«It was always the understanding that the additional city contributions would ensure that that would move forward as originally projected and that was a surprise to many of us and it's not acceptable,» Ms. Mark - Viverito told the Observer at an unrelated press conference today. (observer.com)
Hawkins recently testified in support of a state single payer program that would make health care a right for all residents while eliminating the county and New York City contribution to Medicaid, a major driver of high property taxes. (howiehawkins.org)
And the city's comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, testifying immediately after Mr. de Blasio, told the state legislators that he, too, favored more city contributions to the subways. (nytimes.com)