public advocate
The NYC public advocate race is an election of the absurd
It’s a ridiculous race for an an absurd office: Whichever of the two dozen(!) candidates wins the Feb. 26 special election for the public advocate job will have to start...
Jumaane Williams has been too busy to attend Council meetings
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams has been so busy running for other elective offices this past year that he’s missed a large swath of his meetings. Williams — who is considered...
It's time to stop wasting endless millions on the Public Advocate
News that the special election to replace just-moved-on Public Advocate Tish James will cost city taxpayers $23 million ought to bolster the campaign of Curtis Sliwa — the only candidate...
Here's how much NYC's public advocate election will cost taxpayers
Big bucks for a small office. It will cost the city as much as $23 million to conduct the Feb. 26 special election for public advocate — an office with...
Melissa Mark-Viverito is running for public advocate
Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is in the running to become the city's next public advocate. She'll launch her campaign with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Tuesday at...
An unconstitutional push to protect Mueller and other commentary
Senate watch: Bill To Protect Mueller Is Unconstitutional Outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) threatened to nix judicial nominees until Mitch McConnell OKs a vote on legislation to protect Robert Mueller...
Wife of politician who wants to nix public advocate office was turned down for job there
A Brooklyn legislator who has launched a campaign to abolish the public advocate’s office failed to reveal one pertinent fact — his wife applied for a job there and was...
The race to win NYC's most worthless elected office
A dozen or so candidates are off and running in the race to replace Public Advocate Tish James — that is, to assume the most useless office in city government....
City lawmakers looking to abolish public advocate office
People have wondered for years why the city needs a public advocate and on Monday legislators said they would introduce a bill to abolish the office — setting off a...
Jumaane Williams emerges as a top candidate for public advocate
The rush is on for the city’s public advocate's job now that Letitia James is expected to step down in 2019 to become state attorney general -- and one of...
Letitia James finds herself in unexpected battle for state attorney general
It wasn’t supposed to be this close. Public Advocate Letitia James became the city’s first African American woman elected to citywide office and then set her sights higher — to...
Mark-Viverito 'very interested' in run for public advocate
Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is considering running for public advocate if incumbent Letitia James is elected state attorney general in November, sources said. Mark-Viverito made the rounds last...
Letitia James is no longer trying to replace Eric Schneiderman
Public Advocate Letitia James on Friday withdrew her name from consideration to replace Eric Schneiderman as interim state attorney general. “After thoughtful and careful deliberation, I have decided not to...
Letitia James is already gunning for attorney general
Public Advocate Letitia James wasted no time trying to elbow her way to the front of the pack seeking to replace Eric Schneiderman as state attorney general, The Post has...
City lawmakers get down at holiday party
Public Advocate Tish James channeled her inner Tina Turner during a holiday party on Sunday — belting out a surprisingly impressive rendition of "Proud Mary" — while Queens Democratic leader...
Public Advocate slams mayor over NYCHA 'window dressing'
Public Advocate Letitia James is fuming over Mayor de Blasio’s appointment of a “chief compliance officer” to his beleaguered Housing Authority, saying the move is nothing more than window-dressing —...
Letitia James loses lawsuit, is told her office has no authority to sue
Public Advocate Letitia James has lost another lawsuit against a city agency when a mid-level appeals court restated on Tuesday that her office doesn’t have the authority to sue. Manhattan’s...
This state is experimenting with legal advocates for animal abuse cases
HARTFORD, Conn. — Many states have victim’s advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or abuse. Now, one state has created legal...
Well-placed Brooklyn lawmakers want Letitia James as next DA
An influential group of Brooklyn politicians want Gov. Cuomo to name Public Advocate Letitia James to replace District Attorney Ken Thompson, who succumbed to cancer late Sunday, sources told The...
Could Letitia James sue herself out of a job?
Public Advocate Letitia James is doing her level best to demonstrate a point we’ve made for decades: Her office needs to be abolished as soon as, well, yesterday. James —...