Surprised These Poll Numbers Aren't Worse
A new Quinnipiac poll shows Mayor de Blasio under water in job performance:Less than half of New York City voters approve of the job Mayor de Blasio is doing in his first three months in office, a mediocre rating that is well below his NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and City Controller Scott Stringer, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Forty-five percent of voters said they approved of de
Mayoral Control Of Yonkers School System Not A Done Deal
From Politics on the Hudson:A plan to give Yonkers Mayor Michael Spano more control over the city’s schools appears unlikely to garner Assembly support.The state Senate last week signaled its support for mayoral control of Yonkers schools as part of its one-house budget resolution, which was passed just after 2 a.m. Friday.But the two senators who represent Yonkers—Senate Democratic Leader Andrea
Chancellor Farina: Policy Changes Coming Soon
Lindsey Crist interview Chancellor Farina on NY1 and asked the following:Christ: So obviously, so much of the first two-and-a-half months, the conversation in the city has been about pre-K and after school, and there's many years after pre-K and many hours before after school in the day. When are we going to start hearing more about these concrete proposals and policy changes related to the rest o
Bridgegate Scandal Gets Closer To Christie
Chris Christie is making like he doesn't have three scandals dogging him (Bridgegate, Sandy aid, Samson at the Port Authority), going about his business as if he can be a viable 2016 presiential candidate and an effective New Jersey governor.But then you get news like this that pops up every now and then that let's you know just how tenuous a thread he hangs upon:Records released today by a legisl
Cuomo: Secrecy = Transparency
You just can't make this stuff up:Gov. Andrew Cuomo today defended the closed-door budget negotiations, saying “just because something is done behind closed doors doesn’t mean the process isn’t transparent.” He said he and legislative leaders have made their budget positions know publicly, and they need to meet privately to hash out the details. “Just because something is done behind closed doors
3-17-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Adivce For De Blasio To Recover From His Early MisstepsI've talked about how de Blasio needs to start getting savvier in his handling of the press and these phony "scandals" that have popped up like "forkgate" (when he ate a slice of pizza with a fork and some in the the press, barely out of middle school, mocked him for days over it) and the UES snow plo