February 3, 2012 · www.gothamgazette.com |
![]() |
Loading
|
Promises Kept
The council fulfills pledges made by Christine Quinn by passing bills relating to contracts and foreclosures Read more»
-
Promises Kept
The council fulfills pledges made by Christine Quinn by passing bills relating to contracts and foreclosures Read more»
-
Demanding Accountability
New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly faces calls for increased police oversight after revelations about his participation in an anti-Muslim video that was used to train officers. Read more»
-
Know Before You Owe
A city-wide campaign warns New Yorkers away from for-profit education scams that can leave students in debt and without a job. Read more»
Get the latest on NY policy and politics in your in-box every morning. Subscribe to the Eye Opener. Click here to receive Gotham Gazette's other newsletters — on City Hall, state politics and more.
Follow us on
Our Morning Roundup of NYC News
The Eye Opener
Today's Lead Stories...
Bloomberg's Budget Plan
Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday announced a spending plan totalling $68.7 billion, an increase of 2 percent from the previous year. It included no tax increases or layoffs of teachers, police officers or firefighters. To balance the budget, he would use the last of the city's rainy-day funds and stretch billions of dollars of increased pension costs over 22 years. Pensions and fringe benefits for uniformed workers are going to cost the city more next year than their actual salaries. The plan's cuts to libraries, cultural institutions, and child care slots are less painful than previous years. His call to cut funding for 20 fire companies was proposed last year as well.
Recent Lead Stories
Bloomberg's Budget Plan, complete archive of lead stories.
In the Press
Document Shows Police Monitored Shiites Based on Religion (Associated Press)
Cuomo Appointee to Police Cuomo Administration (WNYC)
Comptroller Lists Concerns About Cuomo's Pension Bill (Associated Press)
Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager in Bronx (NY Times)
Drug Planting Cop Gets Avoids Jail (NY Post)
Yankee Stadium Parking Garages Hardly Used (Daily News)
Albany is Urged to Let Churches Keep Using Schools (NY Times)
Manhattan Borough President Proposes Fund for Struggling Businesses (Daily News)
Cellphone, Wi-Fi Service Headed for More Subway Stations (Wall Street Journal)
Bloomberg to Donate $250,000 to Planned Parenthood (WNYC)
In Policing the Police, How Does New York Compare to Other Cities? (MetroFocus)
Today's Report
State of the Station Platforms
In a survey of 250 subway station platforms by the Straphangers Campaign, all had garbage cans and none of them were overflowing. But 28 percent had exposed wiring, and 50 percent had broken lighting fixtures. (read the full report)
Recent Reports
Transport Workers Contract Shouldn't Harm Riders, One-Third of New Yorkers Can't Afford to Retire, Solar Panels on Public School Roofs , The State's Retirement Systems , Dual Bin Recycling Trucks , more recent reports.
Recently on Gotham Gazette
Connect to the Gazette
Follow and friend us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to join the conversation on New York policy and politics. Lets talk redistricting, the Mayoral race, and police accountability.
Top Stories
Topics
The Wonkster
The Wonkster, our blog, continues the discussion about New York City issues, with an array of opinions, breaking news, the offbeat — and more. Click here — and then let us know what you think.
Recent Blog Posts- Cuomo Gets His Pick on JCOPE
Inspector General Ellen Biben has been tapped by JCOPE to serve as its executive director. As reported by Liz Benjamin at State of Politics, and Jacob Gershman at the Wall Street Journal, the Cuomo administration has been pushing hard to have Biben named to the position. It is unclear whether she will step down from [...] - Judge Sets June 26 Primary
If there wasn’t enough going on regarding redistricting this week the whole sordid affair got a kick in the pants thanks to U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe who has ruled that unless that state takes legislative action all of New York’s future federal non-presidential primaries will be held on the fourth Tuesday of June. [...] - Williams Criticizes Bloomberg's Defense of Browne
“There is no logical basis for Mayor Bloomberg’s defense of Deputy Commissioner Browne’s job performance. Based on the facts, he cannot have been both honest and competent in his handling of “The Third Jihad” and its aftermath. He lied to the public on multiple occasions and his actions deepened the divide between the NYPD and [...] - McEneny:Cuomo Was the Hold up
LATFOR co chair Assemblyman Jack McEneny told Liz Benjamin of State of Politics last night that LATFOR delayed releasing its lines yesterday by the request of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. You can get the full interview and event timeline over at State of Politics. As Liz points out–Cuomo spoke to the press earlier in the day and insisted [...]
February 02, 2012 — Fulfilling pledges Speaker Christine Quinn made in last year's State of the City address, the Council passed two bills that will protect tenants of buildings facing foreclosure and add more transparency to contracts.
January 31, 2012 — A city-wide campaign warms New Yorkers away from for-profit education scams that can leave students in debt and without a job.
January 20, 2012 — Queens groups are split over how they want to see legislative districts drawn in their communities.
January 17, 2012 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to be an advocate for students. What does his new-found focus on education policy mean for the city?
Sites of Interest from Collegester:
Tattoo |
Fundraisers |
Place
Your Link Here
