Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for NYC’s sanctuary city laws under ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio, lefty City Council members: critics | #citycouncil
Metro exclusive details By Rich Calder Published March 2, 2024, 4:49 p.m. ET Murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley might still be alive if it wasn’t for sanctuary city policies pushed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio and left-wing extremists on the City Council — who have “blood on their hands,” critics told The Post. […]
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NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shakes up committee chairs in move some members see as retribution | #citycouncil
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams tapped legislative newcomer Yusef Salaam to lead one of the chamber’s most high-profile committees Thursday, but kicked other, left-leaning members off their committee chairs as part of a shakeup some insiders saw as at least partially aimed at exacting political revenge. Salaam, who was as a teen wrongfully imprisoned for […]
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Fight like hell, Mayor Adams
Opinion editorial By Post Editorial Board Published Dec. 25, 2023, 10:07 a.m. ET Speaker Adrienne Adams poked Mayor Adams in the eye last week, passing Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ bills to ban solitary confinement and bury cops under massive amounts of unnecessary paperwork. Matthew McDermott Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council poked Mayor Adams […]
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Council Slams Mayor for Scapegoating Migrants to Justify Budget Cuts | #citycouncil
New York City’s budget director was grilled Tuesday by the City Council over recent cuts by Mayor Eric Adams to close billions in projected budget gaps, with the two sides feuding over why the spending cuts were necessary. Jacques Jiha, the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), told council members that increased […]
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Mayor Eric Adams’ nuclear option would save NYC billions in retiree healthcare costs
New York City is needlessly losing $50 million a month meeting its obligation to cover retired municipal workers’ health-care costs; most unions are on board with a plan that would save that cash while giving each retiree options. But because the City Council refuses to allow it, City Hall has no choice but to unilaterally […]
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Fake outrage over City Council’s ‘tiny’ school budget cut may spark bad precedents | #citycouncil
With school enrollment plummeting and the city needing to conserve cash for future deficits, Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council nodded at fiscal responsibility last month, slightly paring back education spending. Now this tiny cut is causing chaos. You’ve got to wonder: If the city can’t achieve this modest trim, what will happen when […]
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The New York City Council failed to pass a bill. What happened? | #citycouncil
A bill came up for a vote before the full New York City Council on Thursday and didn’t pass. How the hell did that happen? Bills always pass the council – Politico New York reported that it was probably in the ’90s the last time a bill didn’t pass, thanks to a strong speaker position […]
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