Caban Resigns + Ramos Joins Mayoral Race
No. 392 | Monday, September 16, 2024
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New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban resigned on Thursday, one week after federal authorities seized his phone as part of an investigation involving his twin brother’s nightlife consulting business. In one of his final acts, Caban reduced penalties for NYPD misconduct.
Last week's Federal Bureau of Investigation raids on brothers Phil and David Banks, the Mayor's Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and School Chancellor, respectively, are reportedly in connection to deals with SaferWatch, a security and surveillance company pitching an app for City schools, who employed a third brother, Terence Banks, as a consultant.
Mayor Adams’s top legal counsel Lisa Zornberg abruptly resigned on the evening of September 14. Zornberg had previously discussed contracts for migrant services with Tim Pearson, one of the four Adams administration officials who had their phones seized by the FBI earlier this month.
After a tense City Council hearing that suggested he would lose a confirmation vote, a former aide to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Randy Mastro, asked Mayor Adams to withdraw his nomination to be the city's top lawyer.
Stop-and-frisk abuses have risen during the Adams Administration, according to a new report from a court monitor.
Council Member Lincoln Restler (District 33, Williamsburg) is planning to introduce legislation that would cap Citi Bike fares, which have been repeatedly raised by Lyft in recent years.
With Mayor Adams stalling plans to close the jails at Rikers Island, the City Council is putting forward a plan to convert the land to use for green energy.
The New York State Parole Board continues to suffer from understaffing and dysfunction over two years after Governor Kathy Hochul pledged to fill it.
Governor Hochul’s indefinite pause of congestion pricing poses severe challenges to the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s upcoming capital plans, according to new reports from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the Citizens Budget Commission.
Tenant advocates and landlords are gearing up for litigation that will clarify how the State will enforce its new Good Cause Eviction laws.
Mayor Adams’s town hall on the Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street and Underhill Bike Boulevard in Prospect Heights was canceled after the Mayor’s office announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.
WNYC laid off dozens of staff amid continued budget shortfalls.
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State Senator Jessica Ramos (District 13, Jackson Heights) will run for mayor in next year's primary, becoming the latest candidate to challenge incumbent Eric Adams.
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