Kirsten Danis
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MAYOR NIXES COUNCIL 'FIX' FOR TERM LIMITS
August 21, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday vetoed a City Council measure extending term limits for a handful of members, saying the voters had already made an informed choice. "While seniority and experience do...
BOARD OF ELEX OKS REGISTRATION PROBE
August 21, 2002 | 4:00amThe city Board of Elections deadlocked along party lines yesterday over whether to launch a criminal probe into thousands of dubious registrations submitted by voters claiming to have joined the...
VETO WAR LOOMS OVER TERM LIMITS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg today is expected to veto legislation that would lift term limits for some City Council members - but the council appears to have enough votes to override the...
THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE FDNY AND NYPD RESPONSE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amThese are some of the key findings and recommendations of a new analysis of the FDNY and NYPD response to Sept. 11: * The FDNY and NYPD "rarely coordinated command."...
'Y' NOT SOME NEW SHELTER?
August 17, 2002 | 4:00amDesperate city officials on a hunt for more homeless housing began looking this week to place families in closed convents and the YMCA, Mayor Bloomberg disclosed yesterday. The effort began...
'BACKPACK BETSY' UNVEILS CRISIS KIT
August 16, 2002 | 4:00amPublic Advocate Betsy Gotbaum visited the apartment of a World Trade Center evacuee yesterday armed with flashlights, compasses and other must-haves for her proposed emergency "evacuation kit." Gotbaum urged New...
MIKE KOS RUDY MU$EUM PLEDGE
August 12, 2002 | 4:00amThe Bloomberg administration has quietly undone yet another pet project of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani - reversing his plan to guarantee the Police Museum city funding for life. The museum...
PAY TOILETS MAKE CITIES FLU$H: MIKE
August 10, 2002 | 4:00amIt's deja loo all over again. Mayor Bloomberg moved forward yesterday with a long-stalled plan to bring public toilets to the streets of New York, asking the City Council to...
COLIN TANGLES MIKE'S DIPLO-SCOFFLAW HOOK
August 9, 2002 | 4:00amA word from Secretary of State Colin Powell put the brakes yesterday on Mayor Bloomberg's plans to tow the cars of diplomatic scofflaws. Powell made a last-minute personal appeal to...
NYERS WARNED: PACK TO EVAC
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amNew Yorkers should pack an "evacuation kit" so they can bolt on a moment's notice in case of another terrorist attack, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum recommends in a new disaster-preparedness...
FDNY BOSS WANTS A 'CONCRETE' RADIO PLAN
August 6, 2002 | 4:00amSkyscrapers should be forced to install radio-signal boosters to help firefighters communicate during calamitous emergencies like the World Trade Center attack, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said yesterday. "When you look...
MIKE RIPS BIZ WELFARE
August 3, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg said yesterday he's not a fan of corporate tax breaks - even though his firm sought a $14 million incentive last year - as he dismissed threats by...
MIKE RIPS CORPORATE WELFARE
August 3, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg said yesterday he's not a fan of corporate tax breaks - even though his firm sought a $14 million incentive last year - as he dismissed threats by...
POL WANTS LAW TO PROTECT COP IDS
August 1, 2002 | 4:00amA proposed state law could protect undercover cops from having their identities revealed in court - as a Manhattan judge recently ordered. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) said yesterday he'll introduce...
TALKING TRASH: CITY WILL REOPEN 8 WASTE SITES
August 1, 2002 | 4:00amThe city will reopen eight dormant trash transfer sites along the waterfront to deal with the mounting garbage crisis, Mayor Bloomberg revealed yesterday - but where the rubbish goes from...
SCHOOL BIG TURNED STAFF INTO ERRAND BOYS
July 31, 2002 | 4:00amA Board of Education higher-up was slammed with an $8,000 fine for forcing underlings to work for her pet charities and run her errands while on the job, the city...
BLOOMY TAPS A TRUST-BUSTER - SHOCK AS LEGAL EAGLE IS NAMED CHANCELLOR
July 30, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg unexpectedly tapped a famous trust-busting lawyer with little classroom experience as his new schools chancellor yesterday - shocking the education community. Bloomberg named Joel Klein, the Justice Department...
SIDEWALK CYCLISTS TO PAY PRICE
July 11, 2002 | 4:00amResponding to New Yorkers who have been mowed down by speeding cyclists, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday signed into law a measure slapping a new $100 fine on bicyclists caught pedaling on...
BLOOMY GETS FEDS' OK TO TAB NEW CHANCELLOR
July 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe federal government has cleared the way for Mayor Bloomberg to name a schools chancellor and most of the new Board of Education, Hizzoner announced yesterday. "We can go ahead...
'YOU'VE GOT $37M': SILVER TO CITY SCHOOLS
July 3, 2002 | 4:00amThe state Assembly came up with $37 million in extra school aid to help every New York City classroom connect to the Internet, officials said yesterday. The money, which came...