City residents and elected officials are coming together this Sunday to rally against a flashing neon sign at an Upper West Side Duane Reade.
The flashing billboard, affixed to the second story of a Duane Reade at 72nd and Broadway, has generated complaints from neighborhood residents who say that the sign is disruptively bright. The Read More
The way Charlie Rangel interprets the events in Wisconsin, Republicans would like to get rid of unions altogether.
“There’s no question about it,” Rangel told Brother Bill from the Voice of Harlem. “This is not been the first time that we had heard that the Teabag Party–or the Tea Party–rather and some of the Republicans Read More
A coalition of grassroots groups released a report today accusing the Andrew Cuomo-allied Committee to Save New York of taking billions of dollars in government subsidies and of trying to shirk paying taxes. The Public Accountability Initiative says that businesses affiliated with the committee have been approved for $2 billion in state and local subsidies and Read More
Also in Nassau, officials are encouraging divorcing couples to seek mediation instead of going through the courts.
Little noticed item in the Bloomberg budget: a raise on parking meter rates.
David Paterson wants Eliot Spitzer’s CNN gig.
Representatives Nita Lowey and Steve Israel announced today that an amendment has passed the House that would enable New York City to receive more anti-terrorism funding.
Under the new amendment, grant recipients of the Urban Areas Security Initiative would be limited to 25 of the highest-risk cities in the nation.
“I am pleased this amendment Read More
Long Island congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy announced today that her campaign to ban high capacity ammunition magazines is gaining steam.
“The nation is recognizing that these devices facilitate mass carnage and their availability is a threat to public safety,” said Rep. Carolyn McCarthy. “We can save lives and reduce injuries by restricting access to high-capacity magazines Read More
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is touting another clawback of taxpayer dollars today.
In a press release, Schneiderman announced a $2.5 million dollar settlement in a case against Pharmacia Corporation, with the recovered funds going to Medicaid and the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program.
Schneiderman accused Pharmacia Corporation of inflating the costs of drugs that were Read More
