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Updated on April 30, 2021 at 10:24 pm NBC Universal, Inc. What to Know Scott Stringer lost one of his most noteworthy endorsements in the race for New York City mayor, as the Working Families Party rescinded their support for him amid sexual harassment and groping allegations A growing list of New York lawmakers, on the state and national level, have also withdrawn their support for Stringer The New York City Comptroller is facing calls to resign his position and end his campaign after Jean Kim...

Print Continue to article content Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate, speaks during a news conference. | Mark Lennihan/AP Photo Stringers support crumbles as assault allegations scramble New York mayor’s race Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer’s campaign continued to lose marquee supporters Friday following accusations he sexually assaulted a campaign volunteer 20 years ago — but the long-time Democratic politician vowed to stay in the race. Two days...

Stringer Loses Progressive Flank In Fallout From Sexual Harassment Allegations arrow Scott Stringer attends rally last Saturday with union members and activists supporting his bid for mayor at City Hall Park. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock A slew of progressive lawmakers, unions, and the Working Families Party pulled their support from mayoral candidate Scott Stringer late Friday afternoon, leaving his mayoral prospects in peril in the wake of allegations that he s...

Melville, L.I.: It’s great to have an administration that is not hostile to workers and unions (“Biden and his panel are laboring to increase union membership,” April 27). However, the problem of decreasing union membership will only be solved when the labor movement admits that the failure to organize American workers is theirs. Maybe then they will be willing to make the changes that are necessary.

NYPD Sending Its "Creepy" Robot Dog To The Farm Upstate arrow A robot dog known as "Spot" manufactured by Boston Dynamics during a demonstration earlier this year Josh Reynolds/AP/Shutterstock The NYPD is giving up its robot dog, after the four-legged machine sparked ridicule, comparisons to dystopian sci-fi plots, and scrutiny into the departments use of taxpayer money. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Gothamist that they had terminated a contract with Boston Dynamics,...

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Print Continue to article content New York City Comptroller and New York City Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has denied the accusations. | David Dee Delgado/Getty Images New York mayoral candidate defiant as sexual assault accusations erode key support Updated NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is clinging to his damaged hopes of becoming the next mayor, even as sexual misconduct allegations lead more key endorsers drop their support. A defiant Stringer told reporters la...

less  money  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a $98.6 billion “recovery budget” on Monday – the largest budget in the city’s history – but he’ll only get to spend half of it. Because six months into the next fiscal year, a new mayor will be taking office. So it seemed odd that the mayor’s executive budget was met with near silence from the eight leading Democrats who are hoping to inherit the city – and the $3.9 billion budget gap that de Blasio’s bean counter...