Comptroller blocks de Blasio’s $84.5M East River ferry buyout
(New York Post Local News)

The de Blasio administration wants to sink another $84.5 million into the heavily-subsidized East River ferry service by buying the fleet of boats from operator Hornblower — but the deal has raised so many red flags that the comptroller’s office has temporarily blocked it. `When you have big ticket items like Renewal Schools, Thrive and...