HR1 One Big Beautiful (Ugly) Bill Act
What is it? It’s the federal government’s October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 budget…
HR1 One Big Beautiful (Ugly) Bill Act
What is it? It’s the federal government’s October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 budget bill. Read the full text here. How will it impact the City of New York?
CBC 3rd NYC Resident Survey
Executive Summary New York City is at a critical juncture. Affordability challenges, economic shifts, and concerns over quality of life, public services, and safety are affecting the city’s ability to attract and retain residents. Straight From New Yorkers 2025—the Citizens Budget Commission’s (CBC’s) updated NYC Resident Survey—provides a revealing portrait of how New Yorkers feel…
$6.85M Voter Guide Mistake!
Less than 4 weeks out, NYC Campaign Finance Board sent out 3.5 million voter information guide with errors galore! Who is responsible? Who is to pay for the error? How is the error being corrected? How is the public notified? Queens version.
$880 Billion Medicaid Cut
We need a flowchart picture as to where the money is going. How much is actually going to the end users, and how much is for administration. Time to look into this!
Comptroller Landers promised to push back against Trump
Statement by New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Should we not ask our voters what do they think?
US Government banned Tick Tok: January 19, 2025
President Biden signed the law in April 2024 to ban Tick Tok. It was affirmed unanimously 0-9 by the Supreme Court, yet the Biden White House called the shut-down a stunt? How can you trust a government that does not enforce laws that it wrote and passed?
Why is supportive housing denies so many homeless applicants?
Bureaucracy? Money? Care? Instead of qualifying them before housing them, let them be housed why application is being processed!
Nonprofit payment delays
Michael Sedillo replaces Johnny Celestin as head of Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services. Johnny Celestin was there for only six months (appointed June 2024) before being replaced. Why? Joint Taskforce to Clear the Backlog Initiative Action Memo was submitted to the Mayor on February 2022. Why did the problem persist nearly three years later? What…
Election Matters: Vote against those who favor Congestion Pricing!
I don’t have a car so it does not affect me. Really? Those who are passing on the toll will also pass on the additional cost to those not living in Manhattan! How does one measure whether Congestion Pricing is meeting its objectives and goals? If not, it should be abolished! All those State politicians…
Jeffrey Maddrey, NYPD Chief of Department resigned
We read about Quathisha Epps’ $164,477 base salary plus 1,627 hours of overtime as a lieutenant D/A Special Assignment at NYPD earning $403,516. Now we know that it was a quid-pro-quo authorized by the Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey!
