#NY officials covered up more than just nursing-home deaths

#NY officials covered up more than just nursing-home deaths

“#NY officials covered up more than just nursing-home deaths” Gov. Cuomo’s coverup of nursing-home deaths revealed the stunning lengths to which he and his staff go to keep damning information from the public. But few New Yorkers may realize that such behavior is actually standard operating procedure throughout much of New York government. For over…

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#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure

#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure

“#MTA misses overtime reform deadline after exec’s departure” Transit leaders missed a key deadline last month to get reforms needed to curb overtime abuse and fraud back on track — after the highly paid executive responsible for the reforms quit, the MTA’s inspector general said Wednesday. Officials blew through their end-of-February deadline to create a new…

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#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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#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

“#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety” The city’s district attorneys say they’ll prosecute spitting on transit workers, but not smoking weed or urinating in the subway — which shows how clueless the prosecutors are about what makes it dangerous underground. The DAs were showing support for a state bill to make saliva-assaults easier…

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#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

“#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops” The MTA insisted Saturday that it’s safe to take the subway after a string of assaults that left two homeless riders dead last week and countless others shaken.  Still, officials are again calling for more cops and mental health services to deal with the violent mentally ill…

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