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Former Adams’ staffer left to lobby, raising specter of conflict of interest Michael Gartland A former employee of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was working as a lobbyist for at least one company that had business before the BP’s office, almost immediately after he left his job with Adams — creating the potential for a conflict of interest. Joel Eisdorfer, who began working for Adams during his days in the state Senate and who continued working for him in Borough Hall, acted as a lobbyist for New York Capital Group LLC, where he’s worked from 2016 to 2021. In a...

Families demand action after thousands of patients caught coronavirus in hospital and died

Homeless Services Head Steven Banks Defends NYC’s Process Of Getting Vulnerable People Off The Streets CBS New York 5/11/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s point man on the city’s homeless services on Monday defended the agency’s work trying to get vulnerable people off the streets. He also pointed fingers at the state, as the governor continues to criticize the city. The complaints have rolled in from average New Yorkers to elected officials like Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They believe the city is not doing enough to help...

Just 42% of kids in foster care graduate on time — a rate lower than almost any other sub-group of students.

Scott Stringer Denies Sexual Abuse Accusations As Mayoral Rivals Call On Him To Withdraw From Race arrow Scott Stringer, the city comptroller, delivers a news conference following allegations of sexual abuse. Gwynne Hogan / WNYC Scott Stringer, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, on Wednesday categorically denied accusations that he sexually abused and harassed a woman two decades ago during his campaign for NYC public advocate, saying that the two had a strictly consensual "on and off" relationship. Stringer, a Democrat who is considered one of the le...