New York Post: It’s happened before: Vanity Fair breaks some news, and the New York Post floods the non-Vanity Fair demographic with all the goods. This morning it’s accused Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff’s secretary sounding off on what the guy was like before he got all lethargic and doughy. That apparently happened when the F.B.I. and Read More
Daily News: It’s hard to write a column about a headline that uses symbols. The top of today’s Daily News properly reads only: “TREK.” But there are five stars above it. So, it’s sort of like “[Five Stars] TREK.” Get it? Generally in the mornings we look closely at both front pages before coffee, then Read More
The M.T.A. bailout remains in limbo as the new majority leader, Malcolm Smith, searches for enough votes to get the aid package on the books. Thus far, those votes have proved maddeningly elusive, as several of Senator Smith’s fellow Democrats continue to withhold their support. Meanwhile, the city’s three Republican state senators continue to show Read More
ALBANY—Unable thus far to agree on what steps to take in order to avert an impending public-transportation catastrophe, Albany’s leaders emerged from a closed-door meeting in the Capitol shortly before noon on March 31 confident, at least, of what wasn’t going to happen.
“The framework I see is that the Senate has really eliminated Read More
Paterson and Silver are on board with a rescue plan, but the Senate is like a sick Read More
In an ideal world, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wouldn’t require an emergency bailout. But in case you haven’t noticed, we’re not living in an ideal world these days.
The M.T.A. presides over New York City’s lifeblood: Our mass-transit system. As the commuter trains, subways and buses go, so goes the city—and, for that matter, Read More
