Zachary Carter Named By de Blasio As Corporation Counsel
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on Dec. 29 appointed former U.S. Attorney Zachary Carter as corporation counsel for the city of New York.
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De Blasio’s stance on the police department’s stop-and-frisk policing tactic is opposite to that of Bloomberg. As a result, Cardozo will be tasked with dropping the city’s appeal against a federal ruling that deemed the practice discriminatory.
“We will go to work right away in reforming stop and frisk,” de Blasio said at the announcement in the Surrogate’s Courthouse in Lower Manhattan.
Carter will also be tasked with executing de Blasio’s progressive agenda. That includes the expansion of paid sick leave and the creation of affordable housing and healthcare mandates.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/421897-bill-de-blasio-picks-zachary-carter-for-nyc-corporation-counsel/
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"Zach Carter has been a fighter and a conscience for this city throughout his career. He's shown his character, his toughness and his resolve prosecuting dangerous criminals and protecting those who have been wronged. We are honored to have him represent this city and our administration," said de Blasio.
"This administration is going to do powerful things to lift up vulnerable New Yorkers and put our city on a progressive path. I'll use all my experience to help our new mayor achieve what he was elected to do, and to make sure we uphold and protect the rights of New Yorkers in everything we do," said Carter.
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