As he leaves, I wanted to assess his transportation legacy and the effect he had on the New York City region in particular. Cuomo has spent the last few years talking non-stop about infrastructure in New York. He clearly viewed it as a way to show how Government with a strong executive ...
The article reports that the Healthcare Marketing & Communications Council has elected Kenneth Berkowitz, president of KPB Associates and co-principal of PharMed Staffing, as president of its board for 2005. Martin Cearnal will serve as president-elect, Marie Mickey as secretary and Melissa Warner ...
Some pumps in New York City spiked as high as $1.56 per gallon. Analysts blamed the price hikes on the rising costs of crude oil, which hit $25 a barrel in the spring, forcing those who refined crude oil into gasoline to bump up their prices as well. Higher prices were also caused ...
The movement and discussion on open data in the metropolitan region was augmented by ongoing work of Council Member Gale A. Brewer who at the time was Chair of NYC Council Committee on Technology in Government and was campaigning for an Open Data statue for the City of New York. In June 2...
After a Queens councilwoman's repeated calls for a crackdown, the mayor's office is making a big change in terms of who's in charge when it comes to enforcing the city's street vending laws. March 24, 2023 1:02pm EDT 2 more suspects wanted in violent NYC $500K jewelry robbery The ...
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford has hired a New York City contractor to monitor all energy use of the 617-bed acute care facility. Comments Maine Tests find humans, not dogs, responsible for Rockland park poop problem (8/12/14) ...
For lovers of great singing there are few thrills equal to hearing a truly important voice for the first time. The young Japanese baritone Takaoki Onishi has been providing that thrill a lot this past year, especially in New York City, where he is pursuing an Artist Diploma at Juilliard whil...
Here is the lead from a budget hearing last December in another newspaper: “During the city’s truth-in-taxation meeting the City Council held a public hearing and approved 2023 budgets.” The story explained the hearings are intended to improve accountability by focusing taxpayers on the relati...
The first new full-fledged Carnival parade in Orleans Parish since before Hurricane Katrina,Nyxwon approval from the City Council on a 6-0 vote to amend the 2012 calendar and schedule Nyx after the Druids parade on the Uptown route the Wednesday before Mardi Gras. ...
Fortunately, the other day my 3 year old Hunter did what kids do best : teach us how to raise them. In our neighbourhood there’s a playground with a big swing, in the middle of a local council estate. In my mind, Hunter and I didn’t belong there: we don’t live in that counc...