Guest Op Ed: Misguided proposals will lead to further financial hardship for...
Each year, we should be making headway for New York’s struggling college students. We should be addressing the ever-increasing costs of higher education and adopting measures that ensure current and...
View ArticleCommon Sense: Priorities
The New York State Conservative Party will be releasing its 2016 legislative priorities this upcoming weekend at its annual conference in Albany. The two-day conference is attended by better than 200...
View ArticleWe the People: A new power couple?
Supercouples usually gets a title from the media by pairing their names like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez — “Bennifer” — and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie –“Brangelina.” This week, loose cannon Donald...
View ArticleEtiquette Boss: Theatre etiquette
Etiquette rules evolve and often change to reflect the social conditions of the day. It is often a tricky situation, because changes in one country might not be reflected when visiting another. I...
View ArticleCommon Sense: A plague on society
State Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) will be hosting a meeting of the New York State Senate’s Heroin Task Force on Friday, February 26 at the Knights of Columbus, 86th Street and...
View ArticleWe the People: What New York City’s transportation network needs
Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that the state of New York is “strong” and affirmed his commitment to transportation and public infrastructure improvements among other things in his $145.3 billion...
View ArticleEtiquette Boss: Appearances do matter
We all know that our physical appearance is important, but that’s only half the story. The other half might be more important than the first. The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reported the...
View ArticleUnsung Bay Ridge: Community giants remembered
Larry Morrish submitted this column to us just days before his untimely death. COMMUNITY NEWS I was delighted to attend a recent Community Board 10 meeting, and witness the overwhelming approval of two...
View ArticleWe the People: “Bern” after reading
Bernie Sanders, the self-described socialist from Vermont, has proposals for expanded health care and “college for all” and is enjoying a honeymoon experience with new and liberal voters but his lack...
View ArticleCommon Sense: Broken windows
There are many solid arguments against the recent move by the New York City Council to erase 700,000 quality-of-life warrants and to downgrade future offenses from low level misdemeanors to violations...
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