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New York City
Policy
New York City to pass water tank reforms
In a rebuke of city health officials, the New York City Council plans to pass seven new laws tightening oversight and regulation of thousands of rooftop drinking water tanks, citing evidence of contamination, widespread neglect, and lax oversight by agency officials.
New York City
Policy
The scramble to profit from legal pot
New York’s about-face on marijuana has triggered a gold rush.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Andrew Cuomo and the curse of the third term
Will single-party control allow the governor to avoid the pitfalls that plagued his long-serving predecessors?
Transportation
Policy
Will the Port Authority Bus Terminal ever get replaced?
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the last remnant of New York City’s bad old days. Will it ever be replaced?
New York State
Politics
The lag in Latino political representation
Recent years have seen only slight in improvement in the number of Latino elected officials.
New York City
Policy
NYC failed to enforce water tank law, council health chair finds
After neglect in New York City water tank inspection was exposed, seven reform bills weighed.
New York City
Politics
No judgeships for Klein or Hamilton – for now
Party bosses deny having plans to select Jeff Klein or Jesse Hamilton to judgeships, but reformers said it’s a problem that they could.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Jeff Klein, architect of the IDC, deposed at 58
Jeffrey Klein, a state senator in the Democratic Party for nearly 15 years who created the Republican-aligned Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, was defeated on Thursday in the 34th state Senate District primary in the Bronx. He was 58 years old.
Ethics
Politics
Assemblyman Brian Miller's former aide arrested for petition fraud
New York State Police announced they had arrested a former staff member for Republican state Assemblyman Brian Miller on charges that he forged ballot petition signatures for the Conservative Party line. The investigation was undertaken in conjunction with the Albany County district attorney’s public integrity unit.
New York City
Politics
Three strikes and you're out? Or third time's a charm?
Some candidates fizzle out after multiple failed bids. But for others, persistence pays off.
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Policy
Bellevue homeless shelter’s neglected water tank
Homeless men at Bellevue homeless shelter were being served drinking water from a neglected wooden water tank that, until a few days ago, had never been cleaned, inspected or tested – in violation of city law and the health code.
Housing
Politics
Inspectors reported contamination in water tanks. NYCHA had it erased.
Some of the worst water tanks in New York City are in the city’s public housing.
Health Care
Politics
Council speaker calls emergency meeting on NYCHA’s water tanks
New York City elected officials and tenants’ advocates denounced the deteriorating condition of the rooftop water tanks that supply drinking water to New York City Housing Authority tenants, following a report by City & State which revealed dozens of cases of contamination – including birds, rodents, and insects in the tanks – that were never reported to city health officials, as the law requires.
Politics
Voters question petition signatures for Assemblyman Brian Miller
More than a dozen of people whose names submitted on ballot petitions for Assemblyman Brian Miller for the Conservative Party line deny they ever signed it, despite their addresses and supposed signatures appearing on the petitions, with some calling it a “forgery.”
Long Island
Personality
Liuba’s coming for Pete
Liuba Grechen Shirley is the congressional candidate who changed the game on campaign child care, and now she's looking to dethrone Rep. Pete King.
New York City
Politics
Donovan easily beats Grimm in GOP primary
Incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan held off former Rep. and convicted felon Michael Grimm in NY11's Republican primary.
New York City
Policy
Advocates: De Blasio marijuana plan won't end racial disparities
New York City will replace marijuana possession arrests with summonses, but blacks and Latinos will still bear the brunt.
New York City
Policy
Missing water tank reports at many NYC hospitals
Gaps in New York City's water tank reporting cited at local hospitals.
Donald Trump
Policy