Senator Kennedy, Senator Cooney, Assembly Member Magnarelli, AAA WCNY, New York State Police and AT&T Team Up to Call Attention to Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The safety message takes on new importance as COVID restrictions ease, communities reopen and traffic returns As traffic begins to...
AARP-Siena Poll: Yang and Sliwa Hold Large Leads Among 50+ Voters—NYC’s Most Reliable Voting Bloc—But Many Remain Undecided
3 out of 4 voters in the last open mayoral primary were 50+ AARP launches “50+ Voters Count” campaign, to...
No New Yorker Should Have to Suffer Like Cathy Did
Is there anything worse than watching someone you love suffer until they die in agony? Not for me. I will...
Albany: Protect New York Workers and Taxpayers, Pass Wage Theft Legislation Now
As a fourth-generation union bricklayer and labor advocate in New York, one would expect that a policy battle around “Wage...
Time to Turn #MeToo Into #WeToo
Sexism and sexual abuse in this country is no different today than when I was 16. I'm 62. It’s time...
The Inside View Suggests There is More Opportunity for MWBEs
It is time to evolve past traditional impediments and begin to focus on the benefits, merits, growth and possibilities that...
WHAT ABOUT POLITICAL BETTING
New York State will now allow us to gamble, legally, on sports betting. But what about political betting? You’d have...
CHARTING THE MAYORAL MAZE
This year’s mayoral race for the Democratic primary, appears to be a maze with no clear path to the finish line....
NOT ENOUGH NURSES TO DO THE JOB AT ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER: UNDERSTAFFING IN CRITICAL CARE UNITS POSES RISK TO PATIENT AND NURSE SAFETY
Nearly 200 Official Complaints Filed by More than 750 Nurses About Understaffing at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in...
Proposed New Consent/Intent Standards for Sex Offenses Will Result in Wrongful Convictions
For years, toxic masculinity has been allowed to thrive or been dismissed as “locker room talk.” Our highest elected officials...
THE CASH REGISTER IS WIDE OPEN
“You get what you pay for.” It’s always a question of when rational policy meets the politics of the moment....
NURSES OF THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION SEE WINS FOR PATIENTS IN THE FY22 NY STATE BUDGET
New York, New York – The New York State Nurses Association, representing 42,000 nurses across the state, working with allies,...
AARP: New York State Budget Agreement Offers Needed Improvements to Long-Term Care, Telehealth and High-Speed Internet
ALBANY—AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel today offered the following comments on New York State’s FY2022 budget agreement: Setting...
$5M COMPANION ANIMAL CAPITAL FUND BACK IN STATE BUDGET
Among the casualties in the FY20-21 pandemic-driven State Budget was the $5M Companion Animal Capital Fund. For three years, the...
GOVERNOR, SENATE & ASSEMBLY APPROVE CUTS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Today, the New York State Senate and Assembly voted to eliminate 200 inpatient mental health treatment beds operated by...
THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN, OR THE UNION JOBS PLAN?
During President Biden’s rollout of the $2 trillion “American Jobs Plan," he admitted he is a “union guy,” and wants to give...
Bob Abrams’ Happy Warrior Memoir – A Joy Filled Read
If those who love to read about government and politics in New York State, want a respite from the trauma...
To improve train safety, city needs more police presence, mental health and social services in the subways
There’s no ignoring the disturbing reports in recent weeks about random attacks in the transit system. Innocent New Yorkers have...
I REALLY LOVED ROSS GRAHAM
I really loved Ross Graham. She recently died and I wanted to write my personal tribute to her in a...
1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds to honor Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky at Basil Paterson Scholarship event
Airbnb provided free housing to members across six states during pandemic NEW YORK — Airbnb Founder and CEO Brian Chesky...
