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AP: Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will return to federal prison
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in New York, after attending a pretrial hearing to discuss his retrial. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement.
Posted: May 6, 2021 2:55 PM
Updated: May 6, 2021 3:25 PM
Posted By: The Associated Press
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement. That s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press.
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Andrew Yang has led every public poll in the mayor’s race until now. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has edged him out for the No. 1 spot for the first time in a new survey, our Sally Goldenberg reports.
Continued good news.
MN: “Minnesota’s COVID restrictions to end May 28, mask mandate July 1” [Star Tribune]. “A mask-wearing mandate for public indoor spaces will end no later than July 1 in Minnesota and COVID-19 restrictions on business capacities and gathering sizes will end by May 28 under a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz. The first step on Friday will include an immediate expansion on the sizes of indoor and outdoor gatherings, and an end to early closing times for bars and restaurants, but all such limits will be eliminated by May 28 ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. The mask-wearing requirement could be lifted before July 1 if the state can increase the rate of Minnesotans who have received COVID-19 vaccine from 59% to 70%. ‘As cases recede, more people get vaccinated every day, and vaccines are readily available to all who want it,’ Walz said. ‘We can now confidently and safely set out our path back to normal.’ The change comes as other states such
Mayor de Blasio with Mitchell Silver, New York’s new parks commissioner. Photo by Nancy Linn.
Seward Park never looked so clean! City workers were on the job first thing this morning to spruce up the western edge of the park along Essex Street in anticipation of a visit by the mayor. A few hours later, a sizable group of local residents had gathered near the Schiff Fountain, awaiting a press conference to announce the appointment of Mitchell Silver as the city’s new parks commissioner.
During brief remarks, both de Blasio and Silver, previously Raleigh, North Carolina’s head of city planning, emphasized their commitment to improving public spaces in New York’s under-served communities. The mayor praised a proposal from State Sen. Daniel Squadron to create a more equitable system for funding parks. But he stopped short of all-out endorsement of the plan, saying a citywide dialogue needs to take place.