Judge Vacates Adams’ Education Budget + Absentee Ballot Deadline Today
No. 281 | Monday, August 8
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Local News
A Manhattan judge vacated the City's education budget, ruling that Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council violated State law by not consulting the City school board, the Panel for Education Policy. The Adams administration is appealing the decision, but the Council may have to re-vote on the school budget.
Mayor Adams announced a new Homeless Assistance Fund, his latest plan for "homeless outreach," to be funded by private donors, including Adams' supporters in the real estate industry, as well as Fox News Media.
The City government is asking for federal assistance in accommodating over 4,000 immigrants seeking asylum, sent in chartered buses by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
A plan to replace a women's detention facility at Rikers with a new one in Kew Gardens is facing opposition from those worried it would recreate the same conditions.
The NYPD is on track to pay out more money in misconduct lawsuits this year than any year in recent history.
Staten Island Ferry workers, who are the only City employees who do not have a contract, say that staffing shortages are causing recent service disruptions.
A report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander found that nearly 80% of City cooling centers were closed on the weekend during the July heat wave, leaving vulnerable New Yorkers exposed to hazardous conditions.
Street vending tickets have increased in the year since the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DWCP) took over as the main agency for enforcement.
Elections
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Westchester) is facing an ethics complaint, over misuse of funds, a few weeks before his primary against State Senator Alessandra Biaggi.
Absentee ballots are expected to play major roles in both of the City's highly contested Congressional primaries this month. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is today (Aug. 8th).
With less than three weeks to go, the highly-contested primary for New York’s 10th Congressional District is heating up.
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