Brooklyn councilman slams Mayor Adams’ new comms approach as ‘boondoggle’
Mayor Adams’ new gatekeeping protocols controlling how elected officials contact administration personnel are having immediate — negative — results, according to a Brooklyn pol who’s refusing to follow them after alerting Team Adams to possible lead contamination. Councilman Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn) told the Daily News on Thursday that after trying to convey concerns about elevated […]
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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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What to expect during the ranked choice voting count in NYC Council races – NBC New York | #alaska | #politics
What to Know New York City elections officials began releasing preliminary results Wednesday from ranked choice voting in last week’s City Council primaries — but those results may change in the coming days and weeks as additional ballots are tallied. Voting in the local primaries concluded June 27, but winners have yet to be determined in some […]
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NYC City Council set to pass bill prohibiting landlords from performing tenant criminal background checks | #citycouncil
NEW YORK (WABC) — New York City landlords may soon be prohibited from performing criminal background checks on prospective tenants. A majority of City Council members have agreed to back the Fair Chance for Housing Act which bans the screenings, even for those convicted of murder or other serious crimes. Mayor Eric Adams has said […]
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