City Releases For-Hire Vehicle Report
PHOTO: The City last week released a 12-page report on the impact on traffic congestion of for-hire vehicle services like Uber. Photo Courtesy of pinterest.com/ Refinery29…
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City, Unions Reach Deal on Horse Carriages
PHOTO: Horse carriages in Central Park will continue to be an iconic Big Apple sight, thanks to a new agreement between the City and the industry’s…
Addabbo Highlights Legislative Priorities for 2016
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., last week outlined some of his key priorities for the next several months, including ethics reforms, paid family leave, and education reforms….
Councilmembers Ferry Concerned about Five-Borough Boat Plan: Report
PHOTO: An exclusive New York Daily News report has revealed that several members of the City Council are worried that the de Blasio administration’s Citywide…
Four Borough Pols Back Massive Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Music Fest
PHOTO: Four Queens elected officials last week threw their support behind the three-day Panorama Music Festival to be held next summer in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. File…
Key Provisions of Anti-Poverty Tax Credits Gain Permanent Extension
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer recently touted the permanent extension of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Photo Courtesy of Got Credit By Forum Staff U.S….
Mayor’s Office Gets Low Marks from Community Groups on Communication, Responsiveness
PHOTO: The lines of communication between the Office of Mayor Bill De Blasio and community organizations are frayed, according to some borough groups. File Photo By…
Skelos and Son Convicted of Federal Corruption Charges; Former state Senate majority leader, kin facing decades in prison
PHOTO: Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (c.) and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (l.), seen here with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are facing lengthy…
Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene Dies at 71
PHOTO: Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene succumbed to cancer this week. Photo Courtesy of Christ the King Regional High School Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene…
Ulrich Urges Jamaica Hospital to Remove Trump Name from Rehab Facility
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich is calling on Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Nursing & Rehabilitation Pavilion building after what…
Proposed Amendment Would Deprive NYC Schools of $170M: Schumer
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer this week alerted constituents to an amendment, currently being debated on the Senate floor, that he said will shift major…
Two More Mortgage Companies Pledge to Combat Zombie Properties
PHOTO: Gov. Cuomo last week announced that two additional mortgage companies have signed on to combat so-called zombie properties. File Photo They have been a…
Cuomo Appoints AG as Prosecutor for all Police-Related Civilian Deaths
PHOTO: Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week appointed state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman special prosecutor for all cases in which law enforcement officers are involved in…
Goldfeder Calls on City to Accept 311 Complaints via Social Media
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder posted this follow-up tweet after the one he had sent to the city’s official 311 Twitter account regarding Rockaway Beach access was…
At PS 207 Students’ Urging, Pol Calls on DOT to Install Yield Signs
After receiving a traffic safety-concern petition organized by 3rd-grade students, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) this week sent a letter to the city Department of…