Frankie Edozien
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BOAT BASIN $PRINGS A LEAK: COMPTROLLER
January 31, 2008 | 8:10amThe 79th Street Boat Basin is leaking money, an audit by the City Comptroller's Office revealed yesterday. A close look at the West Side marina's financial statements shows that tens...
COUNCIL PUSHES END TO MSG TAX BREAK
January 31, 2008 | 8:10amThe City Council passed a resolution yesterday asking Albany lawmakers to end the property-tax break that Madison Square Garden has enjoyed for 25 years. The resolution has no legal effect,...
MAYORS' FOOD FIGHT
January 30, 2008 | 8:08amMayor Bloomberg will get 100 cups of New England clam chowder, 42 pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, 12 Boston cream pies and 12 dozen Parker House rolls should the Giants...
ANTI-BIAS HEAT ON BIG BIZ
January 30, 2008 | 8:08amCity Comptroller Bill Thompson said yesterday the city's five pension funds have issued resolutions to 24 Fortune 500 companies, calling on them to revise anti-discrimination policies to include sexual orientation...
OBAMA BACKERS 'STEP' IT UP AT CITY HALL
January 28, 2008 | 7:59amHundreds of Barack Obama supporters held a rally on the steps of City Hall yesterday to celebrate his South Carolina primary victory. Waving signs, they chanted, "Yes, we can!" and...
PARKS MAY 'NAME' PRICE FOR BIZ LABELS
January 25, 2008 | 8:37amCity officials revealed yesterday that they want to sell naming rights to popular Parks Department attractions to major corporations. Officials have not said which particular locations are ready to be...
WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
January 24, 2008 | 7:07amThe city is expanding its amnesty provision for those who are disputing their water bills with the Department of Environmental Protection. Last November, DEP officials offered a Payment Incentive Program...
RUDY'S CLASSIC FOR SALE
January 24, 2008 | 7:07amHere's your chance to roll along "topless" in Rudy's old car. This 1966 Chevrolet Corvair convertible, once owned by the mayor-turned-presidential-hopeful, has been put up for sale on eBay by...
SENIOR CENTERS: ALL WILL BE 'WELL'
January 23, 2008 | 7:57amThe city's senior centers, whose basic function has been providing lunches to the elderly for 40 years, will soon be transformed into spa-like "wellness centers" with an array of services...
FLU SLAMS CITY, BUT YOU STILL GOT A SHOT
January 17, 2008 | 6:55amCity health officials warned yesterday the flu is spreading like wildfire - but it isn't too late to get a flu shot. Emergency room visits for flu-related symptoms have spiked...
HOME VALUES DROP - BUT TAXES GO UP
January 16, 2008 | 7:12amAfter six years of astonishing double-digit increases, the city's Finance Department yesterday lowered the assessment on one-, two- and three-family homes by 2.76 percent - but that doesn't mean small-home...
BIG SNOW BECOMES A LIKELY NO-SHOW
January 14, 2008 | 8:11amThe city braced for a blast of winter weather today, but initial forecasts of up to 6 inches of show were severely downgraded after midnight. Accuweather meteorologist Steve Wistar said...
CONGESTION CRITICS GET $USPICIOUS
January 14, 2008 | 8:11amOpponents of congestion pricing warned yesterday that if the controversial toll plan is approved, there would be no guarantee the millions of dollars generated would actually go toward mass-transit improvements....
CITY TO KICK SOME RAT TAIL
January 11, 2008 | 8:22amCity health officials have kicked off a new offensive in the rat war. Health inspectors, armed with handheld computers, have begun combing blocks in The Bronx to catalog signs of...
PLASTIC-BAG CRACKDOWN
January 10, 2008 | 7:43amIn a bid to curb the number of plastic bags stuck in trees and littering streets, the City Council has voted 44-2 to mandate that supermarkets begin recycling programs. "You...
MIKE FEELS CHEM BURN
January 9, 2008 | 8:09amThe Bloomberg administration's proposal to handle permits for detectors of biological and chemical substances came under fire yesterday. Bloomberg aides are trying to push through a bill in the City...
COUNCIL OFF & RUNNING TO END MSG TAX BREAK
January 8, 2008 | 7:38amThe City Council began its push to repeal the 25-year tax break that Madison Square Garden enjoys, even as MSG brass blew off the hearing by sending only a consultant...
BRAVEST NOW FASTEST, TOO, MIKE BRAGS
January 7, 2008 | 8:13amThe FDNY responded more quickly than ever to fires and medical emergencies in 2007, Mayor Bloomberg bragged yesterday. The firefighters answered a record number of calls - more than 490,000...
SPAN-PLAN CRY: IN'TOLL'ERABLE!
December 17, 2007 | 10:00amCharging a toll to cross the East River bridges would undermine the city's economy and give outer-borough residents nothing more than an "onerous tax," a group of city and state...
'BAD' SPORTS
December 14, 2007 | 10:00amFormer Knick Larry Johnson and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown are engaged in marketing the gang lifestyle to inner-city kids, a peeved Queens lawmaker charged yesterday. The two...