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The Bronx

The Living Wage Fallacy

John Petro | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: The Bronx, Living Wages, Santa-Fe-New-Mexico, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, Related Companies, Kingsbridge Armory, Public Subsidies, San Francisco-California, New York City Council, New York News
John Petro

In the Bronx, residents are fighting to ensure that a new retail development, which is receiving tens of millions in public subsidies, provides true economic opportunity for local residents.

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Does Bloomberg Really Want to Save Mass Transit?

John Petro | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congress, Mayor Bloomberg, The Bronx, Mass-Transit, New York State, New York City Capital Budget, Subway-7-Line, Kingsbridge Armory, New York Mass Transit, Related Companies, Albany-New York, New York City, Transportation, New York News
John Petro

If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.

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NYC's Economic Development Strategy: Keeping People in Poverty

John Petro | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Ruben Diaz, Retaion Wholesale and Department Store Union, The Bronx, Kingsbridge Armory, Stuart Appelbaum, Related Companies, New York City, Minneapolis, Michael Bloomberg, Ulurp, New York News
John Petro

When city tax dollars are used to subsidize a private developer, community residents should benefit from the deal.

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Stella D'Oro's No-Win Solution

Dan Silverstein | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Brynwood Partners, Unfair Labor Practices, Nlrb, The Bronx, Unions, Stella D'Oro Strike, Bakery Workers Local 50, Stella D'Oro, Proskauer Rose, Capitalism, New York City, Bakery, Business News
Dan Silverstein

It was as though the economic realities carried no resonance with these workers of the world. They failed to comprehend the most basic linkage between management's needs and their lives.

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That's All You Got? The Attacks on Sotomayor Come Across as Desperate

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Latinos, Gop, Alberto Gonzalez, Rush Limbaugh, Antonin Scalia, Ivy League, Hispanics, John Roberts, The Bronx, Latina, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Confirmation Hearings, Racist Comments, Latino Voters, George Will, Perry Mason, Sonia Sotomayor, Hispanic Voters, Supreme Court Nominee, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Diabetes, Newt Gingrich, Thurgood Marshall, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I offer the following: Drop the lame attacks on Sonia Sotomayor, because they're not going to work.

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Curtis Sliwa: Gay Marriage Officiate

Carl Capotorto | Posted 01.16.2009 | Style

Read More: The Sopranos, The Bronx, Coming Out, McDonald's, Curtis Sliwa, Bronx, Gays, Gay Marriage, Mcdonalds, Celebrities Talk Politics, Style News
Carl Capotorto

A long time before I started acting, I worked at a McDonalds in the Bronx and my manager at the time was Curtis Sliwa, pre-Guardian Angels and radio talk show host.

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