Has Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer been using the perks and powers of his office to assist his ambitions to become the next NYC Comptroller? The lines are clearly blurred between his day job and the new job he seeks. Stringer has been engaged in a non-stop series of daily press conferences, news releases, issuance of various reports, letters to the editor, [...]
The issue of unkempt properties has plagued our communities since the housing bust. The Department of Sanitation addresses properties with garbage but does not address those with unkempt grass/weeds. These properties must be addressed as well. Often half built properties and those in foreclosure do not have garbage, but have grass/weeds that are THREE feet [...]
New information has just come to light that our government is watching. Granted, our nation is always on the alert for terrorism 24/7 and this has proven to be a necessary evil. Yet I still feel troubled that our phones and Internet are all being monitored. This is what the premise of George Orwell’s book [...]
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER PHILLIP GOLDFEDER When Sandy arrived seven months ago, my district, my community, and my family were severely impacted and our lives forever changed. Our neighborhoods, our businesses, and our homes were torn into pieces, flooded and burned down and our families left to rebuild their lives with uncertainty and despair. We survived in [...]
P.S. 130, located at 200-01 42nd Avenue, Bayside, currently serves mainly District 25 students. The school, however, is geographically in District 26 and historically was a K-6 and K-8 school for students living on the Auburndale/Bayside border. Through political manipulation, the school was closed to local children, and after several incarnations, became what it is [...]
Memorial Day is a time to honor those brave men and woman who gave their lives for our nation in past wars. It is also a day to thank the people who serve in our various armed forces today defending our freedom and liberty. At the Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day parade, it was disappointing to see so many [...]
The recent change in take-off routes at LaGuardia Airport is the most pressing environmental issue facing northeast Queens communities. This was done with no public input and we are suffering from almost unbearable noise pollution affecting our quality of life and even our health. It occurs from early morning to very late at night. State [...]
BY STATE SENATOR JAMES SANDERS Conventional wisdom says that a politician surrounded by external scandals should be silent or issue pious pronouncements. Conventional wisdom is wrong. One must never be silent in the face of apparent corruption. Silence, sadly, equals consent. I understand that “all have sinned and have fallen short…” and I pray to [...]
P.S. 130, located at 200-01 42nd Avenue, Bayside, currently serves mainly District 25 students. The school, however, is geographically in District 26 and historically was a K-6 and K-8 school for students living on the Auburndale/Bayside border. Through political manipulation, the school was closed to local children, and after several incarnations, became what it is [...]
As our nation celebrates Memorial Day, it is very important that we remember all of our brave men and women who fought to keep our nation free. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, from World War 1 and 2, the Korean War and Vietnam War, as well as the Afghan and Iraqi Wars, [...]
