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CITY & STATE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT & PUBLISHING CEO Steve Farbman, President & Publisher Tom Allon tallon@cityandstateny.com, Comptroller David Pirozzi dpirozzi@cityandstateny.com, Business & Operations Manager Patrea Patterson
Who was up and who was down last week
LOSERS BILLY JOEL You can say it’s political, but it’s still rock ’n’ roll to Andrew Cuomo. Shortly after the disclosure of a $26,992 in-kind contribution from both Billy and Alexis Joel to Cuomo’s campaign, the governor released a proclamation on a parchment PDF that July 18 shall henceforth be known as Billy Joel Day. Break out a bottle of red and a bottle of white, because, love or hate his music, now we all have to celebrate him once a year.
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The Discovery Channel says Shark Week only started this weekend, but everyone’s favorite vicious fish couldn’t wait last week, and a couple of them took a bite out of some bathers on Fire Island. Forget a Moreland Commission – the sharks are now the target of a state Morewater Commission to Investigate Public Consumption. The human victims will be fine, and given how Cuomo’s handled investigations in the past, the sharks probably will be too.
DONALD TRUMP We wouldn’t not say it’s been a bad week for the Donald. The president trashed the British prime minister in an interview – while in the U.K. – and then denied he criticized her, despite audio recordings. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ended up looking weak – or worse – on the international stage. He walked back his comments denigrating American intelligence – and then walked back the walk back.
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Vol. 7 Issue 27 July 23, 2018 PUBLIC RADIO, PRIVATE GAIN WHO'S MAKING BANK OFF WNYC?
THE REST OF THE WORST
JILL FURILLO
MARK GJONAJ
In a victory for her nurses union, NYC finally agreed that nurses have tough jobs.
COREY JOHNSON
He made it free for inmates to make calls, put limits on Airbnb and he’s nine years sober!
ANTONIO REYNOSO
The councilman passed a waste equity bill that’s been around since the Quinn days.
CAMERON & TYLER WINKLEVOSS
New York approved the “Social Network” villains’ new cryptocurrency exchange.
The council just pulled $130K he’d steered to a nonprofit ... that he co-founded.
CHRISTOPHER KIM
When your roomie is on Cuomo’s team, a spree of $1 donations to boost his smalldonor numbers won’t fly under the radar.
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Cover illustration Alex Law
JOSH MELTZER
The Airbnb bigwig may see fewer pinpoints in his app, thanks to the NYC Council.
DEAN & ADAM SKELOS
Testifying against your son doesn’t keep you out of prison; it just ruins Christmas.
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