Poll: Democrats Down on Unions
By a margin of 56-36, city voters said in a Quinnipiac poll they feel union workers are not doing enough to help the city during the economic downturn.Interestingly, it's an opinion shared by most...
View ArticleAudit Finds Poor Management of Homeless Housing Program
An audit by the city comptroller criticizes the city for letting landlords get away with breaking the rules of a housing program for homeless families.Most homeless families move out of city shelters...
View ArticleComptroller's Office Says Elevator Maintenance Lacking
Elevators across the five boroughs in residential buildings and public housing are not being maintained the way they should be. That's according to an audit by the City Comptroller's office.John Liu...
View ArticleNYC Failed to Collect $3.3 Million in Taxes, Says City Comptroller
The city says it needs more money from Albany even though it's overlooking millions of dollars at home, according to an audit by the city's comptroller.The City missed $3.3 million in uncollected taxes...
View ArticleWorkers Receive $2.35M in Back Wages
Two dozen workers whose wages were withheld have received a $2.35 million settlement, according to the New York City Comptroller's Office. Comptroller John Liu said the Department of Environmental...
View ArticleCouncilman Garodnick Wants to 'Reset' City Comptroller's Office
Standing on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, City Councilman Dan Garodnick of the Upper East Side spoke with reporters about his recently launched campaign for city comptroller. Very recently...
View ArticleLiu: City Pension Fund Will Vote Against Wal-Mart Directors
New York City Comptroller John Liu’s office announced on Tuesday that the city’s pension fund will vote against five Wal-Mart’s directors at the annual shareholder’s meeting next month. The move comes...
View ArticleLiu: NYC Income Gap Double National Average -- updated
New York City Comptroller John Liu released a report Monday showing the city’s top 1 percent of earners account for a third of all income in New York City—nearly twice the national average.The analysis...
View ArticleNYC's Embattled Comprtroller Liu Backs Formerly Embattled Congressman Rangel...
Calling Congressman Charles Rangel someone who generations of Americans and New Yorkers look to “as a role model," New York City Comptroller John Liu announced his support for Rangel in his fight to...
View ArticleFirst Meeting of All the Potential Mayoral Candidates Focuses on Women and...
The field of candidates looking to run for mayor next year took the stage on Tuesday for the first time to as a group. The event was a conference on the current state and potential future of minority...
View ArticleAre Attacks on Quinn Having An Effect?
This week in politics, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn came under fire from animal rights activists and some union members, and her poll numbers ticked down. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner...
View ArticleJohn Liu's Former Associates Convicted
Two of NYC Comptroller John Liu's former campaign associates have been convicted of an illegal straw donor scheme to raise campaign funds for Liu's mayoral bid. WNYC reporter Brigid Bergin was in the...
View ArticlePoll Vault: Weiner Jumps Ahead of Quinn in Poll
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner has taken the lead among the Democrats in the race for mayor knocking Council Speaker Christine Quinn out of the top spot. That's according the latest poll by the Wall...
View ArticleAn Hour with George Vecsey; John Liu; DC Politics
George Vecsey, New York Times sports columnist and author, spends a full hour on the show. He'll talk about covering baseball in New York and take listener questions. Plus: New York City Comptroller...
View ArticleComptroller's Office Says Elevator Maintenance Lacking
Elevators across the five boroughs in residential buildings and public housing are not being maintained the way they should be. That's according to an audit by the City Comptroller's office.John Liu...
View ArticleNYC Failed to Collect $3.3 Million in Taxes, Says City Comptroller
The city says it needs more money from Albany even though it's overlooking millions of dollars at home, according to an audit by the city's comptroller.The City missed $3.3 million in uncollected taxes...
View ArticleWorkers Receive $2.35M in Back Wages
Two dozen workers whose wages were withheld have received a $2.35 million settlement, according to the New York City Comptroller's Office. Comptroller John Liu said the Department of Environmental...
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