NYS Minium Wage at $21.25 by 2027 is not enough?!
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to index State’s $15 minimum wage to inflation. State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly member Latoya Joyner want it go faster.
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Mayor Adams caved. UFT killed 3 more charter schools.
United Teachers Federation said those communities don’t want them. Parents on the waiting list have been abandoned by School Chancellor David Banks. Can anyone tell me where I can get a breakdown of students/teachers/budget per school?
NY workforce shrunk. City and State laws and policies are to blame.
City’s labor force lost 300,000 workers since March 2020. No politician is talking about why…
Legalized Marijuana/Canabis: Another bad law…
March 31, 2021. Marijuana was legalized in New York State (S854 2021-2022) December 29, 2022. First legal dispensary opened. Since legalization, over 1,400 illegal stores have opened and robberies at those illegal stores shot up.
Democrat Senators planned to oust Hochul’s top judge pick, Hector LaSalle, since the beginning!
December 22, 2022. Hon. Hector LaSalle nominated to be Chief Judge by Governor Hochul. January 4, 2023. Judiciary Committee was enlarged from 15 to 19 by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers). 19 members of the State Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2023. 10 voted no; 9 voted yes. LaSalle received the support of all … Read more
Calendar: 2023 New Years
January 1, 2023 Gregorian (Pope Gregory XIII October 1582) January 14, 2023 Orthodox (Julius Cesar 45 B.C.) January 22 Chinese New Year March 20 Nowruz (Persian) March 22 Ugadi or Gudi Padwa (Hindu) April 13 Songkran (Thai) April 14 Baisakhi (Sikh) Nanakshahi Calendar July 18 Hijri (Islamic) September 12 Enkutatash (Ethiopian) September 15, 5783 Rosh … Read more
We need a commission to review COVID response!
COVID has not gone away. Government must review its past decisions (inventory, manpower and facilities) in preparation for future pandemics while the data is available and could be cleaned. Not doing such review is irresponsible. Time will corrode memory and erode facts. John Stossel on politicians and news that got COVID wrong.
Mayor Eric Adams’ $102.7B budget proposal is $1.6B more than last year’s!
The Mayor asked agencies to cut cost, yet the Mayor himself did not. How is the quality of City’s services? Are taxpayers getting what we are paying for? Why is he leaving out funding for asylum seekers? Should we not prioritize our citizens and residents first?
NYC Local Law 18 is not homeowner/tenant friendly.
Hearing on proposed rules on short-term rentals was held Wednesday. Will those rules actually reflect concerns of those who voiced?