Scranton mayor vying for Congress once hired a known criminal for key commission

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, who is vying for Congress, once put a man with a criminal history on the city’s Human Relations Commission who later committed crimes while serving in that post. Cognetti, the Democratic nominee to take on Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.), appointed Mike Villa to the commission, which is tasked with fielding complaints from people who allege discrimination. Just last month, Villa was hit with a 10-month prison sentence as well as 38 months of probation for trespassing on a local high school during his time serving on the commission. At the local high school, Villa had what…

Recent deals lift 2 Park Ave. to 90% occupancy

Since Hadson Realty bought 2 Park Ave. from Morgan Stanley last year for $360 million — 31% less than the investment bank paid for it in 2007 — the 1.2 million square foot prewar property has been on a leasing roll. More than 165,000 square feet in recently signed deals…

City shows off models of proposed sidewalk sheds

The Department of Buildings has unveiled two proposed new sidewalk shed designs that would replace the monstrosities that blight an incredible 360 miles of sidewalks in the city. They’re less blatantly offensive than the familiar, hulking steel-and-green wood eyesores. But no one should mistake them for a real solution to…

Lakers need to learn these lessons from 2026 Western Conference finals

When the buzzer sounded on the Spurs’ 111-103 Western Conference finals Game 7 victory over the Thunder, a new king of the conference was crowned. And the series, which was the first Western Conference finals to go seven games in eight years, showcased how far behind the Lakers and the…

Exclusive | Atlanta stadium execs spent 0K in tax dollars on World Cup VIP seats while fretting over ‘crazy’ prices

Executives at the taxpayer-backed agency that owns Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium secretly blew over $600,000 on VIP World Cup seats — even as they fretted that ticket prices were “crazy” and “not the most prudent use of public funds,” The Post has learned. As regular soccer fans get frozen out by FIFA’s sky-high dynamic pricing, executives at…

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