Democrats in control of the state Senate are paying $100,760 a year to a “creative director” who was a former DJ for Mick Jagger and Prince. Thirty-two-year-old Christopher Sealey was hired six months ago to help the Senate communicate with more New Yorkers through video, audio, Internet and multimedia formats. Sealey has already drawn negative [...]
A city councilwoman made an end run around the budget process — using tax money to pay the head of a nonprofit after the city deemed his group unfit to receive public funds, The Post has learned. Maria Baez (D-Bronx) allocated $5,000 from her discretionary office account to Leo Martinez for his work with immigrants [...]
The list of city schools closed because of the H1N1 flu outbreak has grown to 16 today, in the wake of the city’s first H1N1-related fatality. Flu-Related School Closings See NY1′s full list of the city’s 14 flu-related school closings. As of Monday afternoon, there are 12 schools in Queens, one school in Brooklyn and [...]
New York State Health commissioner Doctor Richard Daines says the swine flu outbreak is winding down. Karen DeWitt has more from Albany. REPORTER: The Health Commissioner says no new cases of the swine flu virus have been confirmed in the past two days, though testing continues. He says the count remains at 97 confirmed cases: [...]
A majority of New Yorkers support gay marriage and Gov. Paterson’s attempt to legalize it, a new poll shows. A Siena College poll released Monday found that by 53% to 39% margin, those surveyed say the state Senate should pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, virtually ensuring it would become law. The poll is believed [...]
