A proposal for universal pre-kindergarten and rental assistance for homeless families are two City Council ripostes to an austere budget from the mayor
What parts of lower Manhattan are off limits this morning? Today the New York Giants celebrate their Superbowl victory with a tickertape parade up lower Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes, on Broadway. In preparation for the event the NYPD closed roads and the MTA will suspend stops at several stations surrounding the route. Roads highlighted in […]
Alex and Mike hash out their finances, City Hall–style
What will the mayor propose in his budget? Today in City Hall at 1 p.m., Mayor Bloomberg will reveal his preliminary budget for fiscal year 2013. What are his likely targets to boost or slash? You’ll find the answers here later today. In the meantime, we offer eight budget predictions, based on past years’ proposals and […]
Experts predict proposals we’re likely to see in the mayor’s proposal for city spending
What other American cities have a school holiday on Lunar New Year? Yesterday marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year, and in the United States some cities and towns with large Asian communities had a school holiday. Despite its large and diverse Asian communities, New York City does not have a school holiday on […]
Which public worker union contracts are next up for renewal? Two of the biggest unions representing public workers serving New York City – the United Federation of Teachers and Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) – are in the news this week over the future of their contracts. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he will press […]
The basic cost of a ride will rise to $704
How much power does Gov. Cuomo have over Indian Point’s fate? Yesterday the Indian Point nuclear power plant on the Hudson River north of New York City reported that it shut down one of its reactors after a radioactive leak was found at the facility. Although the plant’s owner, Entergy Nuclear, said the leak posed […]
When New York State borrows against personal income tax payments, the banks that put together the bonds, known as underwriters, effectively collect a fee for the service. That fee is often shared with other firms dealing in the bonds, and firms do not have to disclose how they divide the total. But the “lead underwriter” […]
