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At a hearing in Brooklyn, people called on the charter revision commission to take on a wider range of issues–from lulus to land-use–than its staff has targeted.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2010

ARTS and CULTURE

Bed-Stuy Sounds Off At Town Hall Meeting, Paterson Signs Bill

About 150 residents gathered Wednesday evening to vent their frustrations with the police, in the aftermath of the stop-and-frisk scandal that recently surfaced in their precinct. Gov. Paterson signed into…

ByLauren Raheja 0Comments

14

Jul 2010

Government

City Agencies Uneven On Voter Registration Push

An impromptu survey finds that about half of a sample of city offices participate in a 20-year-old program to distribute voter registration forms.

ByChris Giblin 0Comments

13

Jul 2010

Government

Charter Panel Wrestles With Agenda

Some members of the Charter Revision Commission disagreed pointedly with the panel’s own staff over what changes to city government are worth contemplating before a November vote.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

12

Jul 2010

News Uncategorized

Charter Panel's Narrow Scope Stirs Concerns

When the Charter Revision Commission meets Monday night, it will weigh its staff’s recommendations against advocates’ calls for a wider vision.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

02

Jul 2010

News Uncategorized

How Much Does Mayor Bloomberg Pay His Staff?

Detailed answers to that and other questions about city finances are available on a website launched this week by the city comptroller.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Government

Watchdog Says Save Public Advocate, Beeps

The Citizen Union’s recommendations to the city’s charter revision commission go well beyond the good-government group’s reversal on nonpartisan elections.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

30

Jun 2010

Government

For Bloomberg, Race Questions Are New

Concerns about the racial contours of city hiring have resurrected issues that bedeviled past mayors, but over which Mayor Bloomberg has largely avoided confrontation.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

30

Jun 2010

Economy Investigations

New Deputy Mayor's Privatization Push Still Has Critics

Mayor Bloomberg selected Stephen Goldsmith for his experience “reinventing government.” But the former Indianapolis mayor’s record is complex.

ByNeil deMause 1Comment

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Jun 2010

Uncategorized

Taking Attendance In Bloomberg Bid To Cut Truancy

In the wake of Mayor Bloomberg's announcement earlier this month that his office had launched a citywide campaign to combat chronic school absenteeism and truancy, some parents and education advocates…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

Call To Charter Commission: Do More

Bed-Stuy Sounds Off At Town Hall Meeting, Paterson Signs Bill

City Agencies Uneven On Voter Registration Push

Charter Panel Wrestles With Agenda

Charter Panel's Narrow Scope Stirs Concerns

How Much Does Mayor Bloomberg Pay His Staff?

Watchdog Says Save Public Advocate, Beeps

For Bloomberg, Race Questions Are New

New Deputy Mayor's Privatization Push Still Has Critics

Taking Attendance In Bloomberg Bid To Cut Truancy

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