#NY budget swells to 4B despite Adams-ordered 3% cuts

#NY budget swells to $104B despite Adams-ordered 3% cuts

“NY budget swells to $104B despite Adams-ordered 3% cuts” Projected city spending will surge to $104 billion this fiscal year — up about $3 billion — despite across-the-board budget cuts ordered by Mayor Eric Adams in September, City Hall said Tuesday. The added spending includes as much as $1 billion on the migrant crisis, with…

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#NY pension fund urges votes against Twitter, Meta directors

#NY pension fund urges votes against Twitter, Meta directors

“NY pension fund urges votes against Twitter, Meta directors” New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is calling for votes against directors at Twitter and at Facebook parent Meta Platforms at their upcoming annual meetings, saying both companies failed to enforce their standards against harmful content including from a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, on May 14. In letters seen by…

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#NY undercounted COVID nursing home deaths to boost Cuomo: comptroller

#NY undercounted COVID nursing home deaths to boost Cuomo: comptroller

“NY undercounted COVID nursing home deaths to boost Cuomo: comptroller” The state Health Department intentionally “misled the public” about the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19 to help burnish former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reputation before a sexual harassment scandal forced him to resign in disgrace, according to a blistering comptroller’s audit released Tuesday. Auditors…

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#Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia’s history of embarrassments

#Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia’s history of embarrassments

“#Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia’s history of embarrassments” In the increasingly bitter race for the New York City Democratic mayoral nomination, one disturbing fact looms larger by the day: While Andrew Yang has absolutely no qualifications for the job, Kathryn Garcia, who’s risen in the polls in what’s become a three-way race with Yang and Eric…

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