NEW YORK, NYLEO DRAMA: On August 10, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation effective in 14 days. He said “I will step aside and let government get back to government” meaning the pandemic, economic recovery, and assorted problems. Personally, he has a laundry list of woes. Ouch! An independent investigation, ordered by the NYS Attorney […]readmore
NEW YORK POLITICSOn August 3, NYS Attorney General Letitia James delivered a bombshell report about the findings of an independent investigation into complaints about NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo and sexual harassment. The devastating report indicated that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment for women. The Cuomo rebuttal was quick […]readmore
NEW YORK, NEW YORKNYS lawmakers next order of business is REDISTRICTING. An independent Redistricting Commission is reviewing 2020 Census data in order to reconfigure NY congressional and state legislature districts. Redistricting follows Census numbers calculated every 10 years. New York lost a Congressional seat, wonder where that will be? The Redistricting Commission submits its redrawn […]readmore
NEW YORK, NYEric Adams is the Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor. His invite by President Biden to attend a gun violence Conference convened by city and state leaders last week was followed by a joint Adams/Gov. Cuomo press conference on gun violence. It makes one wonder if he is unofficial Hizzoner since 6/22 Primary. Leonard […]readmore
NEW YORK POLITICSBrooklyn Boro President Eric Adams is on his way to the second hardest job in America, as the next NYC Mayor when he wins the 11/2 election. The former cop and NYS Senator, he understands the dynamics of New York power politics. His campaign was centrist and practical. He courted unions, real estate […]readmore
NYC UPDATESLast week, New York City’s Mayor de Blasio and the City Council greenlit a $100 billion 2022 budget which was all inclusive with lots of built-in items for post COVID society and for economic recovery, including a $200 million bump for the NY Police Department, an amount which most New Yorkers will not object […]readmore
By Victoria Horsford NYC AFTER 6/22Again, NY Board of Election incompetence reared its ugly head.After releasing its 6/29 NYC mayoral voting results which indicated an Eric Adams narrow lead over Kathryn Garcia with a Maya Wiley elimination, the DOE had to contradict itself and admit a computer glitch, which added a few 100,000 sample ranked-choice […]readmore
USA: SPRING 2021Attorney Kristen Clarke, 46, was confirmed last week to head the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice. The Senate vote was 51-48. She is the first Black woman to head the Division. Her nomination was delayed by Senate Republicans who have maligned her character since the January nomination. The Civil […]readmore
