Category Archives: Government

USPS Cuts Saturday Delivery, Take Effect in August

Posted on February 6, 2013 by | 1 Comment

USPS-cuts-Saturday-delivery-changes-to-take-effect-in-AugustThe United States Postal Service will cut Saturday delivery in an attempt to save about $2 billion a year. Continue reading →

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Tito Puente Post Office In East Harlem Downsized

Posted on January 28, 2013 by | 1 Comment

postal24u-2-webThe Tito Puente Post Office in East Harlem — a bustling, 40-year-old institution named after the greatest Latin jazz musician of the 20th century — is about to be shrunk to the size of, well, a postage stamp. Continue reading →

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Notify Update: Snow Removal / Trash Collection

Posted on January 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations for Wednesday, January 5th through Saturday, January 8th to facilitate ongoing snow removal and trash collection. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.

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Notice: Cell Phones Number Go Public This Month!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by | 8 Comments
From cyber-reader David M.:
REMINDER…..  all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls … You Will Be Charged For These Calls
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Not Sure of Kagan

Posted on June 27, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Politics

Should Elena Kagan be worried? As the Supreme Court nominee is set to begin her confirmation hearings tomorrow, many leading civil rights groups have yet to pledge full support of President Obama’s pick. Citing a thin and mixed legal record, several predominantly African-American groups have declined to endorse Kagan, while others have expressed only hesitant support. “There isn’t a judicial record to review, indicating her views on critical civil rights matters,” Continue reading →

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Stringer plans to reshape community

Posted on June 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Community

Unprecedented collaboration of government, local groups & digital tech leaders promises to reshape community engagement and city service delivery

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and OpenPlans (a New York-basedtechnology non-profit and the creator of Streetsblog.org) today announced the launch of Speak Up New York: the first web-based platform in New York City, sanctioned and supported by a government office, that will use online technology to transform the relationship between municipal government, community groups, and citizens. Continue reading →

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SLA in Harlem highly dysfunctional!

Posted on October 3, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Government

After a two year study, a commission evaluating the State Liquor Authority has concluded that the SLA is highly dysfunctional. It’s no shocker; the SLA has been mired in scandal forever, with investigations into alleged bribery and questionable favors doled out by the Governor to the top commissioners. In May, SLA chairman Daniel Boyle was ousted, weeks after the SLA Harlem office was raided by investigators on orders from the state Inspector General.

As any barkeep or restaurateur will tell you, getting a liquor license in New York is a bureaucratic nightmare (cf. Papacitos), and the first part of the two-part report from by the State Law Revision Commission confirms this, concluding that the SLA “jeopardizes public health and safety and exacerbates the economic crisis currently plaguing New York.” The commission found, among other things, a nine-month backlog of 3,000 liquor-license applications awaiting processing, with at least 150 new applications added to the pile every month.

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