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NYC’s Largest Teacher Union Endorses Stringer for Mayor Bloomberg 2 hrs ago © Provided by Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- New York City’s largest teacher’s union said on Monday that it would back Scott Stringer for mayor, handing the city’s chief financial officer an influential endorsement ahead of the competitive June 22 Democratic primary. The United Federation of Teachers, which represents more than 100,000 school employees, has been at the center of contentious negotiations over schoo...

Credit...Adam Pape for The New York Times There is an adage that men are judged on their potential and women on their accomplishments. A 2019 study in Frontiers in Psychology showed how this can work in the business world. Participants were asked to weigh four candidates, two men and two women, for a job at a fictitious company. One man and one woman had résumés and recommendations emphasizing their past achievements. The other man and woman had résumés and testimonials foregrounding their ...

5 Mayoral Candidates Support Police Reform Legislation But Eric Adams and Scott Stringer Are Missing from the List eastnewyorknews - Apr 19, 2021 OpEd submitted by Sharon Caldwell, New York City resident Everyone, who is honest, in New York City by now has to know that there is a problem with policing when it comes to the black community.  Blacks are harassed daily by police officers, and sometimes assaulted, or even murdered at the hands of police. At the very least it should be easy for eve...

Political Buzz: Can anyone stop Andrew Yang? By Bob Hardt New York City PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Apr. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 AM EDT Apr. 20, 2021 SHARE “It gets late early out here.” — Yogi Berra Remember the charmingly self-aware dorky guy on the presidential campaign trail who wore the “MATH” button on his lapel? Well, it’s time for ...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook PM newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Equinor As Dianne Morales has picked up some steam from the left in her mayoral bid, one issue was potentially weighing her ...

Stringer unveils plan for NYC to take active role in growing legal pot industry © Luiz C. Ribeiro New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer Just 1% of marijuana dispensaries in the country are Black-owned, according to city Comptroller Scott Stringer who promised Tuesday to end the inequity in New York City if he’s elected mayor. With recreational cannabis now legal for adults in New York, Stringer said he would provide city-funded grants to help pot entrepreneurs get licenses and set up a ...

What Polls Say About Andrew Yang as N.Y. Mayor 64 Days Out From Primary Election On 4/19/21 at 11:01 AM EDT With just over two months until the New York City Mayoral Democratic primary election, Andrew Yang continues to remain ahead of the other candidates, according to several polls. Yang, an entrepreneur, first announced his candidacy for New York City mayor in January. He first rose to fame politically following his 2020 run for president, but lost in the Democratic primaries. While Yang has...

An event every week that begins at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until April 28, 2021 Free – $5 “Bringing Israel Home,” a new digital series, features live-at-home cooking featuring 5-time James Beard award-winning chef Michael Solomonov. Chef Solomonov will visit with friends and prominent Israelis, who will share their takes on Israeli food culture. Live in his home kitchen, Solomonov will cook a mix of new and signature dishes and answer questions. Recipes will be available to vie...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook PM newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Equinor The good news keeps coming for Andrew Yang. A pair of polls out today more or less track with previous surveys show...

A New York mayoral candidate and ex-MSNBC contributor who wants to end racist testing to determine who gets into the citys elite schools had her own daughter use the program - while her other daughter attends a $51,000-a-year private school.   Maya Wiley called for the abolition of the citys Gifted and Talented program to identify high-achieving students and the removal of all forms of pre-admission testing, claiming they entrenched white privilege.  Despite this, she sent her eldest daught...