By Assemblywoman Grace Meng On Tuesday, I joined with my colleagues in the State Assembly in voting to raise New York State’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50. I voted for and co-sponsored this bill because it will have a tremendous positive impact on the lives of working families here in Queens and throughout New York. [...]
In light of the current Congressional impasse over federal government subsidies of student loan interest rates, it would seem to be a prophetic fulfillment of the statement that “they have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right” (Occupy Wall Street Declaration, NYC General [...]
By Kevin J. Ryan As the technology that connects us constantly evolves, the core skill of written communication is the one constant foundation on which good technological communications must be built. However, public relations professionals, especially those working for a public figure, need to be proficient at using all the latest means of delivering their [...]
As the nation celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week, we need to definitely show our appreciation for all teachers across the United States. Teachers work extremely hard under a myriad of conditions, ranging from overcrowded classrooms, to dealing with discipline problems, lack of instructional materials, sometimes difficult parents and sometimes unsupportive administrators and supervisors. Also, teachers [...]
Ok, so no tax increases, more city funding for education and no cuts to the NYPD are some of the positives of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Fiscal Year 2013 Executive Budget. Ready for the negatives? Cuts to the FDNY, cultural institutions and libraries — and fewer funds for after-school and day care programs. So it’s two [...]
The upcoming presidential election pits openly and directly two conflicting visions for the future. The Republicans, verified by the Ryan Budget endorsed by Romney, would reduce government spending and limit social programs which have defined the American way of life since FDR. They would do so at the expense of middle-class Americans. At the same [...]
I was informed at the February 16 meeting of the Broadway Flushing Homeowners’ Association that the Citywide Community Affairs Officer of the NYC Department of Sanitation, Ignazio Terranova, reviewed the rules and regulations regarding garbage collection. Citizens may be fined if they place garbage out for pick up before 4 p.m. from October to March [...]
By Vincent S. Castellano On March 13, Community Board 14 in Rockaway unanimously voted to re-open the old LIRR line between Aqueduct and Queens Blvd. This line has been closed so long, most people don’t even know it exists. Yet it is the key to the future of mass transit in Queens. Many people [...]
BY Jane Hall-Alston The cost of health care has exploded in the last 40 years. In 1950, five cents of every dollar earned went to health care; in 2010 health care consumed 17 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). If this rate continues, in 70 years health care will consume 40 percent of the [...]
Though nothing will bring him back, we hope that George Gibbons’ family can sleep a little easier at night knowing that the man responsible for his death will face the maximum sentence allowed under the law. It was last October that Gibbons, 37, was killed heading home from work when the livery cab he was [...]
