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CITY & STATE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT & PUBLISHING CEO Steve Farbman, President & Publisher Tom Allon tallon@cityandstateny.com, Comptroller David Pirozzi, Business & Operations Manager Patrea Patterson, Administrative Assistant Lauren Mauro
Who was up and who was down last week
CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton
LOSERS ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS & CARL HEASTIE For years, redistricting in New York was done by state Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats: The GOP gerrymandered districts to protect their narrow majority, Democrats reinforced control of their own house, and relatively few people paid attention. But Democrats seized control of the upper house at the right time, and now the state Senate majority leader and the Assembly speaker are set to rewrite their own rules.
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Oh, Donny boy, the election, the election is coming! President Donald Trump raised the idea of postponing the presidential election in a series of tweets, citing concerns stemming from New York’s absentee voting troubles. But many were quick to remind him that he can’t actually do that legally. Some have theorized that Trump is just trying to stall his inevitable loss in the election. Sad! For more Losers (and Winners!), read on.
EDITORIAL editor@cityandstateny.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz jlentz@cityandstateny.com, Managing Editor Ryan Somers, Senior Editor Ben Adler badler@cityandstateny.com, Special Projects Editor Alice Popovici, Deputy Editor Eric Holmberg, Senior Reporter Jeff Coltin jcoltin@cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Zach Williams zwilliams@cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Rebecca C. Lewis rlewis@cityandstateny.com, Tech & Policy Reporter Annie McDonough amcdonough@ cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Kay Dervishi, Associate Copy Editor Holly Pretsky
DIGITAL Project Manager Michael Filippi, Digital Content Manager Amanda Luz Henning Santiago, Digital Marketing Strategist Caitlin Dorman, Web/Email Strategist Isabel Beebe
FRANK REIG Just a few weeks ago, Revel’s rental scooters were hailed as a viable transportation alternative during the pandemic. But following the deaths of two Revel riders, the company quickly suspended its service in New York City. Some have made the argument that cars kill far more people. But facing the back-to-back deaths of Revel riders, CEO Frank Reig and his bright blue scooters are the ones under the microscope now.
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Vol. 9 Issue 29 August 3, 2020 THE INSURGENT WAVE THAT WASN’T HOW BLM CHANGES 2021
JUMAANE WILLIAMS
THE REST OF THE WORST
BHAIRAVI DESAI
ALYSSA AGUILERA & JEREMY SAUNDERS
The advocate for drivers won a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against New York demanding timely payment of unemployment benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers. Hopefully “timely” means what we think it means.
DONNA LIEBERMAN
A federal judge lifted an order blocking the NYCLU from publishing police disciplinary records on a database of tens of thousands of NYPD misconduct complaints. If it’s really just a few bad apples ruining the bunch, why not make a point of pointing them out?
VOCAL-NY lost out on more than $2 million in NYC’s budget. Being VOCAL in front of Speaker Corey Johnson’s boyfriend’s home may not have been the best strategy to earn his sympathy.
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JAY SCHNEIDERMAN & JESSE WARREN
Putting on a concert with The Chainsmokers during a respiratory pandemic is just tempting fate. The state is investigating after the revelers packed together near the stage. Not something either of these local LI officials wanted.
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