“ Brooklyn Democratic Party Director Resigns Following Uproar Over ‘Pizzagate’ Posts ,” by The City’s George Joseph: “Andy Marte, a former registered Republican with an apparent penchant for tweeting about Pizzagate, is out as the director of Brooklyn Democratic Party. The salary transparency law, which garnered the approval of 41 of 51 members in the final days of the Council’s last term, mandates that businesses with five or more employees post a 'good faith' minimum and maximum salary in advertisements for job openings.” Business leaders say the revisions, slated for a public hearing on Tuesday, are the least the Council can do to head off what they warn could be unintended effects. “ Salary Disclosure In NYC: Not So Fast, Say Some on City Council ,” by The City’s Yoav Gonen: “Just weeks before a new law takes effect requiring most employers to post salary ranges in help wanted ads, City Council members are moving to postpone it - and make changes that the law’s proponents warn would ‘gut’ the measure’s aim to promote equal pay. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today. STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? Find out who's up, who's down, and who really has the president’s ear in our West Wing Playbook newsletter, the insider's guide to the Biden White House and Cabinet. WHERE’S ERIC? Participating in a roundtable discussion with students about civic engagement, meeting with Bethel Gospel Assembly, and appearing on CNN+. By email: and, or on Twitter: and KATHY? Speaking at Court of Appeals investitures. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know. Still, he said he wanted to “move on” and work with the mayor where possible, including on the billboard campaign. “We believe he made a big mistake in making those appointments,” said Allen Roskoff, head of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. But it’s easier to denounce a Republican-backed law in a faraway state than to satisfy the calls of people in the city he runs: Adams declined to commit to including LGBTQ studies in the public school curriculum, creating a City Hall office for LGBTQ affairs, or other demands that have been presented to him. The privately funded campaign will place digital billboards in five Florida cities, one of them featuring a colorful collage of the word “GAY” and the phrase, “Come to the city where you can say whatever you want.” (Team DeSantis countered that if anyone wants to leave for a “crime-ridden socialist dystopia," good riddance.)įor Adams, it’s a welcome change of subject after he angered LGBTQ advocates by appointing three men with a history of anti-gay stances to prominent positions in his administration. (Yes, this is the same politician who once told transplants to New York to go back to Ohio and Iowa.
Ron DeSantis signed a law dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents, which bans instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade, Adams is inviting Floridians to move to New York on more political grounds.
New Yorkers have headed for the Sunshine State, and Adams has tried to lure them back on the grounds that Florida is boring. “We are going to loudly show our support and say to those living in Florida, ‘Listen, we want you here in New York,’” Adams said at City Hall yesterday.įor much of the Covid-19 pandemic, the trend has been going the other way. But a controversial law in Florida has given the mayor an opportunity to both shore up his gay rights bona fides and make a few digs at a rival state.Īdams kicked off an ad campaign aimed at showing New York’s support for LGBTQ Floridians and encouraging them to ditch a hostile state and pack their bags for the Big Apple. New York City Mayor Eric Adams got off to a rocky start with the LGBTQ community here at home.