Ex-staffer says top Shelly aide raped her and Silver did nothing about it
June 26, 2008
A woman who says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ignored her accusations of rape against one of his top aides is fighting back - working for a challenger trying to topple the powerful pol.
Elizabeth Crothers has since moved to California, but she’s so bent on ousting Silver that she is volunteering for Paul Newell, one of [...]
City Questions 9/11 Workers Claims of Illness
June 25, 2008
The first detailed review of the medical records of nearly 10,000 ground zero workers who are suing New York City and its contractors suggests that many are not as sick as their lawyers have claimed, attorneys for the city say.
The city’s review, based on medical records submitted in federal court by the workers and their [...]
City transfer station gets green light
June 25, 2008
In a big win for Mayor Bloomberg, the Assembly on Tuesday night dropped its opposition to the city’s planned marine recycling transfer station at Gansevoort peninsula in Manhattan.
The project, the last piece of Bloomberg’s solid waste management plan, had been held up since last year because of opposition from three key Assembly Democratic members - [...]
Domino Sugar Redevelopment Moves Forward
June 25, 2008
The redevelopment of the Domino sugar refinery into 2,200 apartments is set to move forward following an approval yesterday by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The commission’s approval ends a months-long clash with the developer, Community Preservation Corporation Resources.
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More counts in City Council scam
June 25, 2008
The Feds smacked two indicted City Council staffers with additional charges on Tuesday, alleging they stole another $48,000 from bogus community groups that were set up to write them checks.
Asquith Reid, a former chief of staff to Brooklyn Democrat Kendall Stewart, and Stewart aide Joycinth (Sue) Anderson were hit with new mail fraud and money [...]
City Proposes More Regulations to Improve Construction Safety
June 25, 2008
New York City officials announced a new seven-point plan on Tuesday that they said would increase safety at tower crane construction sites by strengthening inspections and requiring safety reviews each time a crane passes from one owner or operator to the next.
The plan is the second major overhaul of construction regulations to be announced in [...]
N.Y. Operations Director Expected To Resign
June 24, 2008
The New York State operations director, Paul Francis, is expected to resign today.
A state official, speaking on condition of anonymity because Mr. Francis had not publicly announced his plans, says Mr. Francis had agreed to stay until the end of the Legislative session after Governor Paterson took office.
Mr. Francis, of Westchester County, worked as former [...]
City Council mulls ending tax program for Con Edison
June 24, 2008
The city wants Con Ed removed from a tax-abatement program, but the utility warns it would have to pass its ensuing 10-year, $1 billion loss on to its customers.
The City Council yesterday passed a measure urging the state Assembly to make Con Ed ineligible for a state initiative known as the Industrial and Commercial Incentive [...]
No deal likely on school-tax cap
June 24, 2008
Legislative leaders and Gov. David Paterson agreed Monday to reform New York’s laws governing the cleanup of polluted former industrial sites, but failed to offer relief to high taxes crippling property owners.
The changes to the state’s brownfield program was one of nine measures that leaders agreed to late Monday. Others included the approval of a [...]
Assembly, Bloomberg face off over authorities reform
June 24, 2008
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky on Monday blamed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for derailing a landmark measure that would have reformed New York’s notoriously unaccountable public authorities.
But Bloomberg says the proposal would reduce public accountability because the executive _ the mayor or governor _ would have less control under the proposal. Bloomberg argued an executive [...]
