Page 81 - Scott Stringer News Today

Will Corey break the speaker curse? One might say that Corey Johnson already fell victim to the City Council speaker curse. After all, his run for mayor ended before it began, when he closed his fledgling campaign in September and became the latest speaker to unsuccessfully seek higher office after leading the city’s legislative body. Three of the four speakers before him ran for mayor and lost in the Democratic primary. The other, Melissa Mark-Viverito, ran for both public advocate, then Con...

Get in Touch New York City Poll: Yang, Adams, Wiley Lead Crowded Mayoral Democratic Primary Field In the first WPIX-TV/NewsNation/Emerson College poll of the New York City mayoral race, entrepreneur Andrew Yang leads the crowded Democratic primary with support from 32% of likely Democratic voters. Rounding out the top five candidates at this stage in the race are Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at 19%, followed by former counsel to Mayor de Blasio Maya Wiley at 9%, NYC Comptroller Scott S...

LIRR adjusts schedule after riders complain of overcrowding on trains RADIO.COM 3/9/2021 © Provided by WCBS Radio New York NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Long Island Rail Road is shifting gears and adding additional trains to its schedule following complaints of overcrowding after new service cuts took effect. On Monday morning, all branches started running weekday service on an enhanced weekend schedule, which The Daily News reports will increase wait times between trains by more than 30 minu...

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Officially Jumps Into Contest For NYC Comptroller, Upending Race arrow Corey Johnson at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC, 2019. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced his bid for New York City comptroller on Tuesday, upending an already crowded race, with ten candidates other previously vying for the post. “I will be a strong and independent comptroller, who uses all the powers of the...

NYC mayoral wannabes grapple with health disparities for New Yorkers of color Shant Shahrigian Around the country, COVID has hit communities of color hardest, both inflicting new devastation and highlighting bitter, longstanding truths about the public health system. While Black and Hispanic New Yorkers have died at nearly twice the rate of white and Asian people, the city’s vaccination efforts have left many people of color behind — Black New Yorkers make up about a quarter...

LIRR adjusts schedule after riders complain of overcrowding on trains © Provided by WCBS Radio New York NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Long Island Rail Road is shifting gears and adding additional trains to its schedule following complaints of overcrowding after new service cuts took effect. On Monday morning, all branches started running weekday service on an enhanced weekend schedule, which The Daily News reports will increase wait times between trains by more than 30 minutes during some times...

LIRR riders faced packed commutes Monday as the MTA reduced service on the railroad to near-weekend schedules on weekdays in a move transit officials called “rightsizing.”

Garcia said Sunday she would get a COVID test after briefly canvassing alongside a candidate for local office who had tested positive.

The scandal engulfing Gov. Cuomo will continue to occupy media and public attention over coming weeks.

New York City's mayoral elections are usually big spectacles. They come during the most boring time in electoral politics, the year after the presidential election. The candidates can be press fodder (e.g. Anthony Weiner in 2013), and the winner will get to rule a city with a population of more than 8 million, more than most states.