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As attorney general, Letitia James filed sexual harassment charges against then-Gov. Cuomo and brought civil fraud charges against former President Trump.
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Marcia Kramer joined CBS News New York in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Previously, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News.
Her reports on the local, national, and international level have garnered her multiple honors, including a George Foster Peabody award, two Edward R. Murrow awards, nine Emmy awards, two New York Press Club Golden Typewriter awards, and a first-place award from the Associated Press for her investigative reports. Her work has been recognized in editorials in the New York Times and the New York Post, as well as in a piece entitled "Marcia Kramer: Journalism at its Best," which ran in the New York Observer in March 1998.
Kramer broke a story exposing the improper use of lights and sirens by city government officials. Her story led to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crackdown resulting in the removal of lights and sirens from hundreds of vehicles. Other credits include a report on people stealing school supplies and selling them on the black market, a story on schools that served old food past its freshness date, and a film exposing school board members vacationing in Las Vegas on taxpayer dollars. She has also been cited for her reports on the Swiss banks and Nazi gold that culminated in a decision by the Swiss to finally give back the money. Kramer is also known for her 1992 interview with President Bill Clinton in which he confessed he "never inhaled."
As attorney general, Letitia James filed sexual harassment charges against then-Gov. Cuomo and brought civil fraud charges against former President Trump.
The units will house the homeless, and they'll give asylum seekers arriving in New York City a place to stay.
More than 70,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the Big Apple and space is running out.
The new contactless payment system for transportation throughout the region is facing new delays based.
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It bans discrimination based on height and weight in employment, housing and public accommodations.
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The mayor says he is not looking to end the right to shelter. Instead, he wants a judge to suspend the policy.
Hochul made the comments a day after Suffolk County became the latest area to announce plans to ban asylum seekers sent from New York City.
If the asylum seekers work, they can pay their own way and the city will be off the hook. Plus, if they work legally, they also pay taxes.
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