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Unprecedented suspension from New York City Council likely for Andy King

The Bronx Democrat is accused of harassing and retaliating against staffers.

By JEFF COLTIN | October 22, 2019
 
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A contentious, complicated and perennial issue in state politics, explained.
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EZ-Pass tolls.
Congestion pricing will look a lot like E-ZPass
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TransCore will get $507 million to tackle New York City's congestion pricing initiative.
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New York State Sen. David Carlucci.
Who’s running for Rep. Nita Lowey’s seat
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Three Democrats are already in the race, which may draw Republican attention too.
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Legal analyst Maya Wiley.
Who might contend to be Herroner in 2021?
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New York City has never had a female mayor. Will that change?
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Hudson Valley, New York
How all the state lawmakers voted on the environment
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Who’s a champion of the planet, and who wants to keep mercury in lightbulbs.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders appear at a 'Bernie's Back' rally in Queens on Oct. 19.
Who are prominent New Yorkers endorsing for president?
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Elizabeth Warren is pulling away from the pack, at least in New York.
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Technology
Security lock
State CIOs convene to talk security, collaboration
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Issues ranging from the future of work to customer relationship management were discussed.
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New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
How ranked-choice voting would affect the NYC 2021 mayoral race
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Candidates might be incentivized to reach beyond their base.
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Former New York Assemblyman Keith Wright at a legislative budget hearing on the environment in Albany, 2015.
How Keith Wright can be a lobbyist and Manhattan Democratic chairman
The county party’s decentralized power structure makes it possible.
By ROSS BARKAN
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Could New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning rule be overturned?
If a lawsuit against Marin County, California succeeds in the Supreme Court, the New York policy could be vulnerable.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
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How New York City taxis can get ahead of Uber and Lyft
Giving cabs access to the most advanced technology would enable them to compete.
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The Glendale homeless shelter fight is really about a housing shortage
NIMBYs oppose new housing and new homeless shelters, but people have to sleep somewhere.
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Campaigns & Elections
New York State Sen. David Carlucci.
Who’s running for Rep. Nita Lowey’s seat
Three Democrats are already in the race, which may draw Republican attention too.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
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News & Politics
Joe Borelli fights for the silent minority in public advocate debate
The Republican says he represents “millions of New Yorkers who aren't out there protesting in the streets.”
By BEN ADLER
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New York City
Unprecedented suspension from New York City Council likely for Andy King
The Bronx Democrat is accused of harassing and retaliating against staffers.
By JEFF COLTIN
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Who might contend to be Herroner in 2021?
New York City has never had a female mayor. Will that change?
By EMMA WHITFORD
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Technology
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Attorneys general assemble to investigate Facebook
46 attorneys general will probe Facebook regarding potential antitrust violations.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
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Diversity
Clearing the way for MWBEs
Lawmakers made it easier to give contracts to businesses owned by women and minorities. Will it work?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
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Education
Three questions that define school ‘Foundation Aid’
A contentious, complicated and perennial issue in state politics, explained.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
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Technology
Congestion pricing will look a lot like E-ZPass
TransCore will get $507 million to tackle New York City's congestion pricing initiative.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
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PERSONALITY

Interviews & Profiles
A piggy bank on top of school textbooks.
Are schools getting the state funding they need?
Upcoming roundtables across the New York aim to pinpoint why schools are struggling.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
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Interviews & Profiles
George Latimer: Lawn Ranger
How the Westchester County executive got tax-wary suburbanites off their high horse.
By PHIL REISMAN
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Interviews & Profiles
The black, gay Harvard grad taking on Nita Lowey
Mondaire Jones says the Hudson Valley congresswoman isn’t a fighter.
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Will New York City win the race to 5G?
It won’t be for a lack of trying, says Cordell Schachter, the city Department of Transportation’s chief technologist.
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New York State WFP director Bill Lipton at a rally in 2015 to urge the New York Wage Board to seek a $15 per hour minimum wage.
The WFP’s fate hinges on the future of fusion voting
The Public Campaign Financing Commission could spell the end for the powerful party.
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Diversity
Clearing the way for MWBEs
Lawmakers made it easier to give contracts to businesses owned by women and minorities. Will it work?
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How all the state lawmakers voted on the environment
Who’s a champion of the planet, and who wants to keep mercury in lightbulbs.
