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Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

sexual harassment

Eric Adams Escalates His Defense of Top Aide Accused of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, faces controversies surrounding his senior advisor, Timothy Pearson, who is the subject of multiple sexual harassment lawsuits. Amid ongoing legal battles, the mayor’s nomination of an aggressive litigator as the city’s top lawyer sets the stage for more scrutiny. The administration’s response raises skepticism about its commitment to addressing sexual harassment.

Most Americans believe #MeToo has changed the climate around workplace sexual misconduct

Originally published by The 19th Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Almost five years since the #MeToo went viral, new data from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans believe that the movement has made it more…

Cuomo Woe Grows As Details Of Newest Complaint Now Emerge

Cuomo woe grows, seemingly on a daily basis, as details of an alleged incident emerge from an article in a local Albany newspaper. But the new charges are more threatening because the accusations are worse than any before.

Cuomo rebuts newest claim of sexual harassment, claiming ‘no one ever told me’ they were uncomfortable

By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/March 9th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was not familiar with a new accusation of sexual harassment leveled against him, which the Albany Times Union reported…

Cuomo Called Lawmakers in Scramble for Support After Resignation Demands

Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Mar 8 at 9:56pm ESTby THE CITY Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent Sunday calling lawmakers to dissuade them from issuing statements calling for his resignation, even as more allegations of sexual harassment…

Facing new allegations, Cuomo insists again he won’t resign; top Senate Democrat calls for him to step down

By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor / Mar 7, 2021 (The Center Square) – Despite two more women coming forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior this weekend, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday reiterated that he would…

Rosenthal’s new motion forces the curtain open in lawsuit against RIOC

Former president/CEO Susan Rosenthal’s new motion accuses RIOC of “improper termination, but that’s not all. In a motion filed this week, she pokes holes in the state’s case and opens up on why she thinks they ambushed her.

Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated

Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Feb 28 at 7:21pm ESTby THE CITY Even as the governor advocated a Women’s Equality Act that promised to “ban” workplace sexual harassment, female Albany reporters and employees heard a very…