Closing Riker: Tutor Perini got a $2.9B contract

NYCDCC selected Tutor Perini and O&G Industries to build a new 1,040 bed jail in Chinatown. Cost was first projected at $8 billion to build out local jails, not will cost at least $15 billion, and counting. Closing Rikers cannot happen by 2027 since those replacement jails are not expected to complete until 2031 for…

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Expect Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act to fail

“For many of the apartments that I was looking at, there would be a broker fee, and no broker would be present, or a broker would be, like, extremely rude, and that was happening more times than not,” Ossé said. “I’m not anti-broker. I’m anti people being forced to pay for something they didn’t hire.”…

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Justice delayed is justice denied

Emmanuel Polanco and Sterling Baez, husband and wife, rake in $500K while the 20 some Dominican Republic teachers victimized could not go home. Why is New York taxpayers continue to reward wrong doers? Candidate for City Council in 2023

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Will there be more resignations to come?

Chancellor David Banks retiring October 15, 2024. Sheena Wright, First Deputy Mayor, resigned October 8, 2024 Rana Abbsova, Director of Protocol for International Affairs, was fired October 7, 2024 Winnie Greco, liaison to the Chinese American community, resigned October 7, 2024 Mohamed Bahi, Community Affairs Unit and Ahsan Chutgai, resigned October 7, 2024 Phil Banks,…

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On April 27, 2024, pizzeria must cut air particulates by 75%

Thank you then-City Councilman, Richard Donovan for Local Law Number 38 for the year 2015. The final rule set by Department of Environmental Protection requires stove installed prior to May 6, 2016 to achieve a 75% reduction in particulates as assessed by a professional engineer. Pizzerias would need to pay $20K to $100K to comply…

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