Consequences for a BK judge with road rage

Also, the NY migrant crisis letters. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] Here Now [Brooklyn judge demoted for abusing power, cursing at teacher in road rage incident]( [Mayor Eric Adams, in light blue pants and a white short-sleeved colored shirt with the word mayor on the back, speaks to a crowd at the Intrepid Museum’s Memorial Day ceremony]( A Brooklyn judge was demoted after abusing her power and cursing at a teacher during a road rage dispute last year, according to a report that was made public on Monday. The report from the state Commission on Judicial Conduct found Brooklyn Civil Judge Jill Epstein lost her temper in April 2022 when she got stuck behind a double-parked car outside of a school on Pacific Street while she was driving to work. Epstein got out of her car, entered the school, told a safety officer she was a judge and asked about the car blocking her path, the report says. When a teacher at the school came out to move the car, Epstein reportedly called her a “stupid b----” and said she had a courthouse to run. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week The migrant crisis letters The handling of New York’s migrant crisis has over the last week sparked a round of finger-pointing between city, state and federal officials: A reported letter from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lawyers revealed state officials have become highly critical of Mayor Eric Adams’ response to the surge of migrants who have arrived in the city over the last year. [Read more.]( Adams has repeatedly called on the federal government to expedite work authorization to asylum seekers. But in letters written by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to both Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday, the White House official wrote his agency doesn’t have the authority to grant work permits to the new arrivals. He instead outlined ways the city and state could better help migrants who arrive in the city. [Read more.]( Leaders of top NY businesses including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citi on Monday released their own letter to the federal government, which urged the Biden administration to provide more assistance to the city. The letter argued that migrants could help solve New York’s labor shortage.[Read more.]( Adams’ anti-criticism social media blitz In a response to criticism over his handling of the migrant crisis, Adams last week instructed city agencies to promote a video painting a positive picture of the city’s work on the issue. Agency commissioners were told the mayor would receive a report on those who complied with the order. [Read more.]( A fight over a Staten Island shelter A judge initially sided with Staten Island lawmakers who filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop migrants from being housed at a former Catholic school in the borough — but the ruling was [quickly overturned]( after an appeal by City Hall. The decision — which allows the city to move forward with its plans to house migrants in the facility — prompted a protest by a group of Staten Island residents outside of Gracie Mansion on Sunday where six people were arrested. [Read more.]( A messy election situation for a NJ legislative district After a New Jersey state senator announced his retirement, one of his running mates dropped out of the race, which originally left voters in one legislative district with a slate of entirely different candidates than they voted on in the primary. Now, only two-thirds of the candidates on the district’s ballot will be handpicked by party leaders. [Read more.]( Cuomo still trying to recoup his reputation It’s been two years since Andrew Cuomo resigned as New York’s governor and he’s still challenging the investigation led by Attorney General Letitia James’ office that found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women while in office. The former governor and his associates have issued subpoenas to some of the accusers identified in the AG report. [Read more.]( City Councilmember forcibly kissed while being interviewed A man forcibly kissed Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov in Brighton Beach last week in an act that was caught on video by a television reporter. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [the logo for the Brian Lehrer daily politics podcast] [The March On Washington At 60 and the Ways We Use The Word 'Freedom']( GOP candidates like to use the word "freedom" in their campaigns. 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