On Friday, the de Blasio Administration announced Small Business First, a new initiative led by the Mayor’s Office of Operations and the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), in coordination with multiple City agencies, to improve the regulatory climate in […]
The Buildings & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York endorsed state Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) for reelection to the 34th State Senate District on Friday. “During his time in the State Legislature Senator Klein has been a strong advocate […]
Weekly Address: Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes In this week’s address, the President continued his call for our nation to rally around an economic patriotism that says rather than protecting wasteful tax loopholes for a few at the top, we should […]
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin M. Lawsky today released the following statement on their agreement with Lyft, a web based rideshare system similar to Uber. In the agreement entered into today, Lyft […]
Walton Ave, Summer fun in the streets Photo by Nilka Martell
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) failed to ensure that contractors working on its capital projects complied with federal law and NYCHA’s own regulations that mandate hiring of NYCHA residents and low-income New Yorkers. As a result, public housing […]
Councilman James Vacca has allocated $245,000 to purchase 30 SMART Table 442i Collaborative Learning Centers for three schools in his district – nine each for PS 108 in Morris Park and PS 175 in City Island and 12 for PS 392, which is part of […]
On Thursday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $5 million in awards to 14 historically significant properties that suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy, including $168,000 to the Woodlawn Cemetery for the restoration of three damaged monuments, repairs to approximately 25 memorials […]
After a brief story on Mayor De Blasio once again eating pizza with a knife and fork, albeit yesterday in Naples, Italy, where it is the custom unlike in the five boroughs, John Stewart and the Daily Show writers began […]
“I want you to try and imagine the extraordinary circumstances in which Ryan and his team served. This was the summer of 2008, and this was a time when our forces in Afghanistan were stretched thin and our troops were […]
Tiffany Piers Photo by Nilka Martell
More than 9,000 UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored health plan participants in New York, including Oxford Health-branded plans, will have access to improved care coordination and enhanced health services, according to Montefiore Medical Center, as a result of a new collaborative program between Montefiore […]
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