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New York City ends broker fees for new tenants in cost-cutting move

Move can significantly lower upfront expenses for renters in city with one of the world’s highest costs of living

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2024

New York City mayor charged with taking bribes, illegal campaign funds

US prosecutors indict Eric Adams on federal charges that he solicited bribes from Turkish businessmen and officials.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2024

NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted

Top city Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have called for the mayor to step down

Salon · Sep 26, 2024

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Swirling federal investigations test New York City mayor's ability to govern

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting questions over his ability to govern after federal investigators seized phones from multiple officials in his administration

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

Gunshot detection system resulted in hundreds of wasted hours of NYPD investigation

The force will have spent $54m on ShotSpotter, a system used by multiple US police departments, by the end of its current contract term

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

How to survive a heat wave on low income

As a scorching summer kicks off, New York City’s cooling centers aren’t up to the task

Salon · Jul 5, 2024

‘Abhorrent antisemitism’: home of Jewish director of Brooklyn Museum vandalized

Police look into red paint splattered with possible symbol of Palestinian resistance and banner calling director a Zionist

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024

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Elon Musk, called every name from ‘carnival barker’ to ‘absent CEO,’ is on the verge of landing a $45 billion pay package from Tesla

After having his unprecedented pay package voided by a judge, Tesla shareholders are set to vote on whether the plan should be reinstated.

Fortune · Jun 12, 2024

Tesla board chair says not paying Elon Musk is unfair—‘Put yourself in his shoes’

Investors will vote on the Tesla CEO’s $56 billion stock option package next week.

Fortune · Jun 7, 2024

Elon Musk can’t just ask ‘his brother and his besties’ to pay him $46 billion, NYC comptroller says

Comptroller Brad Lander said the Tesla CEO’s pay package is “outrageously large and insufficiently governed” at a meeting of investors on Tuesday.

Fortune · Jun 5, 2024

Elon Musk is recruiting xAI staffers who are ‘without regard to popularity or political correctness’ a day after raising $6 billion from investors

Musk's latest startup is barely a year old and already it is worth $24 billion. But Tesla shareholders fear it will compete with the carmaker for resources.

Fortune · May 28, 2024

NYC comptroller lets rip on Elon Musk’s $47 billion pay plan: ‘There’s rarely been as egregious a flaunting of independent shareholder governance as this’

The overseer of $242 billion in NYC pension funds says Elon Musk is treating Tesla like a family-owned business instead of the publicly traded company it is.

Fortune · May 25, 2024

‘Tesla Is Not A Family Business': New York Official Blasts Musk’s Pay Package

A June shareholder vote will decide how much control Elon Musk wields over Tesla. NYC Comptroller Brad Lander has something to say about it.

InsideEVs · May 24, 2024

Tesla investors urge shareholders to vote against Elon Musk’s $56bn payday – and slam board for failing to curtail him

‘Tesla is suffering from a material governance failure which requires our urgent attention and action,’ shareholders write

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

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Latin Times · Jan 10, 2024

Nearly 2,000 Migrants Evacuated From Brooklyn Shelter Amid Storm

City officials say their main concern and reason for the evacuation was the high winds

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity

Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay and criticized DEI

Ballotpedia · Aug 29, 2023

Examining BlackRock’s shift away from ESG

The Economy and Society letter is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Jul 25, 2023

NYC’s ESG investment approach draws pushback

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023

‘Suit up for the backlash!’: The battle to regulate New York’s gig economy

The progressive politician Brad Lander says his attempts to establish a minimum wage for food delivery workers have met well-funded resistance from the sector’s leading companies

Zenger · Jun 15, 2023

NYC Comptroller Decries Politicization Of ESG

In an interview last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander argued against the politicization of ESG

Ballotpedia · Jun 13, 2023

Biden administration pushes back

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Mayor Adams takes heat for trying to water down NYC right-to-shelter law — ‘Beyond disturbing,’ say critics

Mayor Adams weathered a torrent of criticism Wednesday for his administration’s legal push to diminish the city’s right-to-shelter law, with detractors calling the move misguided and demanding the mayor reconsider.

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023

New York mayor and police criticized for lack of action over Jordan Neely’s death

Medical examiner confirmed on Wednesday that 30-year-old Black man died from compression to the neck

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Mayor Adams unveils plan to subsidize solar panels for low-income NYC homeowners, funding stream up in air

NEW YORK — Mayor Adams teamed up with Comptroller Brad Lander on Thursday to announce a pilot program that’d bankroll rooftop solar panel installations for working class homeowners in the city — but funding for the initiative isn’t locked in yet.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 10, 2023

Americans want to invest in a clean energy future

We want to put our money where our aspirations are. Opponents of this responsible approach to investing derisively label it “woke” because they know that term creates confusion and for some, fear. So it’s a perfect wedge to divide us.

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