Category: New York City

Placement agents in New York City

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 20, 2010
Categories In New York City

This Times editorial discusses placement agents in New York City.

Mayor Bloomberg’s payment to political party housekeeping fund at issue

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 10, 2010
Categories In New York City

The Times reports that investigators are looking into Mayor Bloomberg’s $750,000 payment to a political party fund. In general, individuals may contribute as much money as they want to the housekeeping funds of state political parties, said a spokesman for the State Board of Elections. Money from the fund can be used for in-house expenses […]

New York Conflict of Interest Board fines for solicitation

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 2, 2010
Categories In New York City

The Times reports that a Bloomberg aide was fined in connection with a New York Conflict of Interest Board case. The story is here. In announcing the sanction on Monday, the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board said in a statement that around April 2007, the former aide, Maura Keaney, made between six and a dozen […]