bloomberg
Concerned by rapidly increasing property taxes for middle-class New Yorkers, the City Council is pushing a bill that would offer a property tax rebate of $500 for qualifying homeowners. A similar law was passed in 2004 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but it was cut in 2007 due to the economic
james vacca
Councilman Dominic Recchia and other members of Council want the MTA to rate stations in the same way that the Health Department gives restaurants grades or the Board of Education grades schools. The idea came about after Councilman Peter Koo spoke about unfavorable conditions at the nearby Park Place station.
alternate-side parking
(image by Anthony Lieuallen from Wall Street Journal)The Brooklyn Politics [http://www.thebrooklynpolitics.com/post/12223114392/david-greenfield-wins-round-one-against-parking] has once again alerted us to a mainstream news story that’s relevant to our readership. In the war on neon colored parking violation stickers, it looks like Councilman David Greenfield has