New York City voters approve 65 to 29 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, topping Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 50 to 42 percent job approval rating, according to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll. But on the critical issue of homelessness, 33 percent say Mayor de Blasio […]
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If politics is just entertainment, where will it lead us?
There are days when I think the politicians read my column and get bad ideas as a result. A short while back, I wrote a column suggesting that Donald Trump was the quintessential New Yorker. No sooner did that column hit the newsstands than Ted Cruz, who is duking it […]
Cuomo is kicking the can down the road
When it came to transportation, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State speech made for some great sound bites but provided little substance. Cuomo failed to give any specifics of how he will come up with $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall his proposed 2015 – 2019 MTA […]
Cuomo launches $3 million clean energy competition for colleges and universities
Winners to receive $1 million for plans to advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus and in local communities Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched the “Energy to Lead Competition,” which challenges student-led coalitions from New York colleges and universities to design and develop campus and community […]