There MUST be a good cause compromise in NY budget talks happening — bc both sides pissed

What's this? A profile of Dean Meminger in Hell Gate *subscribe today!* by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd? With portraits by Elias Williams?

Yes!

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Sorry last one ⁦J. David Goodman⁩

A few more, with ⁦J. David Goodman⁩ ⁦Eliza Shapiro⁩ and assorted City Hall and Council staffers of yore. Someone gave me the cereal box to make my DIY eclipse viewer, and now I can’t remember who it was. In hindsight, probably a gift of more than nominal value 🌞🌘🌒

The 2017 eclipse, at NY City Hall, feat. ⁦Freddi Goldstein⁩ ⁦Yoav Gonen⁩ ⁦Matthew Chayes⁩ ⁦Eric Phillips⁩ a fun time was had by all

This is an bananas NYC story courtesy of our friends The Markup: An AI chatbot touted by City Hall keeps telling biz people to break the law

Can you take workers tips? Can you discriminate? See what chatbot says 👇

thecity.nyc/2024/03/29/ai-…

Santo de la Cruz called 311 to get medical care for his son who has schizophrenia.

Instead, he watched 2 NYPD officers arrive and shoot at Raul 7 times.

1 year later, Raul is suing the city, NYPD leadership and the officers who shot him. gothamist.com/news/police-sh…

From October, 2023: 'US investigators are probing weapons screening company Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc., which runs detectors at schools and stadiums, over claims its systems don’t operate as described.'

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'Overdue property taxes are forecast to reach its highest level ever, jumping by over 30% to more than $880 million at the end of the fiscal year in June from three years ago.' via Martin Z. Braun

More New Yorkers have stopped paying their property taxes — a troubling trend since the onset of the pandemic that city officials attribute to the end of a program that punishes delinquency bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

Sheldon Silver’s Lonely Last Days Reveal Isolation of Dying Federal Prisoners thecity.nyc/2024/03/26/she…

i miss old twitter.

'Although the law was propelled by the #MeToo movement and not written specifically to address abuse behind bars, nearly 60% of the 1,256 lawsuits filed in New York City’s supreme courts during the temporary filing period describe assaults against people held on Rikers Island.'

Late-night sex assaults. Invasive searches. The 700+ women alleging abuse at Rikers. gothamist.com/news/late-nigh… via @gothamist

NEW: City Hall won’t release its staff list, budget or performance metrics. Its leaders won’t testify publicly. But an obscure office Mayor Eric Adams created and staffed with PD to monitor agency performance is at the center of a new lawsuit, Joe Anuta writes:

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Some unspecified update expected this afternoon on the 'right to shelter' deliberations which have been ongoing between Coalition for the Homeless and city attorneys since last spring.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander has failed to get the city’s five pension funds to increase their share of investments in affordable housing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

'But whose job is it to do something? Recent queries to seven city and state agencies found the consensus to be 'not mine.'' nytimes.com/2024/03/13/nyr…

Most NYC libraries would only stay open five days a week under Adams budget plan: testimony nydailynews.com/2024/03/12/mos…

Mayor Adams campaign supporters sentenced in straw donor scheme nydailynews.com/2024/03/12/may…