Good government groups say the conflict between the housing court judge and chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee "raises questions that nobody wants to have raised about the independence of our judiciary system."
The City's special Marine Terminal task force just canceled its vote on a plan to build a new port and neighborhood on a 122-acre slice of Brooklyn's coast.
"At the end of the day, I don't think my education is as important as the lives of people in Gaza who are being murdered and intentionally starved right now."
Current President and CEO LaFontaine Oliver will move to a new role in the organization, which says it has reduced a budget gap after rounds of staff cuts.
"This is, today, the beginning of a process. It is publicizing our wish to try to find the right candidate for the people of the city of New York. We'll have more later on."