April 13, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Vito Lopez announced the passage of legislation today that would extend and strengthen New York City’s rent regulation
April 11, 2011By Joseph B. AtkinsAfter receiving a call from a mutual friend last August that Marty Fishgold had died, I quickly contacted Bob Fitch for confirmation. “Yes, Joe, I
April 11, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleComptroller Liu requested the study to examine the steep rise in annual employer contributions to the Pension Funds over the past decade. Pension cost rose from
Reprint, April 11, 2011 By George Mathis – March 29, 2011 AJC.Com Should those receiving welfare be made to work menial jobs to receive benefits? County workers are paid to
April 7, 2011By Harry Kelber Millions of middle class Americans have less than two weeks to file their 2010 tax return, and many of them are finding it difficult to
April 5, 2011By Anthony M. Figliola Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced an agreement on a 2011 – 2012 budget
April 5, 2011By Bendix AndersonThousands gathered in Manhattan March 25 to remember a horrific fire that killed 146 young women. “Let us remember the dead, and fight like hell for
April 4, 2011 By Stuart Appelbaum On behalf of the Jewish Labor Committee, whose roots are anchored here, on this hallowed ground, I say that the 146 innocent garment workers
April 4, 2011 At the outset of the budget process, we urged the Governor and State Legislature to adopt a budget that treats New York City equitably and provides the mandate
April 2, 2011By Letitia James, NYC Council Member, District 35 According to research and expert advice, I agree that a buyout or early retirement incentive is a tried and proven
