Rich Calder
Contributing Writer at New York Post
Political reporter for @nypost Sunday edition. Room 9/City Hall alum. Also covering sports business. Long-suffering Jets season-ticket holder.
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nypost.com | Georgett Roberts |Rich Calder
Socialist Zohran Mamdani boasted Saturday he’s the lefty candidate who’ll beat ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next month’s Democratic mayoral primary — while taking a victory lap for scoring a key endorsement from the Working Families Party. “We are right where we want to be,” crowed the Queens assemblyman during a Brooklyn rally surrounded by WFP supporters. “We are clipping at his heels, and we are going to beat him on June 24,” added Mamdani in a reference to the upcoming Democratic primary.
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nypost.com | Rich Calder
New Yorkers might finally be able to go hands free at the gas pump if one upstate lawmaker gets his way. State Sen. Joe Griffo (R-Onedia) has introduced a bill to greenlight the use of clips to hold open gas pump nozzles through out the Empire State — devices already legal in the country’s 49 other states. Griffo said he sponsored the legislation after investigating the matter following complaints from constituents.
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yahoo.com | Rich Calder
Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer insists he’ll crack down on antisemitism if elected mayor by using tech to help authorities “predict and prevent” biased attacks before they happen. The longshot mayoral candidate rolled out his plans Saturday to partner with the Anti-Defamation League on the initiative while addressing members of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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yahoo.com | Rich Calder
A lefty Upper West Side councilwoman is demanding free dental care for illegal immigrants — and revealed she’s shelled out more than $8,000 of her own dough to keep their pearly whites intact. “Is someone paying attention to all of their health needs!” Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) roared at NYC Health Department officials during a May 23 budget hearing. “They have a lot of health needs. Forget the dental! I’m already out $8,000-$10,000 on the dental.
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nypost.com | Rich Calder
Mayor Eric Adams is losing his “war on rats” — in large part because his administration refuses to fully fund a Sanitation Department unit dealing with a backlog of more than 1,700 garbage-strewn lots that need to be cleaned, a majority of City Council members said this week.
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