Controversy, cronyism, and corruption at City Hall and Tweed
The City, Adams Family Values: A Guide to the Kin and Friends New York City’s Mayor Relies On; https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/12/eric-adams-family-nypd-connections-fbi-investigation-banks-caban/ AP, A tech company hired a top NYC official’s brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followed https://apnews.com/article/new-york-mayor-federal-investigation-banks-b2369819ff7ccd4e630899eb08538bae?ref=biztoc.com\ Daily News, Firm doing business with NYC met with Schools Chancellor David Banks after hiring brother Terence https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/09/13/firm-doing-business-with-nyc-met-with-schools-chancellor-david-banks-after-hiring-brother-terence-banks-fbi-probe/ The City, A Tech Firm Ditched a Power Lobbyist — and Called on the Schools Chancellor’s Brother https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/09/terence-banks-saferwatch-corey-johnson-david-phil/ NY Post, NYC school chancellor’s brother bragged about political connections — but scrubbed his website after FBI raid of Adams’ aides https://nypost.com/2024/09/08/us-news/school-chancellors-brother-bragged-about-political-connections-but-scrubbed-his-website-after-federal-raid/ NY Post, NYC Schools Big Gets Off Easy in Chicken Bribe Case https://nypost.com/2024/09/09/us-news/nyc-schools-big-eric-goldstein-gets-off-easy-in-chicken-bribe-case/ NY Post, NYC Educrats Took Own Kids to Magic Kingdom on Trips Meant for Homeless Students https://nypost.com/2024/09/15/us-news/what-happens-in-disney-stays-in-disney-nyc-educrats-took-own-kids-to-magic-kingdom-on-trips-meant-for-homeless-students/ Special Commissioner of Investigation for the NYC School District, DOE Students in Temporary Housing (“STH”) Regional Manager and Others Brought Family Members on DOE-funded Out-of-Town Trips Meant for Homeless Students. https://nycsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20191844_Redacted.pdf Chalkbeat, NYC new education board chair pick is same as old chair, despite effort to distance role from mayor https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/09/14/mayor-eric-adams-picks-gregory-faulkner-for-panel-for-educational-policy-chair/ NY Post, Eric Adams fails to name third trustee to oversee billions of dollars in NYC school construction https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/us-news/eric-adams-fails-to-name-nyc-trustee-to-oversee-billions-of-dollars-in-school-construction/ NY Post, Almost 50% of NYC teachers don’t trust embattled DOE Chancellor David Banks: survey https://nypost.com/2024/09/14/us-news/almost-50-of-nyc-school-teachers-dont-trust-embattled-doe-chancellor-david-banks-report/ Letter to Mayor, Chancellor & NYC Health Commissioner regarding privacy concerns with Teenspace mental health services https://studentprivacymatters.org/privacy-concerns-about-nycs-promotion-of-the-teenspace-online-counseling-service/ State Scoop, Privacy advocates are concerned by NYC’s online teen counseling service https://statescoop.com/privacy-advocates-nyc-teen-counseling-talkspace/ Chalkbeat, Data privacy advocates raise alarm over NYC’s free teen teletherapy program https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/09/10/privacy-advocates-raise-concerns-free-teletherapy-teens-data/ Daily News, Advocates raise alarm about privacy with NYC’s teen mental telehealth service https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/09/10/advocates-raise-alarm-about-privacy-with-nycs-teen-mental-telehealth-service/ Talkspace Lawsuit Claims Therapy Website Secretly Shares User Data with TikTok https://www.classaction.org/news/talkspace-lawsuit-claims-therapy-website-secretly-shares-user-data-with-tiktok