I really really REALLY wish I could vote for this guy… He’s a total class act, and we could use a clone of him for the NY gubernatorial elections. New Jersey, open your eyes and vote for this guy, will … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I reported on this very site that DC 37, the largest municipal union in New York City endorsed William Thompson despite his torpedoing of their pensions through mismanagement and hiring of his cronies. I mused at … Continue reading
You know those people who don’t clear their cars before they head out to work? The ones who, when you get behind them, dump a car full of snow on you because they couldn’t be bothered to break a snow … Continue reading
For New Jersey’s sake, I hope he’s right… He’s by far the best candidate…
In a story I wrote about on Thursday, you learned that a Queens Assemblywoman threatened to have a building landmarked so that it could not be converted to a strip joint. She sided with local business owners that building such … Continue reading
Drakopoulos said his Bronx club, next to the Major Deegan Expressway, has made the community a better place by illuminating the block and planting trees on the desolate street. “We took a concrete, deserted neighborhood and brought life to it,” … Continue reading
During much of his tenure, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has taken credit for helping to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in New York City, from high-paying construction work to sales jobs at dozens of new big-box stores. Even as … Continue reading
During tonight’s debate between Mayor Bloomberg and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, the Mayor had this to say about his efforts to reduce gun crime: “I ask myself, have I done enough to reduce gun crime, have I done enough to … Continue reading
President Obama finally endorsed fellow Democrat Bill Thompson for mayor Friday, but it was Mayor Bloomberg who snagged the better sound bite. For starters, Thompson didn’t get the nod directly from Obama but rather the President’s spokesman, Robert Gibbs. And … Continue reading
Some old shots by moi…
Congressional Republicans are again demanding that Congressman Charles Rangel step down as chairman of the House tax writing committee, saying his ethics problems make him the poster boy for institutional arrogance. Democratic support for embattled Rangel will get another test … Continue reading
Times Union via Election Journal: City housing authority officials have sealed off the office of a longtime worker who allegedly helped obtain absentee applications from voters who said their information had been forged on election ballots filed in the Sept. … Continue reading
Made this two years ago. Nothing’s changed.
The NY Daily News, to their credit, isn’t letting the City Controller candidates off without proving their worthy of the job (thankfully, because the Post has utterly ignored the contest altogether). David Weprin and Melinda Katz, when asked about the … Continue reading
Lest you think politics is anything but a cult of personality rather than a contest to determine the best leaders for a government, you need only look at the upcoming mayoral race in New York City. DC37, the largest municipal … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but none of this inspires confidence in the government’s ability to provide quality healthcare to its citizens. City-run hospitals faked records and covered up dozens of botched operations, deadly accidents, malpractice and other medical screwups, … Continue reading
Anyone wanna take a stab at what party a majority of registered voters in Staten Island are registered to? Just watch the video again; you won’t have to think too hard about it.
In December of 2005, during the busiest shopping time of the year, during the coldest week of the year, and at a time when New York City relies on tourism to fill the registers of the various stores around the … Continue reading
After my horrific experience at Curry Chevrolet, I had pretty much given up on American car dealers. For the second time in 5 years (a ratio of 2 out of 2), my experience with an American dealership, a Chevrolet one … Continue reading
A lawsuit happy passenger with cerebral palsy on a LIRR train has decided that telling everyone that the train was held up because they needed to help him get off the train is grounds enough to sue. In the suit, … Continue reading