Topic: The Bronx
New City Council legislation would hike the city’s tax on hotel rooms from 5 percent to 5.875 percent. [GlobeSt] Don Trump says the market hasn't bottomed out yet. [Wharton via TRD] Bronx Beep Carrion not talking about possible housing post in Obama ...
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion has reportedly accepted the nomination to be President-elect Obama's secretary of Housing and Urban Development. More from Azi Paybarah at PolitickerNY. Copyright 2008&#160 The New York Observer
Brand new Bronx Democratic boss Carl Heastie, who led a messy coup against former leader Jose Rivera, calls for unity. Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco, who helped Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos bar David Paterson from making budget cuts during the special ...
With Senate Republicans struggling in the polls as the November elections approach, Malcolm Smith’s dream of controlling the Senate may soon come true. But for the State Senate minority leader, the promised land is a minefield. And should his party gain two ...
A reader emailed to say that Bronx Democratic County Chairman Jose Rivera is hosting a victory party for State Senate Democratic challenger Pedro Espada, who ousted indicted incumbent Efrain Gonzalez in Tuesday’s primary. The event is taking place Saturday night at the ...
George W. Bush dedicated the Pentagon September 11 memorial this morning. [The Page] There's a ceasefire between Barack Obama and John McCain today. [I.H.T.] Westchester County is taking Indian Point nuclear plant to court. [Times Herald-Record] Jon Powers, who just lost an ...
According to emails she wrote at the time, Sarah Palin expressed at the very least an "intense interest" in the conduct of her brother-in-law, a state trooper who was later fired. [Washington Post] Peggy Noonan says when she was caught on a ...