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Week of February 6, 2006
February 10, 2006
Measuring Up?Mayor Michael Bloomberg released his preliminary Mayor’s Management Report yesterday, giving a statistical look at how well the city is performing. Crime was down, and police responded more quickly to calls of crime in progress. Fire response times, however, increased; so did the actual number of fires. The number of civilian fire fatalities rose. Fewer reports of child abuse were responded to within 24 hours. There were fewer foster children – and fewer new people entering the homeless shelter system. A smaller percentage of high school students graduated in four years, but more stayed in school another year rather than dropping out.
Also: more potholes were fixed; less garbage was recycled; sewer backups were fixed more quickly; more housing construction began and was completed. New Yorkers made more calls to 311 and sued the city more.
The mayor’s summary of the report’s highlights, as well as the entire report, are available on his Web site
City Cancels Tax Cut for Apartment Owners (NY Times)
Legal Order Will Keep Conductors on G Trains (Daily News)
Transit Union Talks Lag (NY Post)
New Cable Law Could Cost City $75 Million (Newsday)
City, Silverstein Turn Up Volume in Dispute Over Ground Zero (NY Sun)
Small Number of “Hard Core Homeless” Generate Most Costs in Attempts to Provide Shelter, Care (The New Yorker)
NYC Calendar: Black History at the Public Library and More ... (Gotham Gazette)
The 37 1/2-Minute Scramble (Gotham Gazette)
Education Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)
February 9, 2006
Police Officer DiesPolice Officer Eric Hernandez, who was shot by another officer at a fast-food restaurant on January 28, died yesterday. According to investigators, Hernandez was off duty when he became involved in a fight with several men at a White Castle in the Bronx. Another officer, responding to the situation, saw Hernandez pointing his gun at a man and ordered him to drop his weapon. The officer then fired when Hernandez refused to drop his gun. The family of Hernandez made the decision to take the 24-year-old officer off life support on Wednesday afternoon. Six men have been charged with assault in connection with the attack that led to Hernandez's death.
Lobbying Commission to Enforce New Rules on Gift Limits, but Loopholes Remain (NY Times)
Six Lower Manhattan Public Spaces Get Post-9/11 Funds (NY Times)
Schools Chancellor Wants to Give Principals More Authority to Hire Assistants (Daily News)
Cat Works Undercover with Brooklyn District Attorney to Catch Phony Veterinarian (NY Post)
MTA and Transit Union Begin Informal Talks (Newsday)
N.Y.U. Plans Mental Health Center for Children (NY Sun)
Profile of David Paterson - Eliot Spitzer's Mysterious Running Mate (NY Observer)
Design of Flight 587 Memorial Finally Gets Green Light (NY 1)
City Must Pay for Yankee Stadium Parking Lot (Metro)
Erin Brockovich in Greenpoint (Gotham Gazette)
Environment Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)
February 8, 2006
Yankee Stadium CostsEven though the New York Yankees have said they will pay for construction of their new stadium, the project could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars in expenses and lost revenue, according to a new report by Good Jobs New York. The city and state have agreed to pay about $210 million for parking garages and to replace the parkland on which the new stadium, near the existing one, is to be constructed. But the report considered other costs, such as the Yankees not having to pay rent, property taxes or sales taxes on construction materials, to arrive at a total bill to taxpayers of $480 million. Yankee president Randy Levine called the report "false and misleading." The team hopes to start construction May 1.
For more, see Todayís Report and Land Use Links in the News.
City Failure Allowed Major Sewage Spill During 2003 Blackout (NY Times)
Holocaust Museum Official Will Lead Planned 9/11 Museum (NY Times)
Transit Authority Cuts Back on Customer Service Agents (Daily News)
State Board Approves Brooklyn Bridge Park (NY Post)
Funeral Held for 4-Year-Old Killed in The Bronx (Newsday)
Roger Toussaint -- Under Attack from All Sides (Village Voice)
Day Care Workers Demand Better Pay, More Respect (NY 1)
Brooklyn Apartment Prices Soared in 2005 (AM New York)
Blacklisting Tenants (Gotham Gazette)
Housing Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)
February 7, 2006
Federal Budget CutsNew York City took a big hit from President George W. Bush's new budget, suffering cuts in many city programs. Congressional analysts projected a $30 million cut in the city's Medicare funding, $32 million in first-responder funding, $30 million in anti-poverty programs and $9 million for housing. But the Bush administration proposed an eight percent hike in Homeland Security funding, which could benefit the city since the federal government wants to make funds available to localities based on the likelihood of future attack.
For details, see the Social Services links in the news
Senate Seat From Harlem Is Drawing a Lot of Interest (NY Times)
New Tutoring Schedules in Schools Lead to Confusion (Daily News)
City Wins Right To Authorize More Chapter Schools (NY Post)
Study Feeds Mayor's Doubts On WTC Site (Newsday)
City Scrambles To Deal With AIDS Crisis in Brooklyn (NY Sun)
Community Groups Say They Were Left Out of Bronx Market Benefit Pact (Metro)
Candidates Spend Donors’ Dollars In The Strangest Places (New York Magazine)
The Mayor’s Underwhelming Budget For 2007 (Gotham Gazette)
Finance Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)
February 6, 2006
37 1/2 More Minutes Of SchoolingStarting today, when the new teachers’ contract kicks in, some 350,000 New York City public school students will be spending an extra 37 ˝ minutes four days a week, most of them for tutoring. It is a deal that has some parents outraged for a variety of reasons; for one thing, many students who need the tutoring will not receive it, while some 50,000 high-performing students receive “enrichment” programs. For details, go to the education links in the news.
Debate Rekindled on Preserving Families at Risk (NY Times)
Only 2 NYC Hospitals Cited Among Best in Death-Risk Study (NY Times)
A New Way Of Catching Speeding Cabs (or Cars) ¯ A Light On Top (Daily News)
Guard For Rapper Busta Rhymes Shot Dead During Video Session (NY Post)
Stray Electrical Voltage Found In 1,100 NYC Sites Last Year (NY Post)
$595 M City Budget Allocation To Subways Too Low, Straphangers Campaign Says (Newsday)
Six City Residents Killed Within 24 Hours (NY Sun)
Federal Court Upholds Schools Policy On Holiday Displays (Associated Press)
Robert Rauschenberg Talks About Exhibition Of His Work At Met (Metro)
Bloomberg Still Pushing For West Side Development (AM New York)
Metropolitan Museum Of Art Agrees To Return Looted 2,500-Year-Old Bowl, Delighting Italians (Los Angeles Times)
School Translations (Gotham Gazette)
Immigrants Links In The News (Gotham Gazette)





