#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too

#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too

“#Take away de Blasio’s emergency COVID powers, too” Hand it to city Comptroller Scott Stringer for catching out Mayor de Blasio in a bit of rank hypocrisy, by demanding he live up to his own stated principles on the need to end pandemic-emergency powers. De Blasio this month joined the chorus calling for the end…

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#Council Speaker Corey Johnson running for city comptroller

#Council Speaker Corey Johnson running for city comptroller

“#Council Speaker Corey Johnson running for city comptroller” Council Speaker Corey Johnson is throwing his hat in the ring to run for city comptroller, The Post has learned. Johnson declined to run for mayor last fall after saying he was struggling with depression amid the coronavirus pandemic. But he has printed up petitions to gather…

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#Scott Stringer eyes looser pension rules for private equity

#Scott Stringer eyes looser pension rules for private equity

“#Scott Stringer eyes looser pension rules for private equity” New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is looking to loosen strict rules that govern private-equity firms managing the city’s pensions — a potentially risky policy switch that he claims will improve returns, The Post has learned. Specifically, Stringer — a Democrat running for mayor in this…

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#NYC mayoral hopefuls quiet on COVID-19 nursing home deaths

#NYC mayoral hopefuls quiet on COVID-19 nursing home deaths

“#NYC mayoral hopefuls quiet on COVID-19 nursing home deaths” So much for “Profiles in Courage.”  Nearly every leading Democratic candidate for New York City mayor stayed silent Tuesday when The Post sought their reactions to Gov. Cuomo’s coverup of the true COVID-19 death toll among the state’s nursing-home residents.  City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough…

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#Jewish vote up for grabs in 2021 NYC mayoral race

#Jewish vote up for grabs in 2021 NYC mayoral race

“#Jewish vote up for grabs in 2021 NYC mayoral race” The chosen people still haven’t chosen their candidate. As the 2021 New York City mayor’s race heats up, Jewish voters — one of the most coveted voting bloc in city politics — have yet to settle on a favored candidate for the June 22 primary. “People first…

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#NYC’s pension funds to divest  billion from fossil fuels

#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels

“#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels” New York City’s largest pension funds have voted to divest their portfolios of an estimated $4 billion from securities related to fossil fuel companies, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and trustees of two of the city’s pension funds said. “The New York City…

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#Homeless horrors on the watch of ‘advocate’ Steven Banks

#Homeless horrors on the watch of ‘advocate’ Steven Banks

“#Homeless horrors on the watch of ‘advocate’ Steven Banks” City homeless czar Steven Banks has a lot to answer for in the wake of city Comptroller Scott Stringer’s latest damning report on shelter conditions. It turns out Banks’ system has families with babies living in shelters with vermin infestations, exposed electrical outlets, mold and mildew….

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#10 NYC mayoral candidates’ nuttiest proposals yet

#10 NYC mayoral candidates’ nuttiest proposals yet

“#10 NYC mayoral candidates’ nuttiest proposals yet” More from: Raise taxes on the rich, who are already heading for the exits!  Ban cars in Manhattan!  Put up the homeless in office buildings!  A dozen-odd candidates have tossed their hats in the ring to be New York City’s next mayor. Most are so far-left, so out…

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