As Americans root for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, R-Staten Island, wants to exempt athletes from New York’s “insatiable hunger for tax revenue.” The assemblywoman said she will introduce legislation next session to eliminate the state tax on income earned as […]
Recent
Clinton expands lead over Trump to 30 points
Clinton’s positions on six key issues are closer to voters than Trump’s More than two-thirds say Bill will be better first spouse than Melania Voters overwhelmingly see Clinton as more qualified to be commander-in-chief and more effective working with Congress; Rate her more honest and trustworthy than Trump, even as […]
Let the professionals run the transit system, not career politicians
It is disappointing that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio still has a poor understanding about his relationship with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority after three years in office for management and funding of its Capital Program. His ongoing theme is that because the MTA is a state agency, […]
Sorting out the internal intrigue
There’s a lot of internal intrigue in state government. This column will be an attempt to bring some of that intrigue into focus. What we do know is that Andrew Cuomo is standing in the middle of a circle surrounded by former and possibly current friends who have been […]
Teachers union announces endorsements for Congress, state Senate and Assembly
Backing by NYSUT includes financial help, phone banking and boots on the ground this fall New York State United Teachers announced its endorsements for the upcoming congressional and state legislative races, backing candidates who the union says have championed public education, health care and workers’ rights. After two days […]
Unfit for the presidency
To the editor: The time has come for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to join Republican United States Senator Susan Collins and many other Republican national leaders in pledging to not vote for Donald Trump in November. Donald Trump’s outrageous comment that Hillary Clinton could be assassinated by gun […]
The doctor is in
Every once in a while I amuse myself with an “Ask the Doctor” column. I mean, if medical doctors can have these columns to help educate the public, why can’t this Ph.D. full professor? So here goes: Dear Doctor, I read in the paper that our state legislators […]
Assemblymen welcome NYPD commissioner’s resignation
Chair of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Caucus says Bratton’s leaving is “best thing that could have happened” for de Blasio and the city of New York Two members of the state Assembly say the resignation of New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is a “welcome departure” […]