Senate S1163A Slavery Reparation
The bill passed the Senate and Assembly on June 8, 2023, and is awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature or veto on or before December 31, 2023. Senate sponsor James Sanders of…
Cool down with water mist at Queens Unisphere
Worth a trip! (July 26, 2023) One year later, out of commission after having spent $6.8 million makeover in 2020.
Victims of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
The law passed by Albany Democrats mandates carbon reduction. Bill 2019-S6599 The intention. The result. Con Edison bill up.
I have an idea! Ticket fare evaders?
MTA tweaking turnstiles. I am sure you remember those days, right? Another consequence of bail reform. Repeal it!
Capping NYC school class sizes when student population is dropping is to help… you guessed it.
Update July 12, 2023: Co-Sponsor of S9460 (2021-2022) Robert Jackson asked the Independent Budget Office to do an assessment of the bill. its “unintended consequences” is likely 17,700 new teachers…
How COVID Excelsior Pass $2.5M app became $64M. Need for a COVID Commission.
Excelsior Pass app will be discontinued on July 28, 2023 when according to my copy, it expired over a year ago! We need a COVID Commission to explore what went…
NYC’s education department spent $18 million on DESSA, then ditched it.
Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) measures cognitive and interpersonal competencies. In July 2021, the city awarded a three-year, $18 million contract to Aperture Education to do social and emotional assessment…
Part of Albany’s budget deal is free bus rides starting in Bronx
Nearly a third of Bronx bus riders don’t pay their fare! Albany is again legalizing bad and illegal behavior.
New York v. New Jersey: 1953 Waterfront Commission Compact
The Supreme Court (9-0) allows New Jersey to withdraw from the compact. New York should closed down the outdated Commission.
Propublica: Reopening that wasn’t
Paying more and more for less and less… Quality of New York City government services continues to go down.