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Stringer Tries to Give Transportation Projects a Push
November 30, 2011
By Michael Grynbaum
Scott M. Stringer has seen the future, and it is creaky, over budget, and behind schedule.
At a conference he organized last week on the outlook for New York City’s transportation network, Mr. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, declared that the city’s transit systems had “come to a standstill,” held back by ballooning costs and reluctant taxpayers.
Stringer to Walcott: We can fix “fictional” kindergarten wait lists
November 30, 2011
By Philissa Cramer
The start of the city’s eight-month kindergarten admissions season isn’t until January, but Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer already has kindergarten on his mind.
Today, Stringer is sending a letter to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott with suggestions for making the anxiety-producing admissions process easier on families and schools.
One-on-One With Manhattan Borough President
November 30, 2011
Stringer talks about life, ambitions, and the 'weight of the presidency'
NEW YORK—Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer stood at his office window at 1 Center St., looking down on City Hall.
“I keep a close watch on the mayor,” joked Stringer. “I can see his every move.”
In a couple of years, it might be Stringer walking in and out of the mayor’s office daily. He is “exploring the possibility of running for mayor in 2013.” While he is excited at the prospect of serving the city in a different capacity, he says focusing on his current role and filling it well is what will win him the mayoral seat.
St. Mark's Book Shop Reaches a Deal with Cooper Union, Will Stay Open
November 30, 2011
By Christopher Mathias
The St. Mark's Bookshop will stay open, after all. At a press conference outside the store Thursday morning, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer announced he'd helped broker a deal between the store and landlords Cooper Union to reduce the rent and keep the East Village institution alive-- at least for another year.
Scott Stringer, on school rezoning
November 30, 2011
By Scott M. Stringer
To The Editor:
For the third time in two years, New York City parents and educators in District 2 are facing a frustrating and futile ritual: the Department of Education (DOE) is planning to rezone school boundary lines in an area stretching from Lower Manhattan to the Upper East Side, and the chaos resulting from uncertainty over these plans should be no surprise.
Fracking Threatens Public Safety and Health
November 29, 2011
By Scott M. Stringer
Let's be very clear about the situation that we're facing in New York: Hydraulic fracturing will be a roll of the dice. We've witnessed the litany of leaks, spills, and contaminations associated with hydraulic fracturing in other states. If we're not diligent and precise in the way that we regulate fracking here in New York, we risk potentially catastrophic repeats of past incidents inside of our own borders. The recent developments in Pennsylvania are instructive.
Stringing it Together
November 1, 2011
By Cindy Adams
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, looking to become mayor, came over for a meet ’n’ greet. Bar mitzvah blue suit, gray tie, crisp white shirt, shiny black shoes. Arrived 10 minutes early. Drank water. Was off to a fund-raiser.
Manhattan Borough President Pushes To Ban Credit Checks On Job Applicants
October 24, 2011
According to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, residents who don’t have jobs or a good credit score may not have a shot at getting hired by some companies.
Stringer said Sunday that he will demand the state mirror other jurisdictions by banning the practice of checking the credit histories of job applicants.
He added that employers are keeping otherwise qualified people from getting back to work.
Pol: Companies are refusing to hire unemployed New Yorkers
October 24, 2011
By Erik Ortiz
Being unemployed can be another hurdle to getting hired, and one city pol is calling for a ban against companies that refuse to hire the jobless.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said in a news conference Sunday that state and city lawmakers should pass legislation against the practice, “a cruel and destructive policy in the midst of a recession."
Scarlett Johansson Hosts Scott Stringer Fundraiser And Wins Praise
October 21, 2011
MANHATTAN — Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson impressed local politicos at a campaign fundraiser for Manhattan Borough President and expected mayoral candidate Scott Stringer Monday night.
The “Lost in Translation” star was billed as the official host of the $2,500-a-head cocktail party, held at a private residence inside The Plaza Hotel, and she delivered a “thoughtful introduction” for the BP, according to several attendees.
