Go cashless after a break-in? City says ‘no, no’.
Businesses want to deter thieves stealing cash. Local Law 34/2020 says you must accept cash! Another win for the bad guys!
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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…
The right way to open a fire hydrant in the heat of summer
Spotted at 105-15 Jamaica Avenue at 5 pm on July 28, 2023. While it’s technically illegal to bust open the fire hydrant on your block, the legal way is to get the FDNY to do it for you. You can put in a request to open a hydrant and if it’s approved, a member of the…
Cars got booted during the June 11 Forest Hills Street Fair
Burns Street south of the LIRR belongs to the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, a private community. Without any warning or caution signs, at least a dozen of cars were observed booted in a short period of time. One driver said she was away for only 15 minutes. Some people waited inconveniently for more than 30…
What is the purpose of “Mayor’s Fund”?
Marcella Tillet does City business, yet her compensation is not reported. Yet Mayor’s Fund has a NYC.gov website page asking for donation. The Mayors Fund has also worked with Wole Coaxum and his Mobility Capital Finance company that got $53 million to give pre-paid cash cards to migrants. Mayors Fund to Advance New York City…
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,…
Brief History of NYC Legal Right to Shelter
Callahan v. Carey (1979) lawsuit by Robert Hayes, co-founder of Coalition for the Homeless, mandated adequate provision for housing single men of “all of the destitute and homeless alcoholics, addicts, mentally impaired derelicts, flotsam and jetsam, and others during the winter months.” The suit asked for 750 beds. The Constitution of the State of New…
Politicians delay critical votes after an election: City Council actions on December 20, 2023
Passed Int 0586-2022 requiring the police dept to report on police-civilian investigative encounters. This bill would require the NYPD to provide quarterly reports detailing information on level one, two, and three investigative encounters between the police and civilians, including the race/ethnicity, age and gender of the civilian approached by the police, the factors that led…
UAW Region 9A endorsed Lander, Ramos, Mamdani
Anyone but Mayor Eric Adams, and the union wants rank-choice-voting commitment in the June 24, 2025 Primary, per Region 9A director, Brando Mancilla.