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Comptroller Candidates Convene To Count Their Differences
City Hall hosts first candidate debate of the season
By Julie Sobel
The four candidates for New York City comptroller faced off on June 16 at the CUNY Graduate Center at an event sponsored by City Hall. Questions came from City Hall editor Edward-Isaac Dovere, Michael Scotto of NY1 and the candidates themselves. The debate between Council Members Melinda Katz (D-Queens), John Liu (D-Queens), David Weprin (D-Queens) and David Yassky (D-Brooklyn) started off politely, but soon became contentious as the candidates ...
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Cestero Steps Into The Housing Mess, Swinging Hard
At one of the worst moments for city housing, new HPD commissioner charts new path
By Sal Gentile
One of the first things Rafael Cestero did in March as the city’s new housing commissioner was tour the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s nine-story headquarters at 100 Gold Street, introducing himself to as many mid-level staffers as he could.Then, he fired Luiz Aragon, a top deputy to Cestero’s predecessor, Shaun Donovan. Aragon had a tendency to berate staff and abuse subordinates, and was universally ...
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