Council Progressive Caucus Endorses Congestion Pricing Plan
PHOTO: The Progressive Caucus of the City Council is backing the Move NY congestion pricing plan. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons/ILMRT Standing on the…
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FEMA Dragging Feet on Flood Insurance Review Process: NY Senators
PHOTO: Sens. Gillibrand and Schumer ripped FEMA this week for not closing out Superstorm Sandy National Flood Insurance Program claims quickly. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Senate …
De Blasio Says Build it Back Program Will be Complete by end of 2016
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced to HUD Secretary Julian Castro (r.) and all New Yorkers that the Build it Back program will be…
Galante Files $2 Million Lawsuit against Library
PHOTO: Ousted Queens Library President and CEO Thomas Galante. Photo Courtesy of AFSCME Disgraced former Queens Public Library President and CEO Thomas Galante indicated this…
Goldfeder Decries Jamaica Bay Shoreline Eyesore
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder (head of table) recently met with Hamilton Beach stakeholders to listen to concerns regarding the unclaimed property.Photo Courtesy of NYS Assembly …
Addabbo Urges Residents to Speak Up on Select Bus Project
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. is calling on area residents to attend meetings and submit input on the Select Bus Service project slated for…
Borough to Honor Service Members with Veterans Day Events
PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Patrick Connolly led a Veterans Day ceremony last year in Coleman Square. With Veterans Day – Nov. 11 –…
Action Plan will Modernize NYC Industrial Policy: Mayor, Council Speaker
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and the City Council this week unveiled a 10-point plan to grow industrial and manufacturing jobs across the five boroughs. Photo…
Pols Continue Push for Route 878 Repairs
PHOTO: Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder (blue sweatshirt) and Todd Kaminsky (Goldfeder l.) have been calling on NYSDOT to repair rapidly deteriorating Route 878. Photo Courtesy of…
De Blasio Heralds ‘Roadmap’ to Reducing Punitive School Discipline
PHOTO: The roadmap is based on the recommendations contained in ‘Safety with Dignity,’ a report by the mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline. Photo Courtesy…
TSA Seeking People to Adopt Explosives Detection Dogs
PHOTO: The Transportation Safety Administration is looking for homes for its explosives detection dogs that either did not complete training or have retired from service. …
Editorial: Zero for Zero
Photo Courtesy of flickr.com/NY City Department of Transportation Kudos to the 106th precinct and the rest of New York’s finest this week. In partnership…
FEMA Must Properly Vet Cases in Which Sandy Vics were Overpaid: Schumer
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Schumer, seen here greeting constituents in Breezy Point after Sandy, is urging FEMA to carefully review cases in which the agency believes…
Bill Calls for Electronic Monitoring of all Diversion Program Participants
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has introduced legislation that would require electronic monitoring of all Judicial Diversion Program participants. Photo Courtesy of Wallin & Klarich Law…
Ridgewood Man Charged with Animal Cruelty
PHOTO: Brewster is on the road to recovery. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Amy Swift A Ridgewood man who brought a starving boxer that he had…