TRD PolicyPro: City Council to form co-op and condo caucus
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$42 Million Award Announced To Create 200 Supportive Housing Units Across NYC
New York State has awarded $42 million to seven community-based organizations to create 200 scattered-site supportive housing units for adults experiencing chronic homelessness in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. Administered by the state Office of Mental Health, the funding will support Housing First...
Hochul No Tax On Tips Could Cost NYC $239M
Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to wipe state income taxes off the first $25,000 in tipped wages may feel like a win for servers and bartenders, but New York City budget officials see something else entirely: a growing hole in the city’s finances. The Mayor’s February financial plan pegs the hit at about $56 million in...
Ex-U.S. Attorney John J. Durham Joins Nixon Peabody
John J. Durham, who spent nearly 20 years in the Eastern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s office, will now work as a defense attorney for Nixon Peabody in their New York City office, the firm announced Wednesday, March 25. Durham led some of the office’s highest profile...
Former NYPD sergeant, 3 others charged in alleged bribery, kickback scheme
Migrants wait outside the Roosevelt Hotel hoping for a place to stay on Aug. 2, 2023, in New York City. The leaders of a Brooklyn-based nonprofit are accused of illegally pocketing more than $1.3 million. [ more › ]
‘Dealing in death’: Ghost gun dealer with S.I. ties sold firearm connected to 8...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A ghost gun dealer who did business on Staten Island has been tied to a firearm used in at least eight shootings in New Jersey, according to a press conference held Tuesday by local and federal law enforcement officials. Ghost guns are untraceable firearms assembled...
Retired NYPD sergeant arrested in corruption probe linked to city lawmaker and governor’s aide
The corruption investigation is linked to a New York City Council member and an aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
NYC solar company accused of running bait-and-switch scheme
New York has filed a lawsuit against solar company Attyx, saying it didn't just sell panels, it sold promises it couldn't keep.
NY Gov. Hochul’s embrace of ‘no tax on tips’ will cost New York City...
The NY governor is proposing to eliminate state income taxes for tipped wages up to $25,000. It will likely be approved in the state budget.
Federal prosecutors investigating if NYC Council member, Hochul aide took bribes to help...
A Brooklyn Council member, her sister — an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul — and the husband of a Democratic state Assembly member are being investigated by federal prosecutors looking into whether they took bribes to help a migrant shelter provider that has received $200 million in city contracts, according to a report....
