Do you care that no NY area teams made the NCAA tournament?
It was another disappointing season for college basketball programs around New York City, as not a single team was picked for the 65-team NCAA tournament. The two squads selected for the less...
View ArticleIs the health care overhaul good for New York?
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed into law the historic $938 billion health care legislation, presiding over the biggest shift in U.S. domestic policy since the 1960s. New York health care...
View ArticleDo assault-rifle toting cops belong in the subway?
After a pair of suicide bombers killed dozens of subway riders in Moscow on Monday, the New York City Police Department sent heavily armed officers to patrol the city’s subway system. While the city...
View ArticleWill the iPad catch on?
Apple Inc. says it sold more than 300,000 iPads in the U.S. on Saturday, the day the device went on sale. The figure missed Wall Street’s expectations–analysts had predicted first-day sales of anywhere...
View ArticleShould NYC scrap “last in, first out” rules for teacher layoffs?
Two New York state lawmakers have sponsored a bill that gives New York City school administrators the power to decide which teachers would lose their jobs if layoffs become necessary because of budget...
View ArticleWould you feel safe flying to or from Europe now?
A new cloud of ash coming from a volcano in Iceland was floating toward the United Kingdom on Tuesday, thwarting a plan by authorities to resume air travel to and from the British Isles. Many airports...
View ArticleShould NY presume all its drivers are willing organ donors?
A coalition including lawmakers, doctors and the New York Organ Donor Network has proposed legislation that would make New York the first state to presume that its citizens are willing organ donors....
View ArticleShould Obama rethink his plan to expand offshore oil drilling?
As the massive oil spill coming from a ruptured well continued to spread in the Gulf of Mexico this week, energy company BP worked on stemming the leak as scientists and government officials tried to...
View ArticleIs Paterson’s plan to furlough state workers a good idea?
New York’s Legislature voted Monday to approve one-day-a-week furloughs for many state workers to contend with the state’s fiscal crisis. Gov. David Paterson forced the vote on an emergency spending...
View ArticleIs Cuomo’s plan to fix Albany realistic?
Andrew Cuomo launched his campaign for governor over the weekend by calling New York state’s government a “national disgrace” and a “source of degradation.” He proposed shrinking the number of local...
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