Council To Keep Tabs On Costly Contracts
Mar 15, 2012
Photo by William Alatriste On the heels of the announcement that the CityTime scandal would be laid to rest by a $500 million settlement, the City Council passed a bill yesterday
City To Release Government Stats Online
Mar 01, 2012
Photo by William Alatriste The City Council voted yesterday to pass the most far-reaching and transparent open data legislation in the nation. The Open Data Bill will require city agencies to release
Council Members Seek to Make City More Wired
Feb 29, 2012
Daniel Garodnickand fellow council members are looking to pass a bill which would give anyone with a smartphone, the ability to pull up a detailed report from any publicly posted
Glass Ceiling Persists in New York Government
Feb 02, 2012
Photo by Jo Freeman Co. Mary Anne Krupsak (left), pictured here with U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug, was the state's New York's first women statewide elected official, serving in the largely
Council Defies Mayor on Parking Tickets
Jan 19, 2012
Photo by William Alatriste Christine Quinn at a Council meeting this past November. In December, the Council overrode a mayoral veto of the Outsourcing Accountability Act. Last week, Council Speaker Christine Quinn
State of the City Address Tackles Teacher Unions, Promises School 'Turnarounds'
Jan 13, 2012
Photo provided by the Office of the Mayor In yesterday’s State of the City speech, the Mayor rehashed a decade of education reform in the city’s schools and outlined the tough
How Will Cuomo's 2012 Plans Impact the City?
Jan 05, 2012
Photo by Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo Gov. Andrew Cuomo had a big freshman year—so big, in fact, that some observers have wondered how he will replicate it. On Wednesday, Cuomo
When Will New York Have A Functioning Ethics Agency?
Dec 12, 2011
Photo by Office of Gov. Ansrew Cuomo Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announce their ethics reform plan earlier this year. On Friday, after months of waiting and wondering, unsure of whether
Is the Long Wait for a New Watchdog Nearing Its End?
Oct 27, 2011
Photo by The Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo New York State has been without a functioning ethics watchdog for two months and change. The Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) has limped
Connecting Cuomo to the People
Sep 22, 2011
Photo by office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo> Gov. Andrew Cuomo hosts a cabinet meeting in the Capitol As early as today the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to unveil CitizenConnects, |