City Council Speaker Peter Vallone was right on the mark last year when he called Parks Commissioner Henry Stern on the carpet for demanding a fee from a Catholic group that wanted to use a park in Manhattan for an event. More...
Schools Chancellor Harold Levy has proposed spending a little under $1 million to conduct a survey of 125,000 parents and employees to find out what they think of the New York City school system. The survey, to be conducted by a private firm, would poll 10 percent of the parents whose children attend New York City schools and cost $920,500. More...