June 27, 2011By Stephanie West This legislation passed in the Assembly will create the New York Health Benefit Exchange which will ensure that affordable health coverage is available for residents
June 26, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleCouncil Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget on Friday June 24, 2011. Speaker Christine
June 23, 2011Ed Koch Imagine what the public response would be if former President George W. Bush, during his term of office, had engaged in armed conflict with some country
June 18, 2011By Bob HennellyOn his WNET- WNYC call in show it was time for Governor Chris Christie to take a preliminary victory lap to celebrate the passage in Committee
June 17, 2011By Zach CampbellNew York’s Local 375, a union representing some of New York’s engineers, architects, city planners and other technical positions, held a press conference and rally last
June 16, 2011By Kismet Barksdale On June 14, 2011, District Council 37, the city’s largest public employee union, joined by labor and community groups, held a massive rally at City
June 16, 2011By Kismet Barksdale Members of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) reelected Steve Cassidy as UFA President, carrying 74 percent of the total member vote, with nine UFA board
June 15, 2011By Kismet Barksdale In a well-executed rally despite cloudy skies and occasional rain, District Council 37 brought thousands of green-shirted unionists to the borders of City Hall Park,
June 14, 2011By Abigail Mitchell Santos Crespo hopes to be again elected president of local 372 DC 37, and continue his fight against cutbacks, layoffs, and Mayor Bloomberg. Crespo came
