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The Long Way Home
Access-a-Ride provides the disabled with a pokey, cumbersome way to travel, advocates say. Now they fear the MTA's proposed cuts will make the service virtually useless. Read more »
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The Long Way Home
Access-a-Ride provides the disabled with a pokey, cumbersome way to travel, advocates say. Now they fear the MTA's proposed cuts will make the service virtually useless. Read more »
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Raising the Bar
Now that city graduation rates are at an all-time high, will tougher requirements change that? A teacher suggests how to help students finish school with a diploma that means something. Read more »
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Lock Down?
Upstate prisons with full staffs but few inmates offer a tempting target for budget cutters. For years, political muscle has kept the jails open. Will the fiscal crunch change that? Read more »
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The Wonkster, our blog, continues the discussion about New York City issues, with an array of opinions, breaking news, the offbeat -- and more. Click here -- and then let us know what you think.
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City’s Water and Sewer Rate Study (SWIM Coalition) Espada Doubled Staff Since Leadership Play (Bronx News Network) Without Transit Improvements, Growth will Stagnate (DMI Blog) Sustainable Waterfront Planning (Urban Omnibus) Transit Riders Council Report (Second Avenue Sagas) Paterson’s New Tax Cap Even More Porous (NY Fiscal Watch) New Uptown Best Buy Hires Under One-Third Locals (DNAinfo.com via No Land Grab) What’s the Best Way to Tax Utilities? (PULP Blog) Update on [...] - Staffer Sentenced in Slush Fund Scandal
Asquith Reid, the former chief of staff of former Councilmember Kendall Stewart, was sentenced to three years probation today for embezzling the City Council’s discretionary funds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York. Reid was the first person affiliated with the council to be charged in the growing council slush [...] - Lazio's Top Ten
Rick Lazio issued a top ten list this morning blasting his new opponent for the Republican gubernatorial nomination for being, “A liberal Democrat with a liberal record.” Lazio has his own problems as a growing number of Republicans see him as being incapable of stoking excitement and in turn being unable to raise enough money [...] - Levy Makes it Official
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy threw the Republican Primary for governor into chaos this morning when he joined the race after switching parties. Levy called it a “game changer.” There is no doubt that it changes things. Already announced Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio has started attacking Levy for his liberal leanings. Republican Party leadership is [...] - Commission's First Meeting -- With Cheesecake
They were welcomed to the City Charter review process by about 60 attendees and a power point presentation from the city’s Law Department that included old political cartoons of the days of Tammany Hall. They were welcomed to Brooklyn with cheesecake from Junior’s — courtesy of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Last night, 15 members of [...] - Charter Debate Heats Up
Things got contentious this morning between State Sen. Bill Perkins and “Morning Joe” host, Joe Scarborough, when the subject of charter schools in Harlem came up. Perkins has become one of the most outspoken critics of charter schools in the city. Watch below. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
March 15, 2010 — To close a gaping budget hole, the Bloomberg administration is proposing to shutter 16 day care centers, many in gentrified areas. But the centers aren't going without a fight.
March 10, 2010 — The capital budget has almost doubled during Bloomberg's tenure. Budget experts now wonder whether that was such a smart investment.
March 17, 2010 — Upstate prisons with full staffs but a dwindling number of inmates offer a tempting target for budget cutters. For years, political muscle has kept the jails open. Will the fiscal crunch change that?
March 12, 2010 — To win back his old job, the former state senator, expelled from office after a domestic violence dispute, is campaigning as a defender of family values.
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