July 8, 2013 By Steven Wishnia About 100 people picketed July 2 outside the Midtown offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to protest proposed cuts in Social Security…
…one-man, pro-child care march outside City Hall, paused this week to thank New York City Council members for helping to restore some $60 million in potentially devastating budget cuts to publicly…
…off privacy for security, but it also shows that Obama’s approval ratings are sliding a bit to the mid-40 percent level. I am willing to admit that my polling still…
…Corporate Campaign, Inc. Director Ray Rogers has been heavily involved in helping the NYCDCC spearhead its efforts against the building site, and was directly involved in negotiations with TIAA-CREF General…
…took the unusual step of urging a tax increase on the wealthiest New Yorkers. De Blasio has a plan to provide every four-year old child with pre-kindergarten and dramatically expand…
…transportation projects. (Watch Video) “I have to share, I’m a little bit on the fence about finishing the 2nd Avenue subway,” said Quinn. She noted that building new subway lines…
…that a little more than half of the budget, about $38 billion, is untouchable—used to pay pension obligations, Medicaid recipients and debt service. But the nearly other half of the…
April 5, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Fast food workers rally outside W.34th St. Wendy’s New York, NY – Fast food workers from throughout the five boroughs rallied against unsustainably…
…21st century is an outrage.” The minimum wage measure now being retooled in the State Senate differs significantly from one already passed in the Assembly, and would reportedly result in…
…there weren’t any other options. A broad coalition of nearly 50 labor unions and community action groups brought a grab bag full of ideas to the offices of Senators Chuck…
