Congressional candidate claims harassment
March 28, 2008
The race for the 21st Congressional District is manic enough, what with eight candidates (and counting) vying for media attention. We had just gotten used to candidates inundating us with the details of their fledgling campaigns when Democrat Lester Freeman sent out a release Thursday.
In it, he claims he is being harassed at his job [...]
Long Island: The 51st state?
March 28, 2008
Long Island — bigger than 19 states and more populous than all but the country’s three largest cities — is big enough to stand on its own, secede and become the 51st state, said Suffolk Comptroller Joseph Sawicki.
Sawicki will formally renew his call to make Nassau and Suffolk — with their 2.8 million people — [...]
City’s Calorie Labeling Law Is Pushed Back
March 28, 2008
The rule, which requires New York City restaurants that have 15 or more outlets nationwide to post calorie information on their menus, was scheduled to take effect March 31.
A legal challenge, filed by restaurant lobbyists, was expected to be resolved by then. Yesterday, the judge deciding the case indicated a decision would take longer. [...]
Port Authority Announces Plans To Be Greener By 2010
March 28, 2008
The Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners announced plans at a Downtown Manhattan meeting Thursday to become the region’s first carbon-neutral agency of its kind by 2010.
Its goal is to cut emissions by making systems more energy-efficient and expanding mass transit options. It will also invest in new environmental technology like wind farms or methane capture [...]
Extra Tax Slips Out of Budget
March 28, 2008
Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the State Assembly, backed away Thursday from his plan to seek an income tax increase for New Yorkers who earn more than $1 million a year, as lawmakers took a step toward completing a state budget.
At a news conference Thursday night, Gov. David A. Paterson, Mr. Silver and Joseph L. [...]
MSG pulls out of Moynihan Station plans
March 28, 2008
Madison Square Garden nixed a proposal to move into the the rear of the Farley Post Office in favor of renovating, officials said Thursday — throwing into disarray long-delayed plans for the Moynihan?Station project. Those plans — to revamp and modernize Penn Station and create platforms in what is now the post office — were [...]
Related’s Pier 40 plan nixed on lease terms
March 28, 2008
The Related Cos.’ plan to build an entertainment and retail complex on Pier 40, a deteriorating 14-acre structure that provides nearly half of Hudson River Park’s maintenance budget, appears to be dead.
Diana Taylor, chairwoman of the Hudson River Park Trust, told the board at its monthly meeting Thursday that Related’s plan isn’t currently under consideration [...]
Visions of parking lots at stalled Atlantic Yards site
March 28, 2008
What’s next for Atlantic Yards? How about a giant parking lot?
At least, that’s what some Brooklynites fear is coming in light of developer Bruce Ratner’s announcement that the recessionary climate has stalled parts of the $4 billion project.
“He’s demolished a number of buildings,” said Tish James, the area’s City Councilwoman and a vocal critic of [...]
Spitzer Linked To Another high-priced Prostitute
March 27, 2008
Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been identified as a long-standing client of a second high-priced call-girl ring, The Post has learned.
The ex-governor regularly patronized Wicked Models, the Manhattan-based operation taken down Tuesday, according to financial documents and other evidence unearthed in a yearlong prostitution in vestigation, law-enforcement sources said.
The revelation comes three weeks [...]
Two-Part Plan on Recycling of Electronic Gear Passes
March 27, 2008
The City Council voted on Wednesday to establish one of the nation’s toughest recycling programs for electronic gear, employing an approach that lawmakers said would allow them to move forward with most of the plan while continuing to work through the most controversial elements.
Last month, the Council approved a bill that would have required electronics [...]
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