On Wednesday former Deputy Mayor and Administration for Children’s Services, Department of Investigation and FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta died at age 83. On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered that all flags shall be flown at half-staff on all City […]
Home Opener for NYC FC Soccer at Yankee Stadium Created a Buzz By Rich Mancuso / Sports Editor There was this buzz outside Yankee Stadium Sunday afternoon and it is expected with Opening Day at the ballpark. But this […]
New Deputy Mayor Dr. Herminia Palacio returned to her hometown to promote Mayor Bill de Blasio’s #OurCity housing, health, homelessness and public safety agenda. Dr. Palacio, the de Blasio administration’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, updated local southwest Bronx […]
Diaz: “I believe it is time for New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to also do something (ie, IDNYC) of this magnitude for all residents of New York State.”
HISPANIC MINISTERS TO DEMAND THE END OF ABUSIVE TACTICS USED AGAINST TAXI DRIVERS This Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 12 noon, on the steps of City Hall, New York State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz, Former Mayoral Candidate Rev. Erick […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz Kudos to Mayor Bill de Blasio You should know that I believe that we should give credit where credit is due, and because of that, I’m giving kudos to New York […]
Alternate Side Parking Suspended through Friday, January 29 NEW YORK—Saturday’s winter storm dumped 26.8 inches of snow in Central Park–the second largest total since 1869. Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to refrain from travel except when necessary […]
16 HOTELS COMMIT TO 30 PERCENT REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS IN NEXT 10 YEARS Another major expansion of NYC carbon challenge adds hotel sector to multifamily buildings, universities, hospitals, and commercial offices – part of de Blasio Administration’s OneNYC and […]
MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ACCEPTS QUADRENNIAL COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS Mayor Reiterates that He Will Not Accept a Raise This Term NEW YORK — Late Wednesday night, in a letter to Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio formally accepted the […]
Mayor’s announcement guarantees 50,000 city employees will make $15/hour by end of 2018 NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $15 minimum wage for all City government employees and employees who provide contracted work for the City at […]
Brad Gerstman’s Annual Best Dressed Pols List Brad Gerstman, an always impeccably dressed lawyer/lobbyist, once again weighs in on the sartorial splendor of our city and state elected officials. Mayor Bill de Blasio was the only New York lawmaker/executive to […]
MAYOR DE BLASIO & DEP ANNOUNCE $115 WATER BILL CREDIT FOR NEARLY 52,000 LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS Home Water Assistance Program – started last year – expands to tens of thousands of senior or disabled New Yorkers; saves most participants 25 […]
This morning, the city’s Quadrennial Advisory Commission submitted its report and recommended changes to the pay levels for the mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents, council members, and district attorneys. “I’m grateful to Fritz Schwarz, Jill Bright, Paul Quintero and their staff […]
Emergency Physicians, Nurses, Psychiatrists and Patient Advocates Unite to Change Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies. In NYC, the de Blasio Administration Focuses On Maternal Depression. More than 80 percent of emergency physicians say the mental health care systems in their […]
Financial Focus: Making Pay Raises Fair to Council Members and The People of New York by Anthony Rivieccio, PFA, MBA It would be fair to say our New York City Council members have been very busy this past year. From reviewing City […]
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