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Silver Responds To Harassment Scandal
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is weathering criticism for his handling of recently-resigned Assemblyman Vito Lopez's harassment suit. In response, he's announced plans to create an independent investigator for sexual harassment complaints and mandatory reporting of them. Many are calling for the speaker's resignation, including one Assemblyman who threatened to leave the Democratic conference if he didn't step down. Silver has apologized for authorizing a secret settlement in Lopez's harassment suit, but says resignation is "ridiculous." The scandal may have weakened his bargaining power, but he has a strong grasp on power in the state. Gov. Cuomo has reportedly decided not to call a special election to replace Lopez to keep him from wielding influence over his successor. The governor also says the harassment scandal proves the need for passage of his women's agenda.
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In the Press
NYPD To Step Up Presence Following Anti-Gay Murder (Wall Street Journal)
Judge Criticizes ‘High Error Rate’ Of Police Stops (NY Times)
NYPD Messages To Muslim Informant: 'Get Pictures' (Associated Press)
Bronx Tour Company Drops Pitch To See Ghetto (City Room)
Sheriffs: Cuomo Asked For Silence On Gun Law (Albany Times Union)
Rockaway Beaches Readying To Open Saturday (Daily News)
Rival: Weiner Should Pay Election Costs For Vacated House Seat (NY Post)
Lawsuit Targets NYPD Sting Tactic 'Operation Lucky Bag' (Daily News)
City Issues $2,400 Fine For Airbnb Rental, Law Still Unclear (The Verge)
The Stop-And-Frisk Trials Of Pedro Serrano: NYPD Rat, NYPD Hero (New York Magazine)
City Cracks Down On Unlicensed Commuter Vans (NY 1)
Geography And Political Corruption (The Atlantic Cities)
Recent Reports
The National Weather Service's Performance During Sandy, Sewage Overflows Caused By Sandy, Gaps In Financial Services For Low Income Immigrant Households, Benefits Of Extending Tuition Benefits To Undocumented Immigrants, Growing Gotham:A Survey of NYC's Minority and Women Owned Businesses , more recent reports.
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Recent Posts- Schneiderman Working With JCOPE on Lopez Scandal
“If true, the actions of Assemblyman Lopez are reprehensible, and the decision of the Assembly to keep secret the provision of ‑ and even the existence of ‑ a settlement agreement was wholly inappropriate and contrary to the public interest. Our office policy requires that agreements of this kind do not include confidentiality provisions. On [...] - Let the Battle of Maps Begin
Deliberations over how the New York City Council’s district lines will be drawn for the next decade is getting communities and advocacy organizations into a map-making mood. One coalition of civil rights organizations released a map today of how they think the Council’s district lines should be drawn to account for shifts in demographics and to [...] - Sanders: Quinn Should Bring Paid Sick Leave to Vote
New York City Councilman James Sanders Jr. is imploring Speaker Christine Quinn to bring a stalled paid sick leave bill to a vote. “There is nothing harder to stop than an idea whose time has come,” the councilman said in a recent interview with the Gotham Gazette. Quinn has refused to bring the bill to a vote, [...] - Silver Thinks JCOPE Investigation is a Great Idea
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is facing tremendous scrutiny for his role in settling sexual harassment claims against Assemblyman Vito Lopez. Everyone and their Governor has expressed interest in having the newly-formed Joint Commission on Public Ethics investigate the allegations against Lopez and the deal that led to his censure. You can now add Silver’s name [...]
