City Council Grills Mayoral Nominee + Kevin Parker Seeks Comptroller Seat
No. 390 | Monday, August 26, 2024
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Local News
The City Council held a tense confirmation hearing for Mayor Adams' nominee for Corporation Counsel, Randy Mastro, a lawyer associated with former Mayor Giuliani and the landlord lobby. Mastro faces a confirmation vote later in September.
According to the Brooklyn DA, shootings in Brooklyn dropped to the lowest levels ever recorded between June and August this year.
A pilot program in New York State is exploring ways to use Medicaid funding for non-clinical uses such as housing, food, and transportation, which substantially impact one's health.
NYCDOT announced a plan to create more than 70 additional Open Streets outside schools, with the majority in the outer boroughs.
A new report found that one-third of medical requests at Rikers Island go unaddressed within the legally required timeline.
The MTA and NYPD have begun cracking down on bus fare evasion.
Election News
State Senator Kevin Parker (D, Flatbush), who defeated DSA-endorsed David Alexis to maintain his seat in 2022, has filed to run for the Comptroller seat, after it was previously reported that he would challenge Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Parker ran for comptroller in 2021 and lost to Brad Lander.
Mondaire Jones, who is pursuing his old Congressional seat in the Hudson Valley, continued to distance himself from his former progressive allies, defending his pro-Israel record and his endorsement against Jamaal Bowman earlier this year.
Democrats in competitive Long Island races are shying away from the Working Families Party endorsement.
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