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The Manhattan BIDs
Meet the organizations that are raising the bar for Manhattan’s neighborhoods.
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Photos: 2019 Health Innovation Summit
Experts diagnose the progress of health care in New York.
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From left, New York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, chairman of the Health Committee; John Cochran, deputy director of the Executive Division of the state Office for the Aging; Mario Musolino, executive director of the New York State Forum.
Attendees of the summit eat breakfast and network before the program starts.
City & State legislative reporter Zach Williams serves as emcee for the summit.
“Technology can help us by identifying places for us to refer people to, specifically where they are and when they are open. ... We’re trying to use technology to better connect people.” - Mitchell Katz, president of NYC Health + Hospitals.
The crowd listens intently to Katz.
From left, Cochran; New York City Councilman Mark Levine, chairman of the Committee on Health; Gottfried; Dan Goldberg, health reporter at Politico and moderator of the panel.
“We lose a New York City resident every six hours due to an overdose. That’s more than homicides, suicides and traffic accidents combined.” - New York City Councilman Mark Levine, chairman of the Committee on Health (left).
Attendees ask questions and talk to the panelists, including Cochran (right).
From left, Lisa Sershen, chief digital officer for Westmed Medical Group; Michael Jabbour, assistant commissioner for the New York City Department of Social Services; Joshua Breitbart, deputy chief technology officer for the New York City Mayor’s Office o
From left, Sershen; Michael Jabbour.
From left, John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ER; Ali Loveys, managing director of digital health in the Government and Public Sector Practice of Ernst & Young LLP; Sam Solomon, deputy counsel for New York City Mayor’s Office of Informat
Solomon.
From left, Shegerian; Loveys; LaMantia; Solomon.
From left, Annie Fine, director of reportable disease data, informatics and analysis for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Gary Belkin, chief, privacy and strategy, ThriveNYC.
“The biggest challenge now is there is too much information. How do you make sense of it?” - Todd Rogow, president and CEO of Healthix (left)
Kay Dervishi, staff reporter for New York Nonprofit Media and moderator of the panel (left), talking with an attendee.
Photos: 2019 Rebuilding NY Summit
Towering experts on New York’s infrastructure.
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Attendees of the conference networking at the beginning of the day.
Keynote speaker Rick Cotton mingling with attendees of the conference.
Steven Cohen, New York trustee for the Gateway Program Development Corporation, introducing keynote speaker Rick Cotton.
The audience listens to the Q&A between City & State reporter Jeff Coltin and Rick Cotton.
From left, City & State reporter Jeff Coltin, Rick Cotton.
From left, Zachary Bernstein, partner at Fried Frank and moderator of the panel; New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodríguez, chairman of the Transportation Committee; Scott Doering, general manager of roadway charging and management at Conduent Transportat
From left, Doering; James Wong, executive director of the NYC Ferry Division at the New York City Economic Development Corporation; state Senator Todd Kaminsky, chairman of the Environmental Conservation Committee; Rich Kassel, executive vice president at
“The elephant in the room for this whole topic is the lack of federal support.” - state Sen. Todd Kaminsky, chairman of the Environmental Conservation Committee, discussing transportation infrastructure in New York.
From left, Ampry-Samuel; Cornegy, chairman of the Housing and Buildings Committee; Lorraine Grillo, president of the New York City School Construction Authority and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
From left, Ampry-Samuel; Cornegy, chairman of the Housing and Buildings Committee; Lorraine Grillo, president of the New York City School Construction Authority and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
From left, Lawrence Roman, chairman of WDF Inc.; Deborah Goddard, executive vice president for capital projects at NYCHA.
From left, Annie McDonough, City & State’s tech and policy reporter and moderator of the panel; Youssef Kalad, program director of NYCx for New York City Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer; Leena Panchwagh, chief information officer for New Yo
Kalad answering a question during the panel.
Janno Lieber, chief development officer for the MTA, talking during a panel.
From left, Steven C.F. Anderson, founder and managing director of InfrastructureUSA and moderator of the panel; Lieber; Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; Duncan Kisia, assistant director of planning and regional development for the Port Authority o
From left, Kasirer; Ampry-Samuel, chairwoman of the Public Housing Committee; Cornegy; Lorraine Grillo, president of the New York City School Construction Authority and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction; Tyson Hackenb
From left, Cornegy; Grillo; Hackenberg.
