Federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into how the city’s Board of Elections secured a $50 million contract for new voting machines.
According to the New York Post, an investigation is underway to determine if there was anything irregular in the deal landed by Election Systems and Software of Omaha, Nebraska.
A source tells the paper the probe [...]
A proposal by the Department of Education to base tenure on classroom performance was met with heavy opposition Thursday by the teacher’s union.
The DOE along with Schools Chancellor Joel Klein have proposed linking tenure to a teacher’s results in the classroom and to student test scores.
Of the 7,000 teachers up for tenure this year, about [...]
A New York real estate group has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it harassed tenants as part of a campaign to replace them with people paying higher rents.
Vantage Properties owns 9,500 apartments in the city.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the settlement Thursday.
He had accused the company of trying to push out [...]
New York’s Senate Republicans want a public airing of the deal for video slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, and Assembly Minority Leader Sheldon Silver has asked the state inspector general to review it.
Silver, Gov. David Paterson, and Senate Democratic conference leader John Sampson selected the consortium Aqueduct Entertainment Group from among five [...]
Parents who rely on free after-school programs and communities that benefit from keeping unsupervised teens off the street could lose out if New York lawmakers approve $11 million in program cuts proposed by Gov. David Paterson.
With less than two months before the state budget is due, advocacy groups are raising their voices and holding out [...]
The New York Senate has passed a resolution opposing trials of terrorists being held in New York City.
The resolution passed Tuesday urges President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to move trials of those linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks back to the military tribunal system.
Republican state Sen. Vincent Leibell introduced the resolution. [...]
A city councilman surrendered Tuesday to face federal charges that he tried to cheat the city of at least $2.5 million in council discretionary funds, funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to his girlfriend and relatives and charging the city $177 for a bagel sandwich.
The charges were contained in a Manhattan indictment against Councilman Larry [...]
Former Democratic City Councilman David Weprin kept a family tradition alive Tuesday night by winning a special election for the State Assembly.
Weprin easily beat his Republican opponent, Bob Friedrich.
The seat in the 24th Assembly District, which comprises part of Queens, has been held by both his father and brother.
In recent days, the Weprin campaign was [...]
Queens senator Hiram Monserrate was formally expelled Tuesday from the State Senate following a 53-8 vote.
The resolution takes effect immediately.
Sources say there were two resolutions being considered by state senators as they met behind closed doors Tuesday night. One called for an immediate expulsion, the other would have delayed it until June.
Monserrate was convicted in [...]
It’s hard to get a fresh face in Albany. Almost all incumbent lawmakers get returned to office every two years. Tuesday’s special election offers the rare opportunity to make a change.
The 15th Assembly District seat in Nassau was vacated when Republican Rob Walker of Hicksville left to serve in the Mangano administration. This district covers [...]
