McKee's Media - May 21, 2021

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES: Converting hotels to affordable homes Kathryn Brenzel: Albany lawmakers race to allow commercial to residential conversions before end of session (The Real Deal) Right to Counsel for all NYC boroughs! Allison Dikanovic: De Blasio signs bill expanding "Right to Counsel" to all zip codes in NYC. Here's why it's a big deal (The City) Homelessness Michael Gartland: NYC street homeless down by 38 percent, but future uncertain (Daily News) Jeff Coltin: Christine Quinn on what the next mayor of NYC must do to end homelessness (City & State) Ethan Geringer-Sameth: Democratic candidates for NYC Mayor take on family homelessness (Gotham Gazette) Mayoral Campaign Jim Brennan's Commentaries: An actual NYC mayoral poll with a ranked-choice outcome illustrates how it works Dean Moses: Kathryn Garcia says her "Housing Heals" plan aims to end homelessness in NYC (amny) Gotham Gazette: Dianne Morales' strengths and weaknesses as she runs for NYC Mayor Ross Barkan: Dianne Morales, under fire (Political Currents) Julia Marsh: Andrew Yang is stumped by basic questions about NYPD reforms (New York Post) Politico NY: Andrew Yang fumbles on issues as race for NYC mayor gets more competitive Carl Campanile: Eric Adams, Corey Johnson pick up endorsements in NYC mayor, comptroller races (New York Post) Michael Gartland: Eric Adams accepts NYC mayoral endorsement from newspaper whose editor attended U.S. Capitol riots (Daily News) Gloria Pazmino: Eric Adams rallies with supporters, gets boost from hotel workers union in independent expenditure targeting Latino voters (New York 1) Pema Levy: Why progressive activists are terrified of NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang (Mother Jones) Ross Barkan: Eric Adams has no principles. He flip flops even more dramatically than Andrew Yang (City & State opinion) Julia Marsh: Andrew Yang & Eric Adams neck-and-neck in new NYC mayoral poll (New York Post) Carl Campanile: Upper East Side Dem club abandons Scott Stringer, endorses Kathryn Garcia for NYC Mayor (New York Post) Emma Fitzsimmons: NYC mayoral candidates agree on this: no more virtual debates (New York Times) Other NYC Primary Races Rachel Holliday Smith: NYC Comptroller and Public Advocate races: What you need to know (The City) Samantha Maldonado: NYC Comptroller candidate Brad Lander's campaign staffers form union (The City) Deanna Paul: Manhattan D.A. candidate Tali Farhadian Weinstein's immigrant story helps to blunt criticism that she is captive of the rich and powerful (Wall Street Journal) (AUDIO) Samar Khurshid: Progressive challenger Juan Ardila challenges NIMBY incumbent Robert Holden in Queens City Council race (Gotham Gazette) Albany Ethics David Goodman: U.S. investigation of Cuomo broadens to include expedited COVID testing for his family members (New York Times) Morgan McKay: Cuomo calls reporter's questions about his $5 million book deal "stupid" (NY State of Politics) Michael Grynbaum: Chris Cuomo of CNN advised Gov. Cuomo on sexual harassment allegations, raising ethics questions (New York Times) The City: Gig workers inch closer to right to unionize in New York -- but there's a catch

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