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.
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
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.
Hearing on proposed rules on short-term rentals was held Wednesday. Will those rules actually reflect concerns of those who voiced?
A U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner, Richard Trumka Jr., said gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard,” which can cause health issues, including respiratory problems in children. Governor Kathy Hochul included it in her State of the State Address “switching from fossil fuels to clean electric heating systems” (50:50) “a promise that (owners of homes electrified) … Read more
July 19, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams asked for federal funding help. October 7, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and requested $1B for 17,000 people or $59K per person. December 18, 2022. The cost estimate is now $3B!!! January 10, 2023. Meanwhile, food is dumped uneaten at one hotel shelter. Tax dollars … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams announced boroughwide composting starting on October 3, 2022 only to have it paused without any fanfare or public warning starting December 25, 2022.
United States Constitution was written in 4,400 words. New York State Constitution (effective 1/1/2015) contains about 61,000 words. New York City Charter has about 200,000 words. How does it compare? Type in a book title here for its word count.
Proposal by State Senator Gianaris. That’s one solution to fix the fare beater problem.
Manhattan District Attorney tossed 188 convictions due to 8 bad cops. How many more were released that we don’t know about? If tossed, how do we know those criminals were repeat offenders?