#Several Dems thinking about swooping in if Cuomo steps down

#Several Dems thinking about swooping in if Cuomo steps down

“#Several Dems thinking about swooping in if Cuomo steps down” A gaggle of Democratic local politicians have flocked to gauge their standing if they chose to enter a potentially incumbent-free gubernatorial 2022 primary, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo fights for survival after the release of the attorney general’s damning sexual harassment investigation. Allies of Attorney General…

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#Curtis Sliwa says vaccine mandate violates American freedom

#Curtis Sliwa says vaccine mandate violates American freedom

“#Curtis Sliwa says vaccine mandate violates American freedom” GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa blasted Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for indoor venues, saying the requirement is an affront to liberty. “Today we stand in unity against these mandates, against these crackdowns. We are not France. We are not Italy. We are America where we are…

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#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

“#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert” They’re going to bring the ruckus. Two members of the Wu-Tang Clan will perform at a Staten Island end-of-summer concert celebrating New York City’s “rebirth” after the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, as well as…

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#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors

#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors

“#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors” Bronx business leaders beseeched Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday for help against rising crime and declining quality of life, including competition from illegal street vendors — who made their own pitch to Hizzoner. Directors of eight of the borough’s 11 Business Improvement Districts plus…

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#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts

#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts

“#Stringer sues de Blasio over emergency spending contracts” City Comptroller Scott Stringer decried Mayor Bill de Blasio’s spending of $6.9 billion worth of fast-tracked city contracts, while announcing Tuesday he’d taken the mayor to court to put a stop to the “unacceptable” practice enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The comptroller’s lawsuit, filed in…

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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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#NYC hospitals administer 1 millionth COVID-19 vaccination

#NYC hospitals administer 1 millionth COVID-19 vaccination

“#NYC hospitals administer 1 millionth COVID-19 vaccination” The city’s public hospital system administered its 1 millionth COVID-19 dose Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. “The hospitals and clinics of health and hospitals have been stellar in addressing this crisis,” said de Blasio during his daily press briefing “This has been Health and Hospitals’ finest hour,…

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