Fed Funding Guarantees A Second Ave. Subway
      The first major expansion of the New York City subway system in 70 years was guaranteed last week when the federal government delivered $1.3 billiion to city officials for construction of the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway.
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Board 4 Hears Of ULURP For Willets Point
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
      The plan to redevelop Willets Point is almost ready for prime time. "The city is preparing a ULURP (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure) that will be presented in January or February," former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman said at the November meeting of Community Board 4. "Everybody would ...
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MSG Should Pay Its Fair Share Of Taxes: Quinn, Weprin
      For more than 10 years, Madison Square Garden has enjoyed a tax subsidy from New York City that has saved that profitable enterprise more than $100 million.
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Total Cost Of Iraq War Could Exceed $3.5 Trillion: Maloney
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      A new report which established the high hidden economic costs of the Iraq war at $3.5 trillion was released last week by Congressmember Carolyn Maloney and United States Senator Charles Schumer. The report was compiled by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, headed by Schumer as chairman and...
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Health, Traffic Signals Highlight Board 1 Cabinet
BY THOMAS COGAN
      The November meeting of the Community Board 1 cabinet had an uncomplicated format, being a succession of reports from groups talking about health, rehabilitation and the streets of Northwest Queens.
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Trees, Zoning, Parking Concern Community Board 2
BY THOMAS COGAN
      Several text amendments from the Department of City Planning, dealing with a plan for increasing the number of trees citywide and moving automobiles off the streets and into garages; a reply to the congestion pricing plan; other news from City Planning concerning such matters as a subway station i...
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Obama Leads Clinton In Iowa Caucus Poll
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      Just when it looked like Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton's fine performance in the most recent debate had helped her overcome some problems, she got smacked down again as a poll showed Barack Obama sprinting ahead of her in the latest survey on the Iowa caucuses, now jus...
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Parking Workshop Has Few Answers
BY THOMAS COGAN
      The Department of Transportation's PlaNYC Parking Strategies Study Workshops on Neighborhood Parking are being held in several city neighborhoods in the next few weeks. One of the first of these two-part workshops was held in mid-month at the Con Edison Learning Center on Vernon Boulevard.
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