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NYC Council progressive schism and a cannabis crackdown
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Fifteen council members leave the Progressive Caucus
The New York City Council’s progressives were nearly halved, as leadership tries to build a more cohesive group.
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Exclusive: Leader of NYC jails oversight board resigning in protest
Board of Correction Executive Director Amanda Masters is on her way out.
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Being the city’s social services commissioner is a hard job. And Gary Jenkins is leaving at a particularly difficult time.
The New York City shelter population is at a record high, and more homeless New Yorkers died last year than ever before.
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State Senate GOP sues to force LaSalle vote
State Sen. Anthony Palumbo says Hochul’s chief judge nominee deserves to be considered by the full Senate.
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New York snubbed at State of the Union
Mayor Eric Adams attended the speech after calling again for a ‘decompression strategy’ at the southern border.
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Adams puts a new price tag on serving migrants: $4.2 billion
The New York City mayor doesn’t think the governor’s cost-sharing plan is workable
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Zeldin still hammering on Hochul
The former Republican gubernatorial candidate slammed the governor’s State of the State address and executive budget in his first public remarks since Election Day.
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Schumer, AOC and other progressives turn out for Cabán fundraiser
A few dozen left-leaning activists and elected officials came to the event in support of the socialist New York City Council member.
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Finding Shirley Chisholm’s legacy across New York state
While a statue of the trailblazing member of Congress planned for Prospect Park in Brooklyn has been delayed and another has been in the works in Buffalo, her name has at least shown up in a number of places to honor her.
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NY mourns Tyre Nichols, Hochul unveils budget proposal and vetoes the Grieving Families Act
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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City Council Members facing harassment and intimidation for drag story hour support
Anti-LGBTQ protests have been happening with regularity across New York City.
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New migrant shelter is heated, local pol says, but privacy and other concerns remain
New York City Council members were offered tours of the new emergency relief center at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal several days after it opened.
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Eric Adams’ approval rating is underwater with New Yorkers
Most city voters agree there’s a migrant crisis, but there’s widespread disapproval of how he’s handling it.
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City & State’s 2023 Fifty Over Fifty event celebrates ‘age disruptors’
Honorees gathered at Sony Hall in Times Square included power players from the political, nonprofit and business worlds.
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Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act, inflaming tensions with lawmakers
The governor said she attempted to compromise, but lawmakers said she refused to negotiate.
Policy
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NY lawmakers argue over crime data in hourslong hearing
There was a fair bit of subtweeting the New York Post.
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'I want to be in motion too': UFT brings contract negotiations to the public
New York City public school teachers, like almost all city employees, are working under an expired union contract
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Adams’ vision for NYC and a new shelter for migrants
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Protests over the police killing of Tyre Nichols are expected in NYC tonight. Can the NYPD do better this time?
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul said police were prepared to monitor protests.
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