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Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration - City & State New York
WEBSep 17, 2024 · From deputy mayors to fixers to legal counsel, here are the insiders the mayor has appointed to run the city. From left: Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chief of Staff Camille Joseph-Varlack Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. The must-read daily newsletter for NY's political community.
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New York
WEBJul 29, 2024 · De Blasio and Johnson agreed to close the jail complex by 2026 and open four new jails at a total cost of $8.7 billion. A week later, the City Council approved the deal. August 2020. Gothamist acquired planning documents that showed delays would stretch the closing of Rikers Island well into 2027. October 2020.
Here’s how New York’s revised concealed carry law will set new ...
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Requires an interview with the licensing agency: Anyone who wishes to obtain a concealed carry permit is required to meet in person with a licensing officer for an interview and provide four character references, contact information for someone with whom they currently live, a list of social media accounts and any other information the licensing officer requests.
How NYC’s right to shelter mandate works - City & State New York
WEBOct 7, 2021 · It’s been over 40 years since the Callahan v.Carey case led to New York City’s right to shelter mandate, laying the groundwork for the city’s billion-dollar shelter system.. In 1979, attorney Robert Hayes, co-founder of the Coalition for the Homeless, sued the city in the New York State Supreme Court, arguing every homeless man had …
Edward Caban was just promoted to NYPD commissioner. He’ll …
WEBJul 19, 2023 · New York City Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban was just promoted to the role earlier this week from being the first deputy commissioner. With that new job, he’ll get a raise of just $579. As first deputy commissioner, Caban had a salary of $242,592, according to online city records. Keechant Sewell, the previous NYPD commissioner ...
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When will New York’s pot industry be ready to take off?
WEBJan 22, 2024 · That lagged far behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s projections of $1.25 billion in sales over the program’s first six years. New York collected $56 million in tax revenue in 2021, its first year of the program, largely from license fees. That total was well below the first year pot revenues in Illinois ($216 million), Nevada ($120 million) or ...
What you need to know about NYC retirees’ health care fight
WEBJul 11, 2023 · New York City can’t switch up retirees’ health care plans just yet. On July 7, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank temporarily blocked a move by the city to automatically switch more than 250,000 retired New York City employees to a privatized Medicare Advantage insurance plan. The planned switch has received steady pushback from some retirees since it was proposed in an agreement ...
New York City retirees score major victory in Medicare Advantage …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · A state Supreme Court judge blocked New York City from switching municipal retirees to a Medicare Advantage plan aimed at saving hundreds of millions of dollars in health care costs, delivering retirees a key victory in a hard-fought battle to keep their current coverage. “This is now the third time in the last two years that courts have had to step in and stop the City from violating ...