Council Anger No Solutions
At City Council Hearing, Police Commissioner Fights Back(NYT) Kelly, the police commissioner, suggested that the Council was notably at a loss to offer ideas — any ideas at all — for how to stop violence among young minority men. * Council Grills Kelly on Stop, Frisk Tactics(WSJ) * City Council Members Grill Police Commissioner Over NYPD Practices(NY1) * Ray Kelly gets fired up(NYDN) * Heated Exchanges Mark Ray Kelly’s Testimony Before City(WCBS) * Jumaane Williams responded to Kelly.
Heated Exchange Between Commissioner Kelly and Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito
Kelly cut her off. "What is that?" he demanded.
"I’m waiting for leadership here," he said. "I’m looking for leadership in these communities to come forward and say something about how we can stop the violence."
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Hint At Ackerman Leaving Queens Tribune Was Recently Put Up for Sale
A good hint that Ackerman was retiring was his paper the Queens Tribune was put up for sale a few weeks ago. The paper chain owned by Ackerman plays a large part at keeping the Boss Crowley and the Queens Democratic machine in power. A Takeover Of Journalism by Lobbyist and Politicians (True News)
Cuomo Sells the Big Ugly Deals and Presidency: Full Media Offensive Today
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"They get to live another day — and Cuomo got everything else."
Albany working right: Cuomo(NYP) * Cuomo’s coup(NYP ED) Albany lawmakers worked through the night Wednesday and passed Gov. Cuomo’s plan to curb state and local pension costs. * Cuomo, Admitting Setbacks, Says He Asked for the Moon(NYT) “I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that’s what I’m doing.” Cuomo admits that this legislative session has brought his administration back to Earth, telling the New York Times that while he accomplished many of his goals, he “failed” to bring about independent redistricting: * State to Target Cheating by Teachers(WSJ )State education officials will create a new investigation unit to combat cheating, aid local school districts and probe the most egregious cases Short test security in the budget (NYDN)
Andy puts best feats forward(NYP) The Post’s Fred Dicker argues that Cuomo has accomplished something his predecessors have all failed to do: “bringing to heel the special-interested dominated liberal lion of Albany,” * 'Ugly' Process Gets Results, And Rebukes(WSJ)* Vance on DNA Databank: 'This Bill Will Save Lives' (WSJ) * Don’t Cut Pensions, Expand Them(NYT) * The Big Ugly comes early(TU) The Times Union calls the fact that the so-called “big ugly” compromise deal came in March instead of June a sign of progress, but not much else beyond * Cuomo’s pension reforms will save big bucks for taxpayers (NYDN Ed) Gov hangs tough in fight with labor and legislators. The News lauds Cuomo’s legislative accomplishments, and argues that he only fell short due to the likes of Silver, Sen. Dean Skelos and, “in the peanut gallery,” Comptroller Tom DiNapoli * Cuomo and Bloomberg lauded the Tier VI deal as historic and a “landmark,” but EJ McMahon called it “incremental” and not structural change.* Newsday didn’t like how Tier VI got done, but approves anyway.* Organized labor is furious with Cuomo – not to mention the Senate GOP and Assembly Democrats – over Tier VI. Can he make up with unions before he (ostensibly) needs them in 2016? Said one anonymous union official: “He doesn’t seem to realize we have a lot of members and a long memory.”Gannett’s Jon Campbell reminds us: “On Page 16 of an ethics agenda distributed during his 2010 gubernatorial campaign, then-candidate Andrew Cuomo made it clear: He ‘will veto any redistricting plan in 2012 that reflects partisan gerrymandering.’”
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An Update on New York Redistricting(NYT) * Brooklyn Federal Judges Still Likely To Decide State's Congressional Districts(NY1)
House maps near OK (TU)After hearing a final set of critiques, a panel of federal judges appear poised to accept a set of court-drawn congressional district maps with minimal changes * After hearing final critiques, a panel of three federal judges seem poised to adopt a set of court-drawn congressional maps with minimal changes. * To say Bill Samuels is upset with Cuomo over redistricting is an understatement.
