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Adams blasts City Council lawsuit opposing ICE Office on Rikers as ‘baseless’

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” a City Council lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction against Adams’ Executive Order 50 allowing Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to operate an office on Rikers Island Correctional Facility that would facilitate the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants.
Kyra’s Champions continues to advocate for Kyra’s Law, passes first vote in NY Senate Judiciary

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Cameryn Oakes

Posted on Every year, Kyra’s Champions plants hundreds of pinwheels in Manhasset’s Mary Jane Davies Park to represent every child in the family court system killed by a parent. Every year, more pinwheels are added to the lawn as more children are killed.
NY public defenders demand more input in Hochul-Legislature talks over discovery reform laws

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Adam Daly

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Faced with Trump, Hempstead Democrats demand more from Gillen

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Isabella Gallo

Posted on A chorus of boos from a packed crowd punctuated U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen’s Wednesday town hall.
Common Sense Caucus backs NYC retirees in Medicare Advantage legal fight

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Colum Motherway

Posted on The City Council’s bipartisan Common Sense Caucus has filed an amicus brief with the New York State Court of Appeals in support of municipal retirees fighting to maintain their traditional Medicare supplemental health insurance.
State Sen. Myrie calls on City Hall to restore extended pre-K pilot at Astoria rally

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Shane O’Brien

Posted on State Sen. Zellnor Myrie held a press conference outside an Astoria daycare center Wednesday morning to advocate for extending the pilot program offering free extended hours for New York City preschoolers.
City Council leaders slam Adams officials for absence from Trump funding cuts hearing

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on City Council leaders on Wednesday fumed over Mayor Eric Adams administration officials not showing up to a hearing on preparing for Trump’s deep funding cuts and submitting written testimony instead — a move they said shows Hizzoner “remains silent” in the face of Trump’s attacks.
Tentative deal reached to modify New York’s discovery reform law

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Sadie Brown

Tentative deal reached to modify New York’s discovery reform law Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters in Albany on Tuesday that lawmakers had reached a tentative agreement to modify the state’s 2019 discovery reform law, which currently mandates that prosecutors promptly share evidence in criminal cases. State legislators have spent months negotiating with Gov.
Mayor Adams restores $167 million in 3-K and pre-K funding left out of his January budget plan

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday he would restore $167 million in early childhood education funding in his upcoming Executive Budget that had been left out of his preliminary spending plan — $30 million less than what the City Council called for in its own proposal this month.
Floral Park approves $34.6M budget with tax levy increase over state cap, swears in fire chiefs

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Isabella Gallo

Posted on The Village of Floral Park’s board passed a $34.6 million budget on Tuesday night, alongside a law allowing it to override the state’s 2% tax levy increase cap. Villages are only permitted to raise their taxes by 2% each year unless their board passes a law allowing them to raise taxes by a higher percentage.