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CORRUPTION WATCH: Albany’s Ethics Reform Leaves Transformation for Another Day

Now that the ink is dry on New York State’s budget, it’s a good time to rate Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the ethics reform promise he made two months ago. In a nutshell, it looks like a disappointment: the ethics […]

CORRUPTION WATCH: BerlinRosen Isn’t Registered As A Foreign Agent, Either

CORRUPTION WATCH: BerlinRosen Isn’t Registered As A Foreign Agent, Either

BerlinRosen Not Only Ducks Lobbyist Rules, It Ducks Foreign Agent Registration, Too by Gary Tilzer Two years ago True News broke the story that BerlinRosen was not a registered lobbyist. CrainsNY’s Chris Bragg followed up sometime later and last week […]

CORRUPTION WATCH: Deforming Reform

CORRUPTION WATCH: Deforming Reform

Cleaning Up Albany Corruption as Slowly as Possible By Morgan Pehme   Only in Albany is legislation targeted at making government more transparent drafted in the shadows.   With less than 12 hours to go before the April 1 deadline […]

Matters of Faith: The UpSide To Death

Matters of Faith: The UpSide To Death

“THE UPSIDE TO DEATH” A Sunday school teacher asked her 5 year olds questions to help them to understand why trusting Jesus is the only way to get to heaven. She asked, “If I sell everything I have and give […]

There is nothing on earth that presents ZERO risk.

Free-Range Kids: Can’t Prevent Every Tragedy

What a Suicidal Pilot Can Teach Us About Trying to Predict All Risk Like everyone else, I wish that the suicidal Germanwings pilot had been stopped from boarding the plane. I even think it makes sense for Europe to copy our “two […]

by · April 5, 2015 · Free Range Kids
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CORRUPTION WATCH: Cuomo’s Ethics Reforms Fall Short

  Window Dressing, Not Reform by Russ Haven, Esq.   Albany has seen a parade of scandals over the past decade:  Two sitting governors; three of the past four Senate Majority Leaders; the Speaker of the Assembly; a state Comptroller; […]

NYPD at the New York Auto Show, April 3 - April 12.

Police Blotter: Best of the NYPD Tweets

  Our new Police Blotter feature: Top NYPD Tweets, March 29 – April 3    

Want to talk to your Elected Official? Join the NWBx Dems Facebook Group

Want to talk to your Elected Official? Join the NWBx Dems Facebook Group

NWBxDems Facebook Group Merges Politics With Community Where would you go when you have a neighborhood concern or want to start a conversation between your elected officials (or their staff), community activists, and other informed Bronx residents? Where can someone go to share both a productive […]

by · April 3, 2015 · Op Ed, Politics
Week In Pictures: BP Diaz at Ferry Point, Israel Discussion, Unclaimed Funds

Week In Pictures: BP Diaz at Ferry Point, Israel Discussion, Unclaimed Funds

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. tees off towards Manhattan on the opening day of the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in The Bronx on April 1, 2015.   New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli presents Bronx Borough […]

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 3, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 3, 2015

by · April 3, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 2, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 2, 2015

by · April 2, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
CORRUPTION WATCH: Gov. Cuomo Touts New Ethics Reforms Enacted in State Budget

CORRUPTION WATCH: Gov. Cuomo Touts New Ethics Reforms Enacted in State Budget

Ethics Reform Includes Nation’s Strongest and Most Comprehensive Disclosure Laws for Public Officials with Outside Income Ethics in government and conflicts of interest in the legislature have been among the most persistent issues facing New York State for generations. Governor […]

No new taxes is good tax news

No new taxes is good tax news

No tax news is good news, for now E.J. McMahon One of the best things about New York’s newly adopted state budget for fiscal 2016 is something that’s not in it (yet): a costly new state subsidy of homeowners’ local property taxes. […]

by · April 1, 2015 · Op Ed, Personal Finance
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Harry Reid Endorses Chuck Schumer to Replace Him

Last Friday, Senator Harry Reid announced that he will not be seeking reelection in 2016 and has endorsed New York Senator Chuck Schumer to succeed him after he retires. Serving as a Senator from Nevada since 1987, Reid has previously […]

by · April 1, 2015 · Op Ed, Politics
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 1, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: April 1, 2015

by · April 1, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos