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Some NYC Public Schools Are Tremendous Success Stories

Last week I had the honor of speaking to some students at the NYC Public High School for Health...

The United States, based on press reports, is heading for an infrastructure crisis that today’s politicians are desperate to...

Over the past 20 years there has been an ongoing debate about the high cost of welfare, social services...

It was only a couple of decades ago that aid for the needy, and resentment of that burden by...

It was refreshing Thursday Night to hear Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announce that his office will continue to...

The news media has reported that more and more students are priced out of college or going deep in...

Hudson Link is an excellent program that raises private dollars to cover college educations for male and female people...

The latest edition of Prime News, Prime New York’s annual report detailing NYC election results is in the mail....

One of my saddest assignments ever as a journalist was to cover Friday’s funeral for 25 year old Police...

Perhaps the most important reason that New York’s state and local tax burden is so high, as discussed here,...