Dec 23 2019 – Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza advocated on Monday for mayoral control of the city’s public schools, calling it “the best system to drive success” for students. He made the remarks during a state Assembly education committee hearing that was the first in a series of
December 16, 2019 Landlord allowed illegal short-term rentals and other conversions in half of the buildings’ units while reporting the loss of 13 rent-stabilized units. At least nine of the remaining stabilized units have been used for illegal occupancy. NEW YORK—The Mayor’s Office of Special
Dec 13, 2019 – Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer on Friday cautioned detectives investigating the murder of a Barnard College student to tread lightly to avoid repeating mistakes that led to the Central Park Five scandal. Brewer issued her warning hours after the NYPD announced
Dec 13, 2019 – Health care advocates demanded answers about the planned closure and relocation of Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s emergency room in downtown Manhattan, following a Post exposé that revealed “war zone”-like conditions at its Upper East Side emergency room. Mount Sinai Beth Israel
By HARVEY EPSTEIN, RON KIM, YUH-LINE NIOU, GUSTAVO RIVERA, LINDA ROSENTHAL and JULIA SALAZAR New York had a historic opportunity to break the tight grip of special interests and big money in our elections, take a giant step towards ending the era of dysfunction in Albany and empower everyday
Debate is likely to be heavy on state Assembly legislation to mandate availability of medication for abortion at State University of New York health centers. Assemblyman Harvey Epstein, D-New York City, has proposed A.8743 to amend state law to require the State University of New York to
December 05, 2019 – After a rough year in politics, the industry faces more risk from state lawmakers From left: Manhattan state Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assemblymember Harvey Epstein and Senator Julia Salazar (Credit: Getty Images) Real