For Scott Stringer, a Boost From Scarlett Johansson
October 21, 2011
By Kate Taylor
The two distinct groups camped outside the entrance to the Jane Hotel on Monday night — paparazzi to the left, activists protesting the expansion of a natural gas pipeline to the right — would have told anyone walking by that this was not your typical party.
Scarjo works room for Stringer
October 21, 2011
Posted: 12:13 AM, October 5, 2011
Scarlett Johansson infused Scott Stringer’s mayoral campaign with some much-needed star power at two fund-raisers for the Manhattan borough president on Monday night, first at the Plaza Hotel and then an after-party at the Jane Ballroom.
Scarlett Johansson supports Scott Stringer's mayoral run with 'fundraising, PSAs'
October 21, 2011
Daily News Staff Writer - Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Scarlett Johansson's most important role over the next two years may not be in a movie. The Lamborghini-curved actress is throwing her support behind Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in his quest to become New York's next mayor and on Monday she hosted two fund-raisers for him. The first was at the Plaza Hotel; later that night Scar-Jo also presided over a younger gathering at the Jane Hotel Ballroom. She told us there that she'll contribute to the progressive candidate's campaign through "fund-raising, PSAs and raising awareness," among other ways.
Scarlett Johansson backing Scott Stringer for mayor
October 21, 2011
By Annie Karni Posted: 11:58 PM, September 24, 2011
Over the summer, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer sat down for coffee at the Carlyle hotel with Scarlett Johansson, her twin brother, Hunter, and Stringer’s pregnant wife, Elyse, to casually discuss the future of New York City.
“Food policy, the environment and education issues seemed to be Scarlett’s passions,” Stringer told The Post. “We got into a very deep discussion of all these issues, and at the end she said, ‘I’m going to help.’ ”
Scott Stringer’s Secret Weapon? ScarJo to Campaign, Fund-Raise
October 21, 2011
By Aaron Gell 9/01 1:41pm
City Council president Christine Quinn might not want to start picking out wall-paper for Gracie Mansion just yet. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has found a crucial celebrity ally in the 2013 mayoral race: actress Scarlett Johansson.
Bank On Manhattan program allows New Yorkers to open savings or checking with just $25
August 3, 2011
By Heidi Evans
They're called "the unbanked."
Nearly 100,000 low-income New Yorkers have no checking or savings accounts - and residents of Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood make up the majority of them.
That is starting to change as the one-year anniversary approaches tomorrow of Bank On Manhattan, an innovative program that allows people to open checking accounts with just $25, have a minimum balance of $0.01 and monthly fees ranging from zero to $6.
Stringer's Slush Slam
July 21, 2011
At least someone gets it.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, echoing The Post's long-held view, issued a report yesterday calling for an end to the City Council's "member item" system.
That's the $49 million slush fund with which council members buy loyalty, support and votes -- and, too often, line their own pockets.
"At a time of dwindling government resources," said Stringer, "New York City must be more committed than ever to allocating tax dollars in a way that is transparent, equitable and free of political favoritism."
Brooklyn Hosts Fundraiser for Manhattan BP Stringer
June 8, 2011
Many See Him As Mayoral Candidate for 2013
By Harold Egeln
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
BAY RIDGE — Crossing the East River, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, a potential mayoral candidate, made a pitch here for “a better, more efficient city” that will make its citizens partners in city government.
“We Democrats need a conversation about the kind of city we need in the post-Bloomberg era,” said Stringer, borough president since 2006 and an assemblyman for 13 years before that.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Calls for Local and National Action to Repair New York's Broken Infrastructure
March 14, 2011
Press Release
A coalition of government officials, business and labor leaders and academics on Monday called for a bold new commitment, both locally and on the national level, to address New York’s crumbling infrastructure—its decaying bridges and tunnels, antiquated energy grid, slowing subways and gridlock-choked highways. The group met in a special conference, “Banking on the Future: A New Paradigm for Rebuilding our Nation’s Infrastructure,” co-hosted by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and the Steven L. Newman Institute for Real Estate at Baruch College.
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