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The Staten Island Expressway: Now With Ten Lanes, No EIS Required

Larry Littlefield | September 11, 2016
For most of its history, the Staten Island Expressway had six lanes, with three in each direction, and service...
Albany, New York

Time for the Double Standard Against Hillary to Stop

Dominic Carter | September 9, 2016
Ok. Let’s have a candid moment. Of course, during this presidential contest where Hillary Clinton is in the fight...
National

Respect to you Brother Kaepernick, but Honor the National Anthem

Dominic Carter | August 30, 2016
I wouldn’t have handled the situation that way. However I respect his right to do what he did, and...
National

Sheldon Silver avoids Jail for Appeal. As I predicted, Silver may walk

Dominic Carter | August 26, 2016
  As I predicted months ago, Sheldon Silver May walk. No jail for at least the next year. Wall...
Albany

The Subway: Mean Distance Between Failures Falling, So Is the 1980s Returning?

Larry Littlefield | August 23, 2016
In the 1990s there was an improving statistic that was as central to New York City’s turnaround as the...
Albany, New York

The Donald Makes Mistakes?

Dominic Carter | August 22, 2016
The world is starting to find out what New Yorkers already knew Trump wise, ANDperhaps the best response I...
National

The U.S. Labor Force: Running Away from Metros With High Costs of Living

Larry Littlefield | August 14, 2016
In my prior post I noted that the labor force of New York City, which had been soaring for...
National, New York

The Millennials, Treated Like Serfs, May Have Started to Flee New York City

Larry Littlefield | July 31, 2016
I have long wondered if and when New York’s young workers, tired of low wages (or permanent freelancing or...
New York

“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.”

Dominic Carter | July 27, 2016
“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves…” “I watch my daughters — two...
News and Opinion

Census Bureau Pension Data for 2014 and 2015: Not Usable Thanks to NYC

Larry Littlefield | July 26, 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its “individual unit” state and local government pension fund data for FY 2014...
New York
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