8:30 AM — Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks at Greenburger Center Panel: “Innovations In Diversion and ATI Programs for People With Mental Illness, Substance Abuse Disorders, and the Homeless: Closing In On Closing Rikers” with Judge Lippman. Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, Manhattan.
10:00 AM – Mayor de Blasio appears on Buzzfeed’s AM2DM (https://buzzfeed.twitter.com)
11:00 AM – De…
Maybe it sounds boring. But it ain’t simple, that’s for sure.
Plus, the state of the race for Council speaker.
J.C. Polanco wants to keep Rikers open, issue voter IDs, expand charter schools, privatize public housing and put the public advocate in charge of homeless services and child welfare. His bid to unseat Letitia James might lack money, but it doesn’t want for unorthodox ideas.
In the wake of a victory that was both commanding and expected, the mayor outlined the theme that would guide his second term if he beats Republican nominee Nicole Malliotakis: a quest for fairness that pits the mayor against the status quo.
Three years into Housing New York, is there a challenger with a better housing plan?
Will Sal Albanese demonstrate some policy chops at the second debate? Will Mayor de Blasio talk more about what he’ll do with a second term if he wins one? And how much of a step back will women take in the New York City Council when the vote counting is done on September 12?
As the candidates for Brooklyn district attorney prepare to debate, defense lawyers and a bail advocate say that cash bail is still requested too often under acting DA Eric Gonzalez.
Melissa Mark-Viverito cannot seek re-election to the Council but is running to remain a local district leader, a post that thousands of party members across the city vote for but few of us understand.
What makes less sense: the city paying to provide security at ritzy private schools, or lawmakers from six hours away having a say over the MTA?