By Joe Borelli February 16, 2023 8:46pm Updated
Ask any woke politician worth his weight what the biggest crisis facing New York City is, and the answer will almost inevitably be the lack of affordable housing. And though there are more than 40,000 vacant apartments in need of major renovations that could significantly alleviate this problem within months, these same officials don’t want to acknowledge the economic reality of what it will take to
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By Rich Calder February 4, 2023 9:02am Updated
With attacks against medics surging, the City Council is considering new legislation that would guarantee they have access to body armor vests and yearly self-defense training.
Council Republican Minority Leader Joseph Borelli introduced a pair of bills Thursday aimed at giving much-needed added protection to all city emergency medical services workers. The legislation was also co-sponsored by Council members Kevin Riley (D-Bronx) and Joann Ariola (R-Queens).
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By Bernadette Hogan, Desheania Andrews and Bruce Golding January 31, 2023 12:19pm Updated
So close … and yet so far away.
President Biden ignored the Big Apple’s spiraling, $2 billion migrant crisis during a Tuesday afternoon visit to tout $292 million in federal spending on a new rail tunnel.
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Updated: Jan. 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m. | Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have announced new bipartisan legislation intended to protect New York and New Jersey drivers from potential congestion pricing tolls. (Courtesy of Rep. Gottheimer’s Office)
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fight against the MTA’s proposed congestion pricing program rages on.
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By Joe Borelli January 18, 2023 5:58pm Updated
Happy “State of the. . .” season! That time of year when elected leaders give optimistic enumerations of their plans for the state, city, district or whichever fiefdom they govern. This year, as in the recent past, New York’s housing-affordability crisis will take center stage.
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