Off the Train, a Motley Hub
In South Norwalk, Conn., about an hour train ride from New York, you can find an exhibit of penguins just blocks away from coffee shops and galleries.
Ground Broken on Atlantic Yards Project
After years of delays and lawsuits, officials broke ground on the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project near Downtown Brooklyn.
Courthouse Prison Break, Part 2
For the second time in a month, a suspect escaped from a courthouse after posing as another prisoner during an arraignment.
Girl Fatally Struck by Train at 77th Street
A girl was crushed to death between a subway train and the platform at the 77th Street station of the No. 6 train on Thursday afternoon.
More to Do, and Less to Do It With
1 Police Plaza: The Civilian Complaint Review Board is cut to the "marrow"; reviewing a police chase that ended in death; and a suit at the Port Authority.
NJ Transportation Trust Fund in Spiral of Debt
A new report released today details the catastrophic path the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is on, showing the Fund will run out of money by mid-2011 at the latest, placing road repairs, transit services and vital federal funds at...
Spotlight Vol. 9, No. 5: There's No Business like Snow Business
By Frank Hebbert, Associate Planner, GIS The last few weeks have been a slippery ride here in the tri-state region, from over-hyped "Snowpocalypse" and "Snowmaggedon," to the more mundane reality of flooded crosswalks and slushy streets. Heavy snow is something...
Spotlight Vol. 9, No. 5: Extreme Makeover: Long Island Edition
By Robert Freudenberg, Senior Planner, Long Island Long Island really has it all. Safe neighborhoods with beautiful homes, great schools and universities, a beautiful coastline, and a high-quality rail network that links it to one of the economic and cultural...
State Budget Puts Spinal Cord Injury Research in Jeopardy
Advocates say the state's plan to eliminate a program on spinal cord injury started by a police officer shot on duty will threaten efforts to help victims lead independent lives.
Doubts Grow About City's Capital Spending
The capital budget has almost doubled during Bloomberg's tenure. Budget experts now wonder whether that was such a smart investment.
Labor Dispute Silences Spanish at E-ZPass Center
Some politicians want the government to intervene in a heated labor dispute at a privately run E-ZPass center that has cost 14 workers their jobs and cut off service in Spanish.
Bloomberg Moves to Change the City Charter But How?
In naming a commission to revise the City Charter, the mayor put everything on the table. That means term limits, but what else? Douglas Muzzio looks at charter change past and present.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
[Ann] Public Hearing March 4, 2010 6 p.m.
In December the MTA unveiled a package of service cuts that is a slap in the face to millions of New Yorkers across the five boroughs. Your borough now faces critical cuts in service that will negatively affect the commutes of thousands of Manhattan residents each day.
[PR] Richard N. Gottfried Health Committee Chair
NEWS FROM Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried 822 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248 – Tel: 518-455-4941 GottfrR@assembly.state.ny.us Contact: For Immediate Release: Ryan Streeter 518-455-4941 (office) Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Family Health Care Decisions Act Approved after 17-Year Struggle Each year, about 75,000 people die in a New York hospital without a health care proxy and lacking the ability to [...]
[Ann] CAll to Action: Build the 41st Street Subway Station
Click to view this email in a browser CALL TO ACTION : Tell our Elected Officials and Congress to allocate Job Stimulus $$$$ to Build the #7 Subway station at 41st Street and 10th Avenue The Hudson Yards rezoning plan approved in 2005 included an extension of the subway line # 7 with two stations: 41st Street and [...]
[Ann] Public Meeting March 1st, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Public Meeting Monday, March 1st, 2010 6:30 p=2Em=2E Just east of Tenth Avenue: 454 West 35th Street - in the downstairs conference room Please join your friends and neighbors at an informal get-together to discuss local issues=2E We’ll have a special guest=2E We’ll talk about traffic, retail, trees, a SECOND stop for the No=2E 7 subw= ay and anything else that impacts our ‘hood=2E Please bring [...]