Election Day Tomorrow

Jun 26, 2023

The NYC Thorn is a weekly roundup of local political news compiled by members of NYC-DSA.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams promised to override any veto from Mayor Eric Adams on housing voucher bills.
Public libraries face a $1B budget shortfall for critical infrastructure projects. Mayor Adams is looking to cut spending on libraries in his executive budget, which is due on June 30.
The median wait for shelter residents moving into city-financed apartments has nearly doubled since 2020.
A cyberattack on the DOE included 19,000 documents affecting 45,000 students and impacted undisclosed numbers of DOE staff, social security numbers, dates of birth, and employee IDs.
A Rikers Island correction officer allegedly falsified records to show that 74 officers took a suicide prevention training course that they didn’t actually take.
A Curbed investigation into the new Smart Bins reveals no compost is being produced, but rather a synthetic natural gas that produces emissions when burned.
Jewish Currents interviewed Fatima Mohammed, the CUNY Law Graduate whose commencement speech was critical of Israel and who subsequently became the target of a smear campaign.

Election Day is tomorrow, June 27. The City identified five competitive races to watch.

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