Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the appointment of Steve Banks as commissioner of the Human Resources Administration on Friday, February 28, 2014.
After two mayors who saw declining welfare rolls as an indication of policy success, HRA Commissioner Steve Banks is making progress restoring common sense and compassion. There’s still much to do.
A candidate who lost by 72 votes last year in a race colored by Election Day oddities has asked the Justice Department to oversee next week’s rematch. His opponent seconded the call.
Two of the past three Assemblymembers from the 79th district have been convicted of corruption. With varying amounts of campaign money and an array of policy ideas, six candidates are trying to convince primary voters that they offer a fresh start.
But not because we have too many. Only because we have too few of the good ones.
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