Safety Act Cuts Bias To The Editor: There has recently been a great deal of heated discussion about the two bills that comprise the Community Safety Act (Introductions 1079 and 1080), which the New York City Council passed in late June. New Yorkers have been receiving some false information on these bills, so I think the time has come to […]
End The Hidden Water Tax
New York homeowners and businesses had a little bit less in their wallets this year because of a 20-year-old city policy that amounts to a backdoor tax on the middle class. This regressive tax can be found in the place we least expect it—in our monthly water and sewage bills. Since 2008, the city’s Water Board has raised its rates […]
Crowley Counters GOP Attacks On Affordable Care Act
Congressmember Joe Crowley (D-Queens, The Bronx), spoke on July 17 on the House floor in opposition to House Republicans’ “Authority for Mandate Delay Act” and “Fairness for American Families Act” (H.R. 2667 and H.R. 2668), legislation that would undermine access to affordable coverage for the 129 million Americans with pre-existing medical conditions and put at risk the guarantee that women […]
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Garden Players’ Betina Hershey RussoBetina Hershey Russo is the director of the Garden Players Musical Theater Program for Kids. As a singer and guitarist, she performs with her husband, Nick Russo throughout the area and throughout the world. She appeared as a principal dancer in Disney’s Enchanted and in the Julia Roberts film, Mona Lisa Smile and has toured with numerous shows, including the […]
The Right Kind Of Fishing
(And How Not To Be The Catch Of The Day)This past Father’s Day, you were probably inclined to spend some quality time with Dad. But try to make sure that nobody else tries to “phish” with you or your father. These days, all people (including fathers and sons) need to be cautious of scams—Internet, mail, and even phone scams—which can damage your credit score and wallet. Scam artists have […]
Music Making A Difference
A re you living your passion? In today’s world of racing texts, imageless posts, fast food, and digital music…can a dream survive and outlast the test of time? Does anyone really live their passion anymore—or are we just doing our best to survive? We have bills to pay, kids, grandkids, husbands, wives, a mortgage, a car payment, a sick pet, […]
Lhota, Dinkins Rehash Dinkins’ Loss To Giuliani In 1993 Election
Republican mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota, a former deputy mayor in the Rudy Giuliani administration, got into a little argument last week, responding to former Mayor David Dinkins’ assertion that racism was responsible for his lost re-election bid to Giuliani in the 1993 election. Dinkins, now 86, made the charge in announcing publication of a new memoir. He did not aim […]
