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Queens City Councilwoman Joann Ariola claims her top staffer is being threatened and stalked by an unhinged civic leader -- so she showed up on his home turf to let everyone know it.
A giant class of 35 incoming members with big ambitions.
Aug 2, 2021 Unlike the city of Chicago’s libraries, New York Public Libraries (NYPL) were ahead of the game last March in shutting down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among patrons and staff. But now, amid continuously rising numbers, NYPL employees are demanding to be heard about mounting safety concerns. A group of NYPL workers published an open letter on Medium expressing disagreement with how library administration is spinning current and previous COVID concerns. They feel they haven’t been listened to, nor have their concerns as front-line workers at busy service desks across the...
Latinas poised to be a force on the City Council A record 10 Hispanic women won recent New York City Council Democratic primaries. Amanda Farias Friends of Farias Campaign 2020 The must-read daily newsletter for NY's political community. Get it in your inbox. Sign Up Now! By Santa Soriano-Vasquez Next year, for the first time in history, women will hold most of the seats in the New York City Council, with Latinas likely to hold 10 of those seats, up from three. This historic tripling of Latina representation on the Council represents a politic...
Legislature debates on a Friday and other near-apocalyptic signs 03/05/2021 04:00 PM EST The Legislature is in session today, and it’s not because the budget’s late? Must be why pigs are soaring through Albany skies. The bill to rein in some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency pandemic powers needed to “age” after it was introduced earlier this week, and is now being approved in the Legislature more like stinky cheese than fine wine. The state Senate passed the measure on a 43-20 party-line vote. It’s not like Republicans want Cuomo to keep his king-like control; they don’t think t...