Op Ed

OPINION: Shining A Light On Transit Priorities

OPINION: Shining A Light On Transit Priorities

TRANSIT PRIORITIES NEED TO BE PUT IN A NEW LIGHT by Assemblyman Brian Kolb The “Summer of Hell” New York City commuters are facing makes upstate New Yorkers feel lucky. The deterioration of the city’s mass transit system has resulted in […]

by · July 23, 2017 · Op Ed, Transportation
Op-Ed: Combating Gun Violence by Senator Kevin Parker

Op-Ed: Combating Gun Violence by Senator Kevin Parker

by · July 21, 2017 · Op Ed
Vernucccio’s View: Overcoming Obama’s Defense Funding Mistakes

Vernucccio’s View: Overcoming Obama’s Defense Funding Mistakes

Will The House of Representatives’ National Defense Authorization Act, (NDAA), passed last Friday, be sufficient to both address rising threats from abroad as well as make up the significant loss of funding during the Obama Administration? The $686.6 billion (which exceeds President […]

OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Has No Moral Compass

OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Has No Moral Compass

Mayor de Blasio Has No Moral Compass by Dennis Conforto It appears that the only person that Mayor Bill de Blasio is in touch with these days, is with himself. He just cannot help it, because his agenda centers on […]

by · July 16, 2017 · Op Ed
From: Kerut EK, Kerut DG, Fleisig GS, Andrews JR. Prevention of Arm Injuries in Youth Baseball Pitchers. J La Med Assn 2008; March/April

Magic Pitch Counts Have Ruined Baseball

By William Coppola Remember when the Boston Celtic’s John Havlicek was the best sixth man on those championship teams back in the 60’s and 70’s? Maybe it is time for baseball to look to something similar, as in a sixth […]

by · July 13, 2017 · Op Ed, Sports
Op-Ed: Caribbean Heritage Month and Its Importance to African American History

Op-Ed: Caribbean Heritage Month and Its Importance to African American History

Caribbean Heritage Month and Its Importance to African American History By State Senator Kevin Parker Life Needs The Caribbean! So read the tagline of a full-length commercial that ran in frequent rotation on national network television a couple years ago. […]

by · July 10, 2017 · Op Ed
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OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Better

New Yorkers Deserve Better Than They’re Getting A special message from New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and the Assembly Minority Conference. The 2017 session was an exercise in dysfunction, where political agendas impeded the public’s work. From […]

by · July 2, 2017 · Government, Op Ed
Op-Ed: Putting Our Memories into Action After Memorial Day

Op-Ed: Putting Our Memories into Action After Memorial Day

PUTTING OUR MEMORIES INTO ACTION AFTER MEMORIAL DAY By State Senator Kevin Parker The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – better known as the G. I. Bill, was intended to provide World War II veterans with funds for housing and […]

by · June 27, 2017 · Op Ed, Veterans
Time to Repeal New York City’s  Racist  and Homophobic Cabaret Law

Time to Repeal New York City’s Racist and Homophobic Cabaret Law

Time to Repeal New York City’s  Racist  and Homophobic Cabaret Law By José Francisco Ávila Haga clic para leer en Español Did you know that dancing is illegal in most of New York City’s bars and restaurants? New York City […]

by · June 26, 2017 · Op Ed
OPINION: Public School Parents Deserve Transparency

OPINION: Public School Parents Deserve Transparency

Public School Parents Deserve Transparency By Devon Winston    When Bill de Blasio was Public Advocate, he talked a lot about transparency in government. Once, he even gave the NYC Department of Education a “D” in transparency for failing to […]

by · June 18, 2017 · Education News, Op Ed
OPINION: Bronx Public School Parents Want to be Heard

OPINION: Bronx Public School Parents Want to be Heard

By Cecilia Taveras When it comes to public education in the Bronx, Mayor de Blasio is better at talking than he is at listening. Last month, when the Mayor visited my borough for a week, he spent a lot of […]

by · June 18, 2017 · Education News, Op Ed
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito

OPINION: Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Phony Defender of New York Values

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, an iconic social justice warrior of selective outrage, has been one of the leading resisters to the Trump administration in Washington-vowing to fight to keep NYC a sanctuary city and promising to protect the city’s […]

by · June 11, 2017 · Op Ed
Why I am marching in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade by Ruben Diaz Jr.

Why I am marching in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade by Ruben Diaz Jr.

Why I am marching in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade By Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President On Sunday, June 11, hundreds of thousands of my fellow Puerto Ricans and New Yorkers will come together along Fifth Avenue to […]

by · June 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Op Ed
AG Schneiderman Broke The Parade, Now He Won’t Own It

AG Schneiderman Broke The Parade, Now He Won’t Own It

What You Should Know By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Created the Problem, and then Left his Friends Hanging Out to Dry You should know that when I was growing up in La Cuchilla Hato Tejas in […]

by · May 30, 2017 · Op Ed, What You Should Know
Op-Ed: Electronic Payment Technology Paving the Road for Economic Opportunity

Op-Ed: Electronic Payment Technology Paving the Road for Economic Opportunity

Electronic Payment Technology Paving the Road for Economic Opportunity For millions of people across New York City’s five boroughs, each morning begins with an essential commute via bus, subway or train. But for the 20 percent of New Yorkers living […]

by · May 19, 2017 · Op Ed