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"I am not a biased judge," is what U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl proverbially claimed during a Court Conference 19 October 2017, to nobody's belief. Photo Illustration/Fair Use (President Richard Nixon photo by Associated Press ; John Koeltl by NYU)

December 23, 2018

To restore public confidence in the U.S. District Court for S.D.N.Y., Judge John Koeltl must resign

EDITORIAL : No amount of reasoning, or judicial complaints, has compelled S.D.N.Y. Judge John Koeltl to introspectively examine the causes or sources of his bias and misconduct. As a result, he must resign.

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was remarkable for making numerous speeches, only some of which were public addresses. An open records request seeking his speech records has been being undermined by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney's Office he formerly headed, and a Federal judge, John Koeltl. Photo Archive/Progress Queens

December 21, 2018

To undermine open records request for Preet Bharara’s speech records, DOJ relying on U.S. Attorney’s Office, Federal judge to thwart FOIA Request

The U.S. Department of Justice and a Federal judge are engaging in misconduct to thwart a FOIA Request for Preet Bharara’s speech records.

The C'est Vrai : Week In Review is a newsletter of important political articles that are culled from the database that powers the C'est Vrai computer-assisted reporting Web app. Photo Illustration/Progress New York

December 2, 2018

C’est Vrai : Week In Review : 02 December 2018

C’est Vrai : Week In Review : Amazon.com lobbied the New York City Council for a procurement contract that, if won, may provide the online retail giant with more compensation. #AmazonHQ2

A map of the partial, proposed route of the BQX streetcar service, indicating that the streetcar would run through the Long Island City section of Queens, which is represented in the New York City Council by Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside). New York City Economic Development Corporation/Public Domain

December 2, 2018

Amazon.com was using lobbying firm from BQX to lobby City Government for cloud computing services

By Progress New York Staff The lobbying firm, Yoswein New York, Inc., which had been prominently promoting the troubled Brooklyn-Queens Connector,

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are actively engaged in trying to persuade Amazon.com to open one of its new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. / Queens CC BY 3.0 AAK

November 10, 2018

Ten Figures for Amazon.com’s HQ2 — and Lead Poisoning, Mold, and No Heat for NYCHA’s tenants

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are making entreaties to lure Amazon.com to locate one of its new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.

Photo Illustration/Federal Bureau of Investigation/Fair Use

November 4, 2018

As REBNY ramps up efforts to stop or gut SBJSA, two politicians renounce campaign donations from the real estate industry

Council Speaker Corey Johnson adopts a REBNY talking point, saying that the SBJSA must not be passed as-is, just as two prominent politicians renounce real estate donations.

Corruption by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 ImageCreator with Public Domain/City of New York ; Bill de Blasio (L) and Mark Peters (R).

November 1, 2018

Feds mum as Bill de Blasio attempts to undermine reported active investigation by DOI chief Mark Peters

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is keeping mum about alleged efforts by Bill de Blasio to fire DOI chief Mark Peters in order to stymie probes of City Hall.

Official Photograph/U.S. Department of Justice

October 28, 2018

As U.S. District Court decides NYCHA settlement, Wilmer Hale, a law firm with questionable legal authority, has been participating in the litigation

U.S. District Court Judge Willliam H. Pauley III is close to accepting a settlement with NYCHA negotiated by Wilmer Hale, which lacks legal authority. Tenant activists appear to be overlooking legal issues and criminality amongst the controversies at NYCHA.

New York City Councilmember Rory Lancman has announced a campaign to run for Queens District Attorney. New York City Council : Public Domain

October 3, 2018

Feds mum as Lancman announces run for Queens D.A. after supporting Crowley as chair of Queens machine that is reportedly being monitored by FBI

Rory Lancman plans to make social justice system reform a key plank in his race for Queens District Attorney, ignoring the problem of corruption in the Queens machine.

Editorial of Progress New York Photo Illustration/Progress New York

September 21, 2018

In wake of Cuomo’s anti-Semitic mailer, MTA must both dismiss Larry Schwartz and endorse BDS

The M.T.A. has no choice but to dismiss Lawrence Schwartz from its Board of Directors over his role in approving an attack mailer against Cynthia Nixon that supported the use of national origin discrimination.