step down in the wake of harassment allegations. Gov. Cuomo said: “I was elected by the people of the state. I wasn’t elected by politicians. I’m not going to resign because of the allegations.” (“No. 2 Dem Tells…

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#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…

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#Longest serving New York politician calls on Cuomo to resign

#Longest serving New York politician calls on Cuomo to resign

“#Longest serving New York politician calls on Cuomo to resign” Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the longest serving member of the state Legislature, has seen enough — he’s calling on embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign over mounting nursing home and sexual harassment scandals. “Multiple and growing credible allegations of sexual harassment and recent reports detailing the…

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