ConEd rate increase effective immediately!
“What the order represents today is a reaction to the world in which we live in, one that is characterized by increasing costs that are far beyond the cost of…
SADS $85/day/person Medicaid fraud
What is Social Adult Day Services (SADS)? Fraud has been reported even by New York Times as early as 2013. Yet it continues.
Up to 10% of US budget is stolen each year
Why such news did not get much attention? Report was issued during Biden’s administration. A GAO analysis found that between $233 billion and $521 billion was lost annually due to…
DOI Anti-Corruption Chief Jocelyn Strauber quits
Mayor Adams nominated Strauber on Jan. 1, 2022, the first day of his administration, and the Council quickly confirmed her appointment. Although its commissioners are nominated by the mayor, DOI…
Congestion Pricing a Success?
One year later, congestion pricing is a success according to Governor Kathy Hochul. “Extraordinary!” MTA boss Janno Lieber said $500 million Congestion Pricing balanced MTA budget. Really? Do voters remember…
NYC School Chancellor: Kamar Samuels
Should parents be worried about our next chancellor? Mamdani promised to end mayoral control of the nation’s largest school system and give families and educators more of a say. Let’s…
Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary
Mayor Mamdani appointed Ali Najmi as its chair. What does the Committee do? The Committee takes steps to recruit and encourage highly qualified persons to serve as a judge of…
Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement
Mayor Mamdani, in his Executive Order 07, folded Community Affairs Units, The Public Engagement Unit, Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media, Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, NYC Service,…
Mamdani’s Housing Commissioner, Dina Levy
Her first order of business, “Rental Ripoff” hearings. A Bronx apartment building Mayor Mamdani showcased to highlight the talents of his new housing commissioner, Dina Levy, has racked up nearly…
NYC Health Insurance Stabilization Fund insolvent
Originally created in 1984 to cover the insurance premium difference between GHI and HIP. It has been used as a virtual piggybank by municipal unions and mayors in labor bargaining.…