Mayor Adams’ half-baked LockerNYC program gives for-profit companies taxpayer resources
Nicole Gelinas Opinion By Nicole Gelinas Published April 14, 2024, 4:32 p.m. ET Mayor Adams announced a pilot program with startup GoLocker to install seven LockerNYC locations. NYC Mayor’s Office Another week, another pilot program: Mayor Adams last week debuted LockerNYC to allow New Yorkers to pick up delivery packages at seven sidewalk sites. Just like an […]
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The Meaning Behind “The Mayor of Simpleton” by XTC and Its Journey from Reggae to Pop Perfection
XTC tended to operate under the radar for much of their recording career. Now and again, however, the British band would drop a picture-perfect pop song that would work its way out of the relative obscurity this perpetually underrated band endured. “Mayor of Simpleton” made just such a dent, becoming the band’s biggest “hit” in […]
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Anti-Israel protester threatens to ‘murder’ lawmakers at CA city council meeting | #citycouncil
US News By Matthew Sedacca Published April 13, 2024, 5:07 p.m. ET Riddhi Patel was arrested for making death threats against Bakersfield, Calif., lawmakers. Bakersfield The Sound of Something Better An anti-Israel protester was arrested for making death threats against lawmakers at a Bakersfield, Calif., city council meeting. During the forum’s public comments section, protester Riddhi […]
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NYC managers score 16% salary hike as Adams pushes program cuts
Metro By Rich Calder and Susan Edelman Published April 13, 2024, 10:51 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams signed off on a order that will provide more than 100,000 administration officials and other non-union employees with a retroactive pay increase boosting their salaries by 16.2%. ED REED Mayor Eric Adams might be crying poverty over the […]
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Biden could be left off Alabama general election ballot, state election official warns | #elections | #alabama
Politics By Victor Nava Published April 9, 2024, 7:53 p.m. ET Alabama’s top elections official warned Tuesday that President Biden’s name could be left off state ballots in November because his nomination to be the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer won’t be certified until after a key deadline. Alabama is at least the second state where Biden, […]
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Lori Lightfoot hired to investigate Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard
Politics By Megan Palin and Aneeta Bhole Published April 8, 2024, 9:33 p.m. ET The Illinois village of Dolton has voted in favor of a resolution to hire ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate its own leader, Tiffany Henyard, who is accused of misusing taxpayer funds and various other corrupt practices. Lightfoot, who lost her […]
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FBI eyes Eric Adams business class bumps on Turkish Airlines
Metro By Larry Celona and Craig McCarthy Published April 5, 2024, 5:33 p.m. ET The FBI is looking into business class upgrades that Mayor Eric Adams received on Turkish Airlines as part of the federal probe into his 2021 campaign finances, law enforcement sources confirmed Friday. The feds are eyeing Adams’ accommodations on international flights, […]
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Dolton residents demand ‘Dictator’ Mayor Tiffany Henyard resign
US News By Katherine Donlevy Published April 2, 2024, 7:07 p.m. ET A mob of furious Illinoisans demanded Monday that self-described “Super Mayor” Tiffany Henyard resign from her post as the “Dolton Dictator” battles simultaneous sexual assault and money embezzlement scandals. The Village of Dolton’s monthly board meeting delved into chaos as the swarm of […]
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City Council pushing bill to provide free mental health services to migrants | #citycouncil
Metro exclusive By Jon Levine Published March 30, 2024, 8:16 a.m. ET The new bill “would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Health to have at least one mental health coordinator at any location where refugees and migrants receive services from the city. CineLens/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com Big Apple lawmakers may need their heads examined. Newly […]
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Top Adams official attacks ‘extremist’ NYC council after slaying of NYPD cop Jonathan Diller for ‘placing the public at risk’ | #citycouncil
Metro exclusive By Craig McCarthy Published March 28, 2024, 5:20 p.m. ET A top Adams administration official raged against the “extremist” City Council online — blaming their policies for driving recidivism and disorder in the wake of the slaying of a Big Apple cop. “What is it going to take for extremist advocates and elected […]
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