Scott Stringer

Over $500 Million In NYC School Funds Left Unclaimed; Officials Scramble To Explain

The department has missed out on more than a half a million dollars that taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for.

2011/12/29

After Fatal Elevator Accident, NYC Building To Reopen Next Month

Y&R, the advertising agency formerly known as Young & Rubicam, says many of its companies at the 26-story office tower near Grand Central Terminal will return to the building Jan. 3.

2011/12/23

Midtown Building Remains Closed Following Fatal Elevator Accident

Authorities said Suzanne Hart, 41, was stepping inside the elevator when it suddenly shot upward with its doors still open.

2011/12/18

Officials To Probe Transel Elevator Inc. In Deadly Midtown Accident

The Department of Buildings said technicians from the company were doing electrical maintenance on the elevator hours before 41-year-old Suzanne Hart was crushed and killed.

2011/12/15

Stringer: Walmart In NYC Would Be ‘Potentially Devastating’ To Local Economy

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is warning New Yorkers that the big box chain would only hurt, not help the city’s economy.

2011/12/15

A women yells at police as the NYPD evicts Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park - New York, NY - Nov 15, 2011 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Scott Stringer Unhappy With Occupy Wall Street Eviction From Zuccotti Park, Treatment Of Press

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says he is very disturbed that, as he put it, the forcible eviction of the Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park has resulted in a number of arrests.

2011/11/15

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (file / credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

Manhattan Pres. Stringer Wants Bill To Fight Employment Bias

A city official says city and state lawmakers need to pass legislation banning bias against the unemployed in hiring efforts.

2011/10/23

Stop and frisk protest in Harlem on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 (credit: Al Jones/1010 WINS)

Protesters Rally In Harlem Against NYPD’s Stop And Frisk Strategy

About 100 people marched to the 28th precinct police station from the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building in Harlem Friday afternoon.

2011/10/21

NYPD officers search the bag of a man in Times Square. (credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)

Local Politicians Seek Federal Investigation Of NYPD’s ‘Stop And Frisk’ Strategy

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and state Sen. Eric Adams said that federal prosecutors need to step in to protect the rights of minorities.

2011/10/19

This intersection of Greenwich and Duane streets is considered a dangerous one by many in the neighborhood. (credit: CBS 2)

Stop Sign Campaign For Dangerous Tribeca Intersection Revived After Crash

Rich Carty’s 3-year-old son, Ozzie, was nearly killed by a car. Ozzie was hit by a cab driver with his brother and mother at the intersection of Greenwich and Duane streets.

2011/10/06

Christine Quinn (file / credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Poll: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Leads In Race For NYC Mayor

The poll shows Quinn getting 20 percent of the vote; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, 16 percent; former city Comptroller Bill Thompson, 12 percent; and Comptroller John Liu 10 percent.

2011/09/27

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

Ex-Deputy Mayor Goldsmith ‘Regrets’ Criticism Of Bloomberg

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says former deputy mayor Stephen Goldsmith, who quit after being arrested on a domestic violence charge, would have otherwise been fired.

2011/09/04

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Report: Ex-NYC Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge Days Before Resignation

Police say Goldsmith shoved his wife into a kitchen counter after she reportedly told him she “should have put a bullet through” him “years ago.”

2011/09/01

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

Manhattan Borough President Stringer Wants Overhaul Of Animal Care and Control

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says what’s needed is a new board of animal lovers and experienced fundraisers to raise money for better facilities and services.

2011/08/20

YouTube Video Jokingly Documents Rat Infestation At Tompkins Square Park

One YouTube user however has gone to dramatic new lengths to document the trouble in the park. He created a horror movie-like video depicting the vivacious vermin vectoring voraciously.

2011/08/16

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