Editorial: Buckle Up Or Die
Last week a horrific accident left four teenage friends dead; they were reportedly out for a night at the movies dead. They were travelling in…
Opinion
Editorial: Stop and Think
Wednesday morning marked the start of a hearing before the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council focusing on bills that address the…
Editorial: Think Pink
There are perhaps no other three words more stunning to any of us than “you have cancer.” Nearly 13 million Americans alive today, have heard…
Editorial: When Helping is No Help
This week word came down that Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to add to the city’s roster of homeless shelters within New York. The move comes…
Editorial: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and we were requested to dedicate this space to bringing information to you about this devastating disease and…
A Special Message From the Publisher
For over twenty five years I have searched, on more than a thousand occasions, to find the right words to explain to my readers just…
Editorial: That Day
It’s been more than a decade. In fact, next Tuesday it will be eleven years and if odds were available at offshore betting ventures or…
Editorial: Primary Picks – Vote Thursday September 13
So here we are again, approaching primary day for some key and consequential races in our district. Let’s star out by talking about the Republican…
Editorial: Opening a Blind Eye
Just last week we used this space to talk about the consequences of the system’s failure to protect innocent children. A Flushing mother of six,…
Editorial: How Could She?
Last Friday afternoon, Izayah Hall was rushed to New York Hospital Queens, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The medical examiner performing the autopsy…
OP-ED: Aqueduct The Right Location, Resorts World The Right Partner
I am proud to report that once again, Resorts World New York has broken revenue records reporting $59.8 million in the month of July and…
Editorial: Now That’s A Crime
This past Tuesday night police departments across the nation celebrated the 29th National Night Out Against Crime (NNO). The event has proven itself to be…
Editorial: Altered (States of) Transportation or Getting Thrown Under the Bus
For the last several months, we’ve been talking to you about altered bus routes as the result of the MTA evaluations. You know–– the time…
Editorial: Deadly Decisions
Newspapers across this country and many from around the world have this week been clamoring to express their opinions about the shooting in Aurora, Colorado…
Editorial: Speak Up
The crime of rape is one considered as particularly violent and tied to psychopathology more so than many other violent crimes. Rape is not nearly…