Advocates release priorities to overhaul New York school aid formula
As New York reviews how it allocates state aid to local school districts for the first time in years, more than 100 advocacy groups are coalescing around a handful of key changes they’d like to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mayor Adams’ administration facing serious questions after FBI raids
The flurry of federal investigative activity last week — with feds seizing the electronics of five of the mayor’s most senior officials — sent tremors through City Hall, raising questions about how they would affect Mayor Adams’ ability to govern effectively and offering new fodder for a growing roster of opponents as he heads into a mayoral election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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NYPD Police Commissioner resigns amid federal investigation
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban submitted his resignation Thursday, telling fellow cops he made the decision out of concern he’d become “a distraction” if he stayed put in the wake of his cell phone being seized by federal authorities as part of a sprawling corruption investigation that has ensnared the upper echelons of Mayor Adams’ administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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9/11 survivors sue NYC over long-sealed Ground Zero environmental studies
After being repeatedly stonewalled for pivotal data on the toxins that hovered over lower Manhattan following the terror attacks, attorneys for 9/11 survivors are suing for the never-released studies and documents created more than two decades ago — but New York City continues to stall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mayor Adams pulls Randy Mastro’s nomination for top lawyer job
Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ controversial corporation counsel nominee, removed his name from consideration for the city government’s top lawyer post late Tuesday — and blasted the City Council for subjecting him to a confirmation hearing he called “anything but fair.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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FDNY firefighters urge Congress to fund long-term care for 9/11-related illnesses
As the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 approaches, FDNY firefighters are making what they hope will be their final plea to Congress for long-term healthcare funding for first responders suffering from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Syys 20246min
Brother of top NYC official who is ensnared in federal probe has clients with city contracts
Plus, two reporters from the Times and Post were ousted from NYPD headquarters media trailer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Syys 20245min
FBI raids homes of Adams administration officials, feds seize electronic devices
Plus, New York City suspends drilling around Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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