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Patients are taken to ambulances at Bellevue Hospital during a planned evacuation October 31, 2012 in New York. (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Bloomberg: NYC To Spend $500M To Repair Schools, Hospitals

The plan would allocate $200 million for the Department of Education and $300 million for the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation to repair extensive damage.

2012/11/12

City Comptroller John Liu (credit: CBS 2)

NYC Comptroller John Liu’s Campaign Treasurer Arrested For Alleged Fraud Scheme

Jenny Hou, whose real name is Jia Hou, faces fraud charges. Authorities say Hou used “straw donors” to funnel over-the-limit illegal contributions to the Liu campaign.

2012/02/28

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

Amid Alleged Scandal, Just How Viable A NYC Mayoral Candidate Is Comptroller Liu?

One of City Comptroller John Liu’s top money men was busted for using bogus donors to hide massive contributions, and Liu was forced to hire a criminal attorney to represent him in the ongoing probe.

2011/11/18

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

Fundraiser For Comptroller Liu Faces Charges Of Wire Fraud, Conspiracy

Xing Qu Pan was arrested Wednesday after surrendering to authorities on charges of attempted wire fraud and conspiracy.

2011/11/16

Mayor Bloomberg joins Comptroller Liu and labor leaders to announce major pension investment governance and management reforms. (Credit: Edward Reed/Flickr)

City Plans Major Overhaul Of Public Pension System

The plan is to consolidate management of the city’s five pension plans into one unified board with about a dozen directors. The current five boards have 58 directors.

2011/10/27

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

NYC Comptroller John Liu To Review Campaign Donations

Liu says he’ll conduct the internal review following allegations of irregularities.

2011/10/13

FILE - A cat sits in her cage at an Animal Care and Control Shelter in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Comptroller: AC&C Has Made Improvements, But More Needed

Comptroller John Liu released the findings of the audit on Thursday, which was a followup to one that was completed back in 2006.

2011/09/29

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NYC Payroll Project Manager Gerard Denault Fired For Falsifying Own Timesheets

The project manager who developed the long-delayed and costly CityTime payroll system has been fired for ripping off the city by paying himself for hours that he did not work.

2011/05/26

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

NYC Comptroller Flunks High School Report Cards

City Comptroller John Liu has flunked the New York City Department of Education’s high school grading system.

2011/05/15

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

City Council To Debate Living Wage Legislation In NYC

The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act would use taxpayer subsidies to expand living wage jobs. The City Council scheduled a public hearing for Thursday afternoon.

2011/05/12

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

NYC Comptroller John Liu Rejects Teacher Recruitment Contract

Comptroller John Liu said the 5-year contract was submitted by the Department of Education last month to recruit and train teachers from non-traditional backgrounds to become public school teachers.

2011/03/11

Mayor Bloomberg

Eye On New York: On Money Woes

In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2′s Don Dahler discusses New York’s and Mayor Bloomberg’s budget with New York City Comptroller John Liu.

2011/02/27

New York City Comptroller John Liu - File / Photo: Office of the Comptroller

Comptroller Wins Big For Cheated Workers

Twenty-four workers will be splitting over $2 million in settlement money won by Comptroller John Liu.

2011/02/21

Chinese residents in Japan perform a lion dance, "biting" the heads of visitors (R) in the hopes it will bring them good luck, as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Japan's largest Chinatown located in Yokohama, in suburban Tokyo on February 6, 2011. Thousands come out to enjoy the annual parade event to mark the start of the Lunar New Year, or Year of the Rabbit. (Photo credit: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinatown Celebrates Year Of The Rabbit

Lion dancers, marching bands and 6-foot-tall pink bunnies paraded through the densely packed streets of Chinatown on Sunday as New York City celebrated the Year of the Rabbit.

2011/02/06

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