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Reality Intrudes on Mayor

Mayor de Blasio got jarred out of his normal complacency about the upward trend in violent crime in the city April 7 when a reporter noted that, in addition to a tourist having been shot in Times …

Disappointing, But...

The New York Times described the rejection of a union by employees at an Amazon facility in Alabama as a "crushing" defeat for labor. However much the movement invested, emotionally and otherwise, …

Blame Belongs With 'Parole'

A couple of building-service workers at a luxury development on Manhattan's West Side have been criticized for their lack of response to the brutal beating of a 65-year-old Asian woman by a crazed …

Divorced From Reality

All it took was one week of high schools to be open for in-person classes to show that Mayor de Blasio and City Council leaders were fooling the public—if not themselves—when they agreed nine …

The Cuomo 'Family'

When news emerged that Governor Cuomo's mother, Matilda, and two of his siblings got early access to coronavirus tests, it seemed a forgivable sort of preferential treatment. Then it was learned …

Playing to (Wall St.) Crowd

Given that  he makes no secret of his disdain for Rudy Giuliani, why does Mayor de Blasio seem so eager to mimic him in his recent efforts to send municipal employees back to work locations that …

Keep Final Say With NYPD

In early February, an agreement was reached between the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board that left the Police Commissioner with the final say on disciplinary decisions but required an …

A Big Deal Indeed

The $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Biden March 11 is, as he said more than a decade ago about the Affordable Care Act, a very big deal, not least for state and local …

Let Process Play Out

Governor Cuomo is getting a taste of his own bullying medicine as a growing number of elected officials raise their voices in demanding his resignation, primarily based on the allegations of sexual …

Let Process Play Out

Governor Cuomo is getting a taste of his own bullying medicine as a growing number of elected officials raise their voices in demanding his resignation, primarily based on the allegations of sexual …

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