Private contractors are poised to intensify the city’s efforts to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid parking and other tickets.
Taxpayers funded $192.7 million last year for the total compensation of state employees collecting both pensions and salaries, in a staggering 47 percent increase from 2010. Data obtained by Gannett’s Albany bureau show that the number of these double dippers rose by 32 percent in 2011, to 2,811, despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to trim government […]
For the first time, New York State is asking the public to submit proposed new versions of the iconic “I ♥ NY” logo, as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new tourism initiative. The logo — originally created by designer Milton Glaser on a commission from the state — helped create one of the nation’s best-known […]
Companies and organizations could soon have huge incentives to report their own violations of anti-pollution regulations, if a draft “self-auditing” policy is implemented by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Entities that use pesticides, treat wastewater and store hazardous chemicals could have penalties reduced or waived if they agree to report violations, according an internal […]
A billion-dollar state borrowing program will soon have to pay back bondholders, with $81 million budgeted this year
New York State legislators on both sides of the aisle had a conference on Wednesday pushing for the legalization of medical marijuana with a bill that is being considered by the state Assembly. This comes right as the latest Sienna poll shows 57 percent of New York voters support legalizing medical marijuana, with 33 percent opposed. Sure, New […]
The Commission on Public Information & Communication has met only twice since its early 1990s founding
In a few months, New York City will be home to 10,000 brand new two-wheelers as part of its first city bike share system, named Citi Bike after lead sponsor Citigroup, which has pledged $41 million in support. Starting at $10 for a daily pass or $95 for an annual membership, with surcharges after the […]
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York filed fraud charges yesterday against construction giant Lend Lease Construction LMB Inc. — formerly Bovis Lend Lease LMB Inc., or just Bovis for short — and their former principal in charge of the company’s New York office. Bovis admitted to fraudulently overbilling clients for more […]
The polls are open today for New York state’s Republican presidential primary and this year’s contest is set to be as much of a non-event in this blue state as most years before. Turnout is expected to be light especially since Rick Santorum dropped out of the race — he officially suspended his campaign but […]
