Liu To Sue City For Denying Public Matching Funds During Mayoral Race
The comptroller said he will sue for damages for loss of civil rights, mental and emotional harm, loss of professional reputation and loss of dignity.
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The comptroller said he will sue for damages for loss of civil rights, mental and emotional harm, loss of professional reputation and loss of dignity.
Nearly two million New Yorkers have lost an average of $29 a month due to cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Chase Harrison, 18, beat incumbent board member Rona Wenik, winning 1,805 votes to Wenik's 1,653, according to incomplete results from the Essex County Clerk's office.
Speaking Friday on his weekly radio show, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he hopes for a "seamless transition.''
Signaling possible tweaks to the law, Obama said his administration was working to close "some of the holes and gaps" that were causing millions of Americans to get cancellation letters.
Gay rights advocates hailed the bipartisan, 64-32 vote as a historic step although it could prove short-lived.
Time Magazine revealed its cover for this week's issue, which hits newsstands Friday. It features a silhouette of Gov. Chris Christie with the headline "The Elephant In The Room."
Bill de Blasio is faced with figuring out a way to guarantee the safety of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly -- men who have terrorists and others gunning for them -- when they return to private life.
The unions representing more than 29,000 of the NYPD's 35,000 members filed papers Thursday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
As of Jan. 1, 2014, workers making minimum wage will earn $8.25 an hour, $1 more than they do currently.
Sen. Rand Paul took a jab at Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday, saying it was "offensive" that the governor appeared in New Jersey's "Stronger Than The Storm" TV spots while campaigning for office.
Former Mayor David Dinkins was out of the hospital and back at home Wednesday night, after a week of treatment for pneumonia.
"If the time comes and I change my mind on that and I want to do something else, I will tell the people of New Jersey I want to do some thing else," Christie said.
Emboldened by a historic landslide, Bill de Blasio seeks to push ahead with an ambitious liberal agenda aimed at easing the economic inequality.
"Mayor-elect de Blasio ran on a platform of changing stop-and-frisk and the people overwhelmingly supported that yesterday, so I hope the administration realizes - number one - this is going to happen anyway in two months," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
