A 21st Century Transit System Requires Bold Leadership, New Ideas
In 2012, I stood on the Assembly floor and warned my colleagues that raising the MTA’s debt limit by $7 billion to $37 billion was unsustainable and would lead to toll and fare hikes and service cuts.
READ postAmazon Giveaways Show Cuomo, de Blasio Need Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’
Like many New Yorkers, I want Amazon to come to our state and its job creation to benefit our residents. You’d be hard pressed to find a city or state in America that would not welcome the economic activity created by capitalism.
READ postDear Santa, Please Bring Cuomo, de Blasio Copies of Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’
Like many New Yorkers, I want Amazon to come to our state and its job creation to benefit our residents. You’d be hard pressed to find a city or state in America that would not welcome the economic activity created by capitalism.
READ postSeawall opportunity knocks: Let’s open the door
New Yorkers, especially Staten Islanders, have learned many lessons in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. One of the most important being the need for members of our community to stand up and speak out about the challenges the East Shore faces as we continue to rebuild and work to prevent similar devastation from future storms.
READ postIn Florida, NYC Mayor Promotes Policies Constituents Are Fleeing
Mayor de Blasio was in the battleground state of Florida this past weekend campaigning for the Bernie Sanders-backed Democratic nominee for governor, Andrew Gillum, but it is most likely the Republican ticket of Ron DeSantis and Janette Nunez that he helped by being there.
READ postDe Blasio’s terrible — and costly — ‘democracy’ gaffe
April Fool’s Day is usually the first day of April, but it came again this year when Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed the month of October by creating a new position he grandly calls “chief democracy officer,” adding to New York City’s already bloated ranks of municipal employees.
READ postWhy de Blasio Just Helped Republicans More Than Democrats While Campaigning for Gillum
Mayor Bill de Blasio was in the battleground state of Florida this past weekend campaigning for the Bernie Sanders-backed Democratic nominee for governor, Andrew Gillum, but it is most likely the Republican ticket of Ron DeSantis and Janette Nunez that he helped by being there.
READ postThe property tax disparity in Brooklyn must end
Property taxes are easily one of the top issues affecting our community and other pockets of New York City, and a leading reason why our city has become so unaffordable.
READ postCuomo is playing ‘Chicken Little’ over abortion rights
Another Supreme Court nomination by a Republican president, another attempt to use cynical scare tactics by the Empire State’s own version of Chicken Little.
READ postLet the people, not politicians, choose the next New York attorney general
The sudden and shocking resignation of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has brought to light the archaic legal guidelines for replacing the Empire State’s chief law enforcement officer or its controller if the elected official resigns or dies while in office.
READ postWhy does de Blasio keep closing his eyes to sexual misconduct?
On July 17, 2017, during my campaign for mayor, I issued a news release containing the following headline: “Mayor Turns a Blind Eye as Sexual Assaults Climb.” Mayor de Blasio and his aides denied any such increase and in fact, during our first debate, the mayor went so far as to attack me for employing what he called “a classic right-wing Republican scare tactic.”
READ postProposed internet sales tax bad for New York
New Yorkers were recently awarded a dubious distinction; residents of the Empire State were found to be the most highly taxed people in the United States.
READ postProperty taxes & the ‘two New Yorks’
Money doesn’t grow on trees. In New York City, it grows on houses. At least that’s what City Hall seems to believe, with its consistent, steep increase of the property-tax levy — the amount of money our mayor and City Council have sought from property owners to pay for the city’s lavish spending.
READ postProgressive prosecutors’ pathetic retreat
You can now ride the subway for free. At least that is the message being sent by progressive prosecutors.
READ postProtecting IDNYC records is about safety and transparency – not immigration
As the NFL playoffs approach, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito have found their political football. Since Donald Trump’s election, they’ve seen an opportunity to rally their base by amplifying rhetoric that city records must be destroyed to protect illegal immigrants from deportation by the incoming Trump administration.
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