Stringer Appoints Neysa Alsina as New General Counsel
Yesterday, City Comptroller Scott Stringer (D) announced the appointment of Neysa Alsina as his new General Counsel and Deputy Comptroller for Legal Affairs.
Alsina has previously worked as the Senior Policy Advisor for U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-LES, Brooklyn, Queens). Prior to that, she worked as the Counsel to the New York City Bar Association. She also has eight years of experience working in the insurance and financial services sectors.
As General Counsel, she will advise Stringer on all legal matters that cross his office.
“Ms. Alsina’s extensive and diverse background in financial services, legal services, and government affairs will be a tremendous asset and build on the important work the General Counsel’s Office has produced over the last six years,” said Stringer. “I’m proud to welcome Ms. Alsina to our team and look forward to what she will go on to achieve in her new role.”
Maloney Introduces “Delivering for America Act”
Last Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens) introduced legislation to protect the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Since last month, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has imposed several major and potentially damaging changes on the USPS. Earlier this month, for instance, DeJoy announced a sweeping overhaul that displaced 23 postal executives, including two who oversaw day-to-day operations. A month prior, he prohibited overtime for workers and altered delivery policies in order to cut costs.
Maloney’s bill would prevent him from making any further changes to the status quo until after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our Postal Service should not become an instrument of partisan politics, but instead must be protected as a neutral, independent entity that focuses on one thing and one thing only—delivering the mail. Millions of people rely on the Postal Service every day to communicate, to access critical medications, and to vote,” said Maloney. “At this juncture in our nation’s history, when the number of Americans voting by mail for this Presidential election is expected to more than double from the last, Congress must protect the right of all eligible citizens to have their vote counted. A once-in-a-century pandemic is no time to enact changes that threaten service reliability and transparency. The Delivering for America Act would reverse these changes so this fundamental American service can continue unimpeded.”
De Blasio, Carranza Promise a Nurse in Every School
Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced a guarantee of nursing coverage in every public school building in the City when school starts.
Through a partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, de Blasio pledges to staff each school with a qualified medical professional by the time we reopen schools. Their plan involves the hiring of at least 400 full-time, onsite nurses.
“We are going above and beyond to give our children the education they deserve while putting safety and health first every step of the way,” said de Blasio. “With our school nurses and rigorous test and trace protocols we will prevent the spread of the virus and guarantee a safe reopening.”
