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Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday replaced the No. 2 official at the New York City Housing Authority, who was implicated in the lead paint scandal.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says President Donald Trump's immigration authorities engaged in a «provocative action» when they detained a prominent Trinidadian - American immigrant activist last week and appeared to defend the NYPD amid criticisms over its treatment of protestors and elected officials rallying in support of the activist.

A source tells Newsday federal investigators have sought communications from high - ranking Cuomo officials, including Bill Mulrow, the governor's secretary and top adviser; Jim Malatras, the director of state operations; and Gil Quinones, head of the New York Power Authority.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says Trump's immigration authorities engaged in a «provocative action» when they detained a prominent Trinidadian - American immigrant activist last week and appeared to defend the NYPD amid criticisms over its treatment of protestors and elected officials rallying in support of the activist.

The Assembly bill, which was defended during floor debate by its lead sponsors, Rockland County Democrats Ellen Jaffee and Kenneth Zebrowski, would require state education officials to appoint a monitor who would have broad authority over district leaders» decisions for five years.

David Wildstein — a former Christie - appointed Port Authority official who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Bridgegate case — testified on the stand in Newark this afternoon that it was his «understanding» that Cuomo had collaborated with the Garden State's governor in composing former Port Authority Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni's claims to the New Jersey State Legislature that the traffic jams going into Fort Lee were the bungled product of a real experiment on vehicular access and a minor «miscommunication.»

The one - time charges on December's bills were imposed on customers so the village could recoup a $ 108,000 penalty it had incurred for missing a mandatory energy measurement test (known as a dependable maximum net capability test) for one of its power plant generators, according to the New York Power Authority, or NYPA, and village officials.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is battling with Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials over how to allocate $ 100 million in state funding for the New York City Housing Authority.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's Fiscal Year 2016 executive budget, unveiled Thursday, allocates $ 100 million to fix roofs in 66 New York City Housing Authority buildings, a move health officials said will combat asthma among children in low - income families.

Council officials said the bill would not regulate safety and would not supersede federal authority.

Supporters of the bill say they now fear that the governors will reject the bill because it would erode the control they share evenly over everything the Port Authority does — whether running airports and bridges, hiring politically connected officials or awarding billion - dollar contracts to benefit political allies.

They've sought communications from high - ranking Cuomo officials, including Bill Mulrow, the governor's secretary and top adviser; Jim Malatras, the director of state operations; and Gil Quinones, head of the New York Power Authority, the source said.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced tough questions from state lawmakers about the city's contribution to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday as officials in City Hall, the governor's office and the Legislature continue to debate how to bail out a subway system beset by breakdowns and delays.

NEW YORK CITY — Federal authorities were already investigating Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2014 fundraising efforts to unseat state Senate Republicans months before the Manhattan District Attorney received a «criminal referral» from a state elections official about «Team de Blasio,» DNAinfo New York has learned.

New NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton visited the Port Authority offices to make amends, officials said.

New NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton went to the Port Authority for his first meeting with PA officials to start a new dialogue with counterparts there over the direction of security at the World Trade Center and other state facilities in the Big Apple, officials said.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio and leaders of the embattled New York City Housing Authority continue to respond to fallout from revelations that NYCHA had failed for years to comply with federal and local laws around lead paint inspections, some elected officials are renewing calls for the state take a more active role in the city's massive public housing system.

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the chair of the New York City Housing Authority as a superb administrator, a day after two elected officials called for her firing.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

The request for proposals wasn't published in the New York State Contract Reporter, billed as the state's «official source of contracting opportunities» where «all state agencies, authorities, state universities and public benefit corporations advertise bid opportunities valued at $ 50,000 or more.»

Bill Baroni, a former Port Authority official who was indicted in the George Washington Bridge scandal, said, «I would never risk my career, my job, my reputation for something like this.»

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio traveled to Albany on Wednesday to submit his opening bid for the city's share of the state budget and request new authority for his administration from state officials who did not seem entirely happy to see him.

The bill gave the authority to approve charter schools to the state legislature instead of keeping it in the hands of the officials at State Board of Education, who are appointed by the governor, and would make charter schools responsible under the Freedom of Information laws to disclose the same information as all other publicly funded entities.