“To the extent our governor had a chance to be a great governor, when history is written, that opportunity is gone forever,” Samuels said. “It’s only a question of whether maybe he can go down in history maybe as a mediocre governor * Sen. Adriano Espaillat got into a back and forth with the federal judges who drew the redistricting lines over minority representation.* Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The number one redistricting villain in the nation: Andrew Cuomo * Joe Crowley won’t swap seats.* Latinos are disappointed in Cuomo over redistricting. [Cristina Loboguerrero]
Daily News winners and losers graphic on this week's legislative actions
Mayor Bloomberg: On a winning streak in Albany
Senate GOP: Redistricting deal may help them keep control
NYPD & FDNY: Largely exempted from pension changes
Losers:Senate Dems: Redistricting hurts hope for majority
Assembly Speaker Silver: Upset a big chunk of his Democrats
Unions: Less political juice, less pension money
Ex-Mayor Ed Koch: Double-crossed on redistricting
Election 2012 Queens GOP Switches Course, Will Back Turner (C&S) * Queens County Republicans today withdrew their earlier support from George Maragos and endorsed his [Bob Turner's] candidacy."* Joe Carvin drops bid for Republican nomination to challenge * Turner Thinks Mike Long Conservative Party Leader Will Come Around* KOCH ENDORSES MARK WEPRIN FOR QUEENS CONGRESSIONAL SEAT BEING VACATED BY GARY ACKERMAN.8 Mark Weprin Inches Closer To Congressional Run(Politico) * The Queens Democrats will decide on a candidate to run in retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman’s place in the new NY-6 on Monday morning. Rep. Joe Crowley is out of the mix. He’s running in the new NY-14.* Rory Lancman is in. [Marc Tracy] * Three of Gillibrand Republican opponents are on the ballot. [Liz Benjamin] * ACORN, roused: Bertha Lewis girds for Ed Towns' hearing with 'political necrophiliac' Darrell Issa * Queens Democrats Begin To Eye Congressman Ackerman's Seat (NY1) * Three Challengers Of Senator Gillibrand Reach The Primary Ballot(NY1)
Ex-state Sen. Espada turned family tree into a money tree at tax-funded clinic, says ex-staffer (NYP) Aide Says Spending by Espada Raised Issue(NYT) * Espadas’ loot spent on lobsters — att’y(NYDN) * A former aide testified that ex-Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. loaded more than a dozen family members, cronies and hangers-on onto the payroll of his Soundview health clinic
Cop at center of police ticket-fixing scandal gets new lawyer(NYDN)
Man Says Gifts to Lawmaker Were for Love(NYC)
Zehy Jerisis, the former Yonkers GOP chairman, testified that he lavished gifts on a Yonkers councilwoman, Sandy Annabi, to win her love, not buy her vote
City says management system to blame in homeless count(NYDN) The city blamed the adoption of a new management system for its recent failure to make legally required monthly disclosures of the number of homeless people sleeping in its shelters each night
Pedro Espada’s Wife Prays For God To Smite Her Enemies(NYO)* Espada's Alleged Purchases With Health Clinic Money Seen In Court(NY1)
Chancellor Says Some School Employees Were Not Properly Disciplined(NYT) * Schools Remove Problem Workers(WSJ) * Eight School Workers Face Firings for Past Misconduct(WSJ) * Teacher's Aide Denies Abuse Allegations (WSJ) * DOE Removes Eight Employees For Past Inappropriate Conduct With Children(NY1)* Eight staffers yanked from jobs in NYC public schools (NYDN) *8 NYC School Employees Removed in Case Reviews(NBC)
Charities trash pickup fee plan (NYDN)
A Greener Approach to Runoff(NYT Ed)The Times praises the recent deal between the city and the state to fund a plan reduce the flow of sewage into the city’s waterways during rainfall, but says the deal lacks incentives to retrofit existing properties
NYC On Terror Alert
Beware the Taliban(NYDN) The feds put the NYPD on high alert Thursday for revenge attacks spurred by a deranged American soldier’s massacre of 16 innocent Afghans in the heartland of the Taliban* Bloomberg giving Congress members tour of New York to persuade them to deliver anti-terror funding to city(NYP)
Occupy At 6 Months
6 months later, what has Occupy protest achieved?(WSJ)
An altared state (NYP) St. Patrick’s Cathedral will soon undergo an unprecedented $175 million renovation — an overhaul so massive, it took five years just to plan.
Election 2012
Breaking
New Team of Lawyers for the Madam
Accused madam helper bombed at comedy(NYDN) *3 arrested in alleged madam case(Fox 5) *DA grilling two 'hookers' and 'money launderer' in case of alleged madam(NYP)
‘Baby dump’ mom busted(NYP) * Arrests in Chelsea Homicide(WSJ) * Mr. Manners of mobsters(NYDN) * Officers find baby, father using iPhone app(WABC) * Dept. of Education finds more teacher misconduct(WABC) *
Man who shoved woman into subway train sentenced to 15 years in prison(NYP) * Alleged Scammer Said To Lure Apartment Seekers Through Craigslist Ad (NY1) * NYPD uses high-tech facial-recognition software to nab barbershop shooting suspect(NYP) 
