The story is fine. The graphic, apparently, isn’t.
On Friday, the New York Post ran a story about Betsy Gotbaum, which included an image of Gotbaum’s face on top of a baby’s body.
Today, when the City Council press office distributed a clips packet to members, they included that July 3, 2009 story, Read More
An interested reader pointed out that, according to this 2001 New York Times article, the public advocate’s office faced a “looming fiscal crisis” back in 2001 when Rudy Giuliani trimmed its budget by 15 percent and outgoing public advocate Mark Green gave “retroactive raises for several of the office’s 45 or so staff members.” Read More
Betsy Gotbaum and the candidates running to replace her were joined outside City Hall this morning by four good-government groups to protest the 40 percent cut that’s slated to hit the public advocate’s office next year.
Joining the protest were representatives from Common Cause, NYPIRG, Women’s City Club of New York City, and Citizens Read More
–compiled by Azi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
Christine Quinn defended the 40 percent cut to the public advocate’s office, telling reporters it simply wasn’t raised as a priority by any of the council members during the budget negotiating process.
“No delegation recommended restoring the public advocate’s office,” said Quinn, flanked by a number of those members.
Quinn said the members made Read More
Christine Quinn defended the 40 percent cut to the public advocate’s office, telling reporters it simply wasn’t raised as a priority by any of the council members during the budget negotiating process.
“No delegation recommended restoring the public advocate’s office,” said Quinn, flanked by a number of those members.
Quinn said the members made a Read More
Here’s more from Betsy Gotbaum’s press conference this morning, where she said, “I can’t imagine why I am the only elected official” who has a budget that “is not restored.”
Here’s more from Betsy Gotbaum’s press conference this morning, where she said, “I can’t imagine why I am the only elected official” who has a budget that “is not restored.”
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum said her office will be cut by 40 percent in the budget being passed by the City Council this afternoon because of her opposition to extending term limits, and called it “political payback from Speaker Quinn,” the Council speaker.
A spokesperson for the speaker, Christine Quinn, did not immediately respond to Read More
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum said her office will be cut by 40 percent in the budget being passed by the City Council this afternoon because of her opposition to extending term limits, and called it “political payback from Speaker Quinn,” the Council speaker.
A spokesperson for the speaker, Christine Quinn, did not immediately respond Read More
