October 28, 2011 By Marc Bussanich LaborPress City Reporter The good news is that despite the troubling economy, the city’s construction spending has held steady in 2011. The bad news…
…states. The report continues, “African Americans and Hispanic Americans, who outpace whites in their adoption of wireless Internet connections, would have a particular interest in the expansion and upgrading of…
October 24, 2011 Mayor Michael Bloomberg The following is the text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday,…
October 18, 2011 By Marc Bussanich LaborPress City Editor The economy continues to struggle and Congress has yet to pass President Obama’s American Jobs Act. But Council Speaker, Christine Quinn,…
…American working class. Some harsh words were directed to the County Executive, some calling him a phony SOB. Mangano’s office responded to the union presence on the lawn with an…
…federal funding for public transit and oppose cuts currently on the table in Washington. At our news conference in downtown Flushing, we asked members of the public to darn red…
…his speech, he offered a six-point program that he said would “restore the middle class, which is the heart and soul of the American Dream.” There was actually nothing new…
…scream after the stock market crash of 2008-2009. The crash has shown that most pension plans have been constructed with actuarial assumptions that are too optimistic. All pension plans calculate…
…College, hosted by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz. Dr. Diane Ravitch, widely considered to be the preeminent education expert in the United States, will offer the keynote address in the…
…York City vs. Select American and International Cities While New York City remains one of the most expensive construction markets in the United States, it fares well in overall construction…
