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Scott Stringer

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Comptroller To Audit Build It Back, As Mayor Mulls Property Tax Relief For Sandy Victims

A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the formation of a Sandy Oversight Unit this morning, with its first task slated to be an audit of the Build it Back recovery program. Stringer is targeting the program in the wake

Scott Stringer Visits Newkirk Plaza In Bid For Comptroller

Walking through Newkirk Plaza this morning, we spotted none other than current Manhattan Borough President and City Comptroller hopeful Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org]. Stringer, whose name is largely unfamiliar to Brooklyn voters as opposed to, say, opponent Eliot Spitzer’s, is upping his profile lately–notably, at the

Should the New York Marathon Go On?

Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to hold the Marathon on Sunday as planned has provoked significant backlash from the public and politicians alike. Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Brooklyn Councilman Dominic Recchia are among the many opposed to the race, reports [http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/blogs/

Local Pols And Shorefront Y Release Russian-Language Immigrant Manual

Local Assemblymembers Alec Brook-Krasny and Steven Cymbrowitz, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released the Russian-language edition [http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1r6CEHS6J14bgdeb5Vliz2BkdnPQey7b] (pdf.) of the Immigrant’s Rights and Services Manual on Friday at the Shorefront YM-YWHA in Brighton Beach. This pamphlet serves

Op-Ed: Building A Better Transit Future In Brooklyn

The following op-ed was written by mayoral candidate and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org/]. The future looked rosy 100 years ago, when New York undertook a revolutionary plan to build a vast network of subways and elevated trains. But it looks considerably different today, as we

Stringer: Pothole Complaints To 311 Are Disappearing!

This garbage can-sized sinkhole on Hubbard Street was ignored for nearly six months, despite numerous complaints to 311, until Sheepshead Bites posted it last year.Potholes. Freakin’ potholes. Pedestrians don’t like them because they can cause trips. Drivers don’t like them because they can damage cars. The city