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Andrew Yang to Goldman Sachs: You Think Tampa Beats NYC? Bloomberg 3/03/2021 Henry Goldman (Bloomberg) -- New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, who garnered name recognition during his presidential run, said he was “depressed” after a Goldman Sachs executive confided in him that the bank was opening a branch office in Tampa. Yang said reversing an outflow of businesses and talented workers from the city will be key to reviving New York City’s economy and re-establishing the city as the world’s financial capital, along with the vaccine drive and controlling the...

Photo Don Pollard/ Governor Cuomo’s Office Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political fortunes have never been lower, but optimism over the state budget outlook is suddenly higher than any time since the pandemic gripped New York. The state is expected to reap billions more than expected in tax revenues and President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package would deliver aid beyond Cuomo’s requests. Meanwhile, tax revenue projections are up for New York City, which is expected to directly receive more than $5 billion from the Biden plan as well as additional money for education...

"The executive can no longer use the pandemic as a shield to circumvent the independent oversight enshrined in long-standing statutes and rules," Stringer said in a Wednesday statement.

"The executive can no longer use the pandemic as a shield to circumvent the independent oversight enshrined in long-standing statutes and rules," Stringer said in a Wednesday statement.

Transportation Alternatives’s bold plan to claw back a quarter of the city’s public space from the domain of automobiles is already making waves in the mayoral race, with five top progressive candidates backing the safety and quality-of-life initiative. Others reacted tepidly or not did not return responses. Called “NYC 25 by 25,” the plan asks mayoral candidates to commit to dedicating 25 percent of the space now designated for vehicles — including 19,000 miles of roads and three million on-street parking spaces — as space for people by 2025 so that New Yorkers might have room to...