Posted inCity Council
Paladino Settles With Council Over Anti-Muslim Tweets
The Queens Republican had sued after colleagues slapped her with ethics charges.
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Posted inHousing
Landlords in Fatal Fire Racked Up More Than 1,000 Violations Across NYC
The city housing department has repeatedly sued the owners of a Manhattan building where three people died in a blaze last week, alleging “immediately hazardous” conditions at properties in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Posted inTransit
‘Billboard Lawyers’ Defend Ads and Tactics Amid MTA Push for Lawsuit Reform
Ads from personal injury attorneys blanket the transit system, even as the MTA’s leader disparages them for costly claims that drain the authority’s budget.
Posted inNYPD
Council Member Arrested at Eviction Protest at Disputed Brooklyn Brownstone
Law enforcement pulled Councilmember Chi Ossé to the ground and arrested three others on Wednesday.
Posted inCity Government
Judge Slams City in Gay Couple’s IVF Discrimination Case
A class-action lawsuit wants gay men to receive the same IVF benefits as straight couples, lesbian couples and single women in New York’s municipal health plan.
Posted inICE
ICE Racially Profiling New York Immigrants, Lawsuit Says
The suit, which cited reporting by THE CITY, documents numerous cases where people appeared to have been arrested on the basis of their ethnicity in so-called “Kavanaugh stops.”
Posted inEric Adams
Eric Adams Power Broker Says He’s the Victim in Multi-Million Insurance Scam
Federal prosecutors charged three associates of Adams' former chief of staff Frank Carone in an alleged insurance fraud scheme. Carone, a powerful lobbyist, says they scammed him too.
Posted inPolitics
Ex-NYPD Sergeant and 3 Others Arrested in Bribery Probe Linked to City Council
The corruption investigation involves one member of the City Council and a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to a report and documents.
Posted inHousing
Appeals Court Pauses Demolition of NYCHA Chelsea Complex
The court will take up in May a lawsuit that argues that NYCHA and its partners short-circuited regulatory reviews, a process that could end up scuttling the entire project.
Posted inTransit
MTA Goes to Court Again to Force $60M for Second Ave. Subway From Feds
The lawsuit accuses the federal government of wrongfully withholding contractually obligated money for the planned $7 billion extension of the Manhattan train.