Celebrating the Bronx Power 100
A look at City & State’s gala recognizing the most influential leaders in the Bronx.
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From left, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (#2); Assemblyman Michael Blake (#12).
NY1’s Bronx reporter Amy Yensi (#82) holding up the back cover of the Bronx Power 100 issue featuring her picture.
From left, City & State reporter Jeff Coltin, emcee for the night; state Sen. Jamaal Bailey (#17).
Amaurys Grullon of Bronx Native showcasing the X, a classic symbol of the Bronx.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (#2) addressing the crowd.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (#2) reading the Bronx Power 100 edition of City & State Magazine.
From left, Joyce Hogi, vice president of Bronx Council of Environmental Quality; Mychal Johnson, co-founder of South Bronx Unite (#34).
The attendees of the Labor Power 100 event.
From left, New York City Council members Andrew Cohen and Vanessa Gibson; Bruce Feld, vice chairman of the Bronx Democratic Party (#86); Ellen Feld, board president of the Bronx Manhattan North Association of Realtors (#86).
From left, John DeSio, communications director for the Bronx Borough President’s Office; Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (#14).
The audience listens to the Bronx Power 100 program.
Rocky Bucano, executive director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum (#100, center right) surrounded by his family.
From left, Elizabeth A. Cooke Levy, trustee of the Bronx Museum of the Arts; Patrick James, senior vice president at SoBro.
Celebrating the Labor Power 100
A look at City & State’s gala recognizing 100 of the most influential leaders in labor.
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From left, Daniel Levler, president of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees (#66 on Labor Power 100); Assemblyman Peter Abbate Jr., chairman of the Committee on Governmental Employees (#23 on Labor Power 100).
From left, Lisa Daglian, executive director of PCAC; Steven Arenson, employment litigator for Arenson, Dittmar & Karba (#91).
From left, Venus Williams and Debra Paylor, both of Communications Workers of America Local 1180.
View of the attendees of the Labor Power 100 event.
From left, Michael Keogh, partner at Bolton-St. Johns; Ed Draves, partner at Bolton-St. Johns (#96); Judy Rapfogel, principal of GrandRap Strategies; and Melissa Chapman, government relations specialist at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP.
From left, Shea Savaria and Rachel Roseneck, principals at Kivvit.
City & State Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz addressing the crowd.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, chairman of the Civil Service & Pensions Committee (#24).
Amity Paye, deputy communications director of 32BJ SEIU, honoring the late Héctor Figueroa.
From left, Donald Nesbit, executive vice president of Local 372; Daniel Levler, president of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees (#66); Sandra Oxford, executive director of the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation (#62); Thomas Carey, pre
From left, New York City Councilman I. Daneek Miller, chairman of the Civil Service & Labor Committee (#39); Elias Husamudeen, president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (#42).
Celebrating the Brooklyn Power 100
A look at City & State’s gala recognizing 100 of the most influential leaders in Brooklyn.
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From left, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, #4 on Brooklyn Power 100; Met Council CEO and former New York City Councilman David Greenfield, #32 on Brooklyn Power 100.
From left, Floyd Rumohr, CEO of Brooklyn Community Pride Center and #88 on Brooklyn Power 100, and Doug Friedlander, executive director of United Community Schools.
From left, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, #4 on Brooklyn Power 100, and Jeanine Ramirez, Brooklyn reporter for NY1 and #73 on Brooklyn Power 100.
View of the attendees of the Brooklyn Power 100 event.
City & State reporter Jeff Coltin, emcee for the event, addresses the crowd.
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, #25 on Brooklyn Power 100, enjoying the keynote speeches.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, #1 on Brooklyn Power 100 and a keynote speaker for the event, addressing the crowd.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, #5 on Brooklyn Power 100 and a keynote speaker for the event, addressing the crowd.
A group of people chatting, including New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal Jr., #17 on Brooklyn Power 100.
From left, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr., #11 on Brooklyn Power 100; Shahana Hanif, director of organizing and community engagement for New York City Councilman Brad Lander; Elizabeth Adams, legislative director for New York City Councilman
From left, Gregg Bishop, and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, #25 on Brooklyn Power 100.
From left, Nancy Clermont, director of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and New York Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, #52 on Brooklyn Power 100.
New York City Councilman Mark Treyger, #16 on Brooklyn Power 100, in conversation during the event.
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