Does NYC really need 1 million new trees?
The city is 500,000 trees into its goal of planting 1 million trees as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to make New York greener. Trees can clean and cool the air, and help reduce asthma. They...
View ArticleShould people ever have to pay to use public restrooms?
Earlier this month, the New York Post reported that the Bloomberg administration’s plan to install 20 public pay toilets across the five boroughs is gaining opposition. The first of these self-cleaning...
View ArticleHas the city’s smoking crackdown gone too far?
On Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a lawsuit against two “roll-your-own” cigarette shops, alleging that they are evading taxes by not charging customers the required $6.46 cigarette tax. The...
View ArticleCan the mayor strengthen gun control in this country?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday night on CNN that police should go on strike to pressure lawmakers to get guns off the streets. Such a move would be illegal (not to mention irresponsible), but it...
View ArticleShould the city try to boot Chick-fil-A?
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is trying to oust Chick-fil-A from its only location in the city after the fast-food chain’s owner made anti-gay remarks and donated $2 million from the company to...
View ArticleIs higher pay the key to retaining the city’s best teachers?
A study of city schools and three other large, urban school districts found that between 6% and 17% of above-average teachers leave each year. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that’s why he wants to give...
View ArticleShould NYC invite Wall Street to profit from crime fighting?
On Thursday Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will invest $10 million to buy the city’s first ever social impact bond. That money will finance an effort to counsel young...
View ArticleDo you think schools should serve free breakfast in the classroom?
The City Council is expected to pass a resolution on Wednesday urging the Bloomberg administration to serve public-school students breakfast in the classroom. The Department of Education already makes...
View ArticleIs Mayor Bloomberg going too far with his latest gun-control push?
This week Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent an epistle to New York’s 1,000 largest Democratic Party donors asking them to withhold funding for four Democratic senators who recently voted against a...
View ArticleShould the city ban cars from 42nd Street and install light rail instead?
Vision42, a citizen’s initiative with support from eight elected officials, wants to ban cars from 42nd Street and instead install a trolley-like system, making the popular crosstown route a pedestrian...
View ArticleWas Mayor Bloomberg right that police don’t stop enough minorities?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said last week that critics who complain that police stop and question too many minorities have it exactly backwards. He pointed to police statistics that showed that 87% of...
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