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Speaking to Brian Lehrer on Wednesday, Stringer denied the allegations and his campaigns efforts to link the accuser to a rival campaign.

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Andrew Yang is selling himself as a mayoral candidate who would be New York Citys No. 1 hype man. Too bad New York City does not need a mascot. Maybe try Miami. Theyre hyping a lot these days. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Andrew Yangs pitch to New Yorke...

East Elmhurst: As I’m laying down reading Hill Harper’s “Letters to an Incarcerated Brother,” I’ve had an epiphany of sorts about this corrections system, which is flawed on so many levels that it’s astounding it still stands.

Woman Who Accused Scott Stringer Of Sexual Assault Files Complaint With NY Attorney General arrow During a news conference last week, Jean Kim accused Scott Stringer of sexual abuse and harassment when she worked on his campaign 20 years ago. Mary Altaffer/AP/Shutterstock Patricia Pastor, the lawyer who is representing Kim, said she filed the complaint with the AGs civil rights bureau early Tuesday morning. Kim has alleged that two decades ago the city comptroller forcib...

City Controller Scott Stringer stands accused of serious sexual misconduct. Lobbyist Jean Kim alleges that 20 years ago, he put his hands down her pants, tried kissing her without consent and repeatedly pressured her for sex. This is a moment not only to assess the damage done to one leading mayoral candidate, but to measure the ostensible progress we’ve made since the #MeToo movement began four years ago.

Woman accusing NYC mayoral candidate of sexual assault files complaint with state AG

  The woman who accused New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of sexual assault Tuesday filed a formal complaint against him with the office of state Attorney General Letitia James (D). Jean Kim has accused Stringer of several instances of assault and harassment, and her claims have already led to several backers dropping their endorsements for his mayoral bid.  “Jean Kim, through her attorney, has filed this morning a formal complaint with the New York State Office...

Rush to the Democrats: Stop the War on Police May 4, 2021 KEN: It’s harder and harder to find the news media when police are doing wonderful things. The word “racism” has lost its impact, so it’s overused, and so now “systemic” has been added to “racism,” and “systemic” is becoming overused. You know, Rush talked about this, the watering down and the manipulation of language during the Trayvon Martin case. RUSH: The left has begun to talk about “profiling” here, not raci...

The explosive news initially broke on April 28 by the local Gothamist in an article headlined “Former Campaign Intern Accuses Scott Stringer Of Sexual Abuse, Harassment.” It described Kim’s allegation, made in a statement provided by her attorney, that in 2001, while she was working as an intern on his campaign for New York City public advocate, Stringer “kissed me using his tongue, put his hand down my pants and groped me inside my underpants.” “I pulled away and tried to avoid ...

A collage of New York City mayor candidates. The race for City Hall By POLITICO NEW YORK STAFF 05/04/2021 05:01 AM EDT Updated New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary is one of the most important mayoral contests in recent memory and is heating up every day. In a city that is roughly 7 to 1 Democrat, the primary could determine the next mayor, after almost eight years of a term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio. The crowded field includes more than two dozen hopefuls and based on early polls...