$2m DoE fraud found by a $6.4m fraud fighter

Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District (SCI) is the independent watchdog for the New York City school district operates on a budget of $6.4 million in fiscal year 2022. The budget for New York City public schools is $42.8 billion for fiscal year 2026. Yet SCI found only $2 million…

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CBC 3rd NYC Resident Survey

Executive Summary New York City is at a critical juncture. Affordability challenges, economic shifts, and concerns over quality of life, public services, and safety are affecting the city’s ability to attract and retain residents.  Straight From New Yorkers 2025—the Citizens Budget Commission’s (CBC’s) updated NYC Resident Survey—provides a revealing portrait of how New Yorkers feel…

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$6.85M Voter Guide Mistake!

Less than 4 weeks out, NYC Campaign Finance Board sent out 3.5 million voter information guide with errors galore! Who is responsible? Who is to pay for the error? How is the error being corrected? How is the public notified? Queens version. Candidate for City Council in 2023

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$880 Billion Medicaid Cut

We need a flowchart picture as to where the money is going. How much is actually going to the end users, and how much is for administration. Time to look into this! Candidate for City Council in 2023

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Nonprofit payment delays

Michael Sedillo replaces Johnny Celestin as head of Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services. Johnny Celestin was there for only six months (appointed June 2024) before being replaced. Why? Joint Taskforce to Clear the Backlog Initiative Action Memo was submitted to the Mayor on February 2022. Why did the problem persist nearly three years later? What…

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Sheltering homeless can give you a $1m salary!

And that’s for those nonprofit contractors who reported the salary honestly! $916,000 for the CEO of Acacia Network Housing; more than $700,000 across multiple years for the head of Camba; $1 million for the CEO of CORE, Jack Brown — who in 2021 was also caught stacking the org’s payroll with buddies and set up for-profit vendors…

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