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To Balance the Budget, Mamdani Details Two Paths – Tax the Rich or Let the Middle Class Fund the Gap

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Preliminary Budget on Tuesday, Feb. 17, outlining the scope of what was described as a fiscal crisis he said he inherited from the prior administration. The mayor presented two paths forward to balance the budget (a legal requirement): raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers and most profitable corporations and end the drain of City resources to the State, or have working and middle-class New Yorkers fund the gap.   

UPDATE Dinowitz Challenger Evers Calls on AM to Return Donation from Karp after Epstein Files Disclosure

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Morgan Evers who launched her campaign to challenge local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Dec. 7, for his Assembly District 81 seat in the upcoming June primaries, is calling on the seasoned politician who has held the seat for four decades to return a campaign contribution received from prominent New York attorney Brad Karp, after the latest Epstein file disclosures by the U.S. Department of Justice reveal emails exchanged between the deceased convicted pedophile and representatives of Karp.

Norwood: Rivera Confirms 20 Cameras Now Installed at Williamsbridge Oval Rec Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 16, that the 20 promised security cameras have been installed both outside and inside the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center in Norwood and share aerial diagrams of the exterior locations of each. Rivera said there are six exterior cameras and 14 interior ones.

Eric Dinowitz’s New Bill Aims to Ease Affordable Housing Application Process

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) introduced a new bill on Wednesday, Nov. 12, during the New York City Council stated meeting, designed to “vastly improve” the application process for so-called “affordable” housing units made available via the housing lottery system managed by NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) through its online “Housing Connect” portal.

UPDATE City Council Votes “Yes” on Latest Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment “The Kingsbridge Center”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the most hopeful sign yet for residents of Kingsbridge Heights, who have long awaited real momentum behind the redevelopment of the long-vacant, City-owned Kingsbridge Armory, the New York City Council voted “yes” on the latest redevelopment project, “The Kingsbridge Center (El Centro Kingsbridge),” on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The happy news follows dozens of envisioning meetings, surveys, outreach, workshops,, various hearings, set-backs, drama and more drama along the way.