While most were focused on the upset in the Queens District Attorney race other results of primary elections include: New York State Senate – 57th District (Republican Party Primary) Winner – George Borrello: 60.18% Curtis Crandall: 34.29% New York City Council – 45th District (Democratic Party Primary) Winner – Farah Louis: 51.69% Monique Chandler-Waterman: 41.36% L. Rickie […]
The Governor issued a statement this week regarding MTA reorganization efforts. The statement follows: “This Monday I signed legislation that requires the MTA Board to approve a Reorganization Plan by July 30. While the timetable is aggressive, we have spoken about it for months and commuters and taxpayers have had enough delay and the path forward is […]
This week, State Senator James Sanders introduced a constitutional amendmentguaranteeing every citizen of New York the right to a job that pays a living wage, quality health care, a complete education, affordable housing, a clean environment, and a secure retirement. The sponsor refers to this change in the constitution as an economic bill of rights and […]
This week, in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli urged major governance change at the company due to the widely reported mishandling of consumer data. DiNapoli, in his capacity as trustee of the state retirement fund, said he would vote against the nominees for Facebook’s board of directors at next year’s annual […]
This week, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie began his annual statewide tour, his fourth such tour since becoming Assembly Speaker. The Speaker began this tour in Plattsburgh, NY, joined by Assembly member Billy Jones, where they toured the Bombardier manufacturing plant. Speaker Heastie said: “As speaker it is important for me to understand the needs of all of […]
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced this week that its President, John Banks, will retire after five years of service to REBNY and 33 years in the private and public sectors. The REBNY Board of Governors confirmed Jim Whelan as new President, effective July 1, 2019. Outgoing REBNY President John Banks said: “Throughout my career, […]
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The Assembly Committees on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and Consumer Affairs and Protection will hold a joint public hearing on robocalls, spoofing and nuisance calls on a date to be determined (Postponed – Date TBD). The PSC will hold its next meeting on Thursday, July 11. The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on July 15th and 16th. JCOPE will […]
The Senate unanimously confirmed five more of the Governor’s nominations this week. Those confirmed this week are as follows: · Keith Corlett, Superintendent, State Police · Robert Williams, Executive Director, Gaming Commission · Mark Schroeder, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles · Michael Hein, Commissioner, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance · Cesar A. Perales, Trustee, State University of New York Corlett, Williams, Schroeder, […]
This week Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins pledged via press releaseenough conference support for the passage of a nine bill package dealing with rent regulations. “Following a long discussion within the Senate Majority Conference, it is clear that we have support for all nine priority housing bills. We have 11 days remaining before current rent regulations […]