The contract failed by an 8-7 margin, throwing Mayor de Blasio's gifted testing plan into disarray and reigniting thorny questions about the role of the panel in a city school system otherwise under the mayor’s thumb.
By Forum Staff
A New Jersey man has been arrested for setting multiple fires in his own Astoria eatery last summer, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro announced Sunday.
Asif Raja, 54, is charged with one count of arson that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison, with a maximum sentence of 20 years if convicted.
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“We are extremely grateful that no one was injured during this incident and for the collaboration between all the law enforcement agencies involved in bringing this individual to justice,” Fire Commissioner Nigro said.
According to the City Fire Department, on Aug. 4, at approximately 10:15 p.m., firefighters were called to Ignited Restaurant & Lounge on Steinway Street near 30th Avenue for reports of a gas odor where they discovered a water condition from the sprinkler activation as well as small separate fires throughout the structure that were extinguished prior to their arrival.
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By Sara Marcus
Updated Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:57 pm
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Updated Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Tuesday, January 26, 2021. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)
The pension funds of New York City employees and New York City public school teachers have voted to divest $4 billion worth f funding from fossil fuel and polluting industries.
The New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) and New York City Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) and the approved the move in 2018, and the process began this week. The divestment system, and move to invest in clean energy through the fund, is expected to be completed in 2025. It will be one of the largest divestment pushes internationally.