Pedro Espada Jr., the former State Senate majority leader who is facing federal corruption charges, strode into federal court in Brooklyn on Friday with a far different demeanor than he did four months ago. In December, Mr. Espada was subdued as he was arraigned on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy. But on Friday he was [...]
The rebuilding schedule at the World Trade Center site is once again up in the air. Arbitrators have given the Port Authority, which owns the land, and developer Larry Silverstein 45 days to renegotiate a construction timetable. The decision was handed down after Silverstein sought damages and rent abatement for infrastructure delays. The arbitration panel [...]
The city’s Panel for Education policy voted to shut down 19 chronically underperforming schools. The hearing, which began Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, stretched into the morning before a single vote was held. The panel voted 9-4 to close the schools at 3 a.m. after a raucous nine-hour meeting. The hearing was [...]
The police commissioner says he’s considering a proposal by Community Board 1 recommending a change of venue for the upcoming terror trial. Last night, the community board voted unanimously to oppose the planned location of the so-called terror trials, including the prosecution of self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks Khalid Sheik Mohammed. The [...]
The owner of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement that averts a strike. Entergy Nuclear and a spokesman for the Utility Workers Union of America announced the four-year deal Wednesday, just hours before a midnight strike deadline. The union represents 433 employees at Indian Point, [...]
The city has chosen Italian-based company Zamperla USA to become the new amusement park operator for Coney Island. Zamperla USA was named the new amusement park operator for Coney Island Tuesday. The company was among several others vying for the operating rights, including Ripley’s Believe or Not and Steel Pier. Contenders for the rights had [...]
A cooling-off period has extended the deadline for a threatened strike by the largest union at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Negotiations went past the midnight Sunday deadline. Plant owner Entergy Nuclear and the Utility Workers Union of America have agreed to a federal mediator’s request to reconvene Wednesday. The new strike deadline is [...]
In his first policy announcement since taking office, Bill de Blasio, the city’s new public advocate, will challenge Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s record on homelessness and call on him to intensify his efforts to address the problem. A day before Mr. Bloomberg’s State of the City address, scheduled for Wednesday, Mr. de Blasio will hold [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson released a budget proposal Tuesday that seeks a 5 percent cut in school aid, as well as $1 billion in new taxes and fees. The $134 billion budget also addresses a $7.4 billion deficit. In addition to a $1.1 billion cut in school aid, Paterson wants $1 billion cut from [...]
The MTA has gone 2.0, launching an overhauled Web site Wednesday for the first time in seven years. “Score one for the MTA,” said Gene Russianoff, of the Straphangers Campaign. The site, mta.info, was designed in-house and is far improved, including: • A trip planner and real-time service alerts on the homepage • Data freely [...]
