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An investigation appears to have confirmed what many New Yorkers secretly suspected: that the United Homeless Organization, supposedly a nonprofit organization, was actually an elaborate fraud. [...]
While Barack Obama and Eric Holder think they are doing a good thing for America’s civilian justice system by sending the worst of the worst terrorists in the world to New York to stand trial, New York voters disagree.
Just 35% of New York State voters agree with Attorney General [...]
As more and more New Yorkers are using bikes to commute and the city continues its massive — and at times controversial — push to expand its network of bike lanes, the Daily News [...]
The majority of New Yorkers want to see Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists put to death, according to a study by Marist and the Daily News. If found guilty, 73 percent of locals want Mohammed to be executed, while 67 [...]
Welcome to another week that was on Rochesterturning. We had up and coming GOP messiah/rock star Sarah Palin visiting Rochester, Governor Paterson doesn’t believe New Yorkers can handle terrorist trials, and
Let’s get to it shall we.
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Sarah Palin came to Rochester. Regardless of what you thing [...]
The NYCLU's Bust Card (PDF) The NYPD's stop and frisk policy shows no signs of abating. The latest data on the controversial program shows that the NYPD is on track to stop a record number of New Yorkers this [...]
Conservatives claim that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other terror trial defendants will be set free by liberal judges directed by Muslim Hitler Obama. Most normal people do not believe this, so a s...
Continue reading "Post: Wimpy New Yorkers Will Set KSM Free" > [...]
Tired of clicking around YouTube and iTunes for online videos of substance? Search no more! The Observer has your weekly handy guide to what's worth watching on the Web.
One in 8 Million series on NYTimes.com - How many times have you walked around the city streets [...]
Not a good couple of weeks for Access-A-Ride, the bike-lane blocking fleet of giant vans that shuttle infirm New Yorkers around town. A local news crew caught one driver sleeping on the job last week, but now maybe the fatigue makes sense: the [...]
New Yorkers could spend a third of a million more hours a year stuck in traffic if the “grace period” for parking violations voted by the City Council this week becomes law.
Photo: @10/FlickrThat’s what the Balanced Transportation Analyzer traffic-pricing model [...]
While the majority of Americans aren't happy with the plan to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists in New York City, more New Yorkers support the plan than oppose it, according to two new studies. Based on findings from a nationwide' [...]
As City Council members rallied to the cause of New York City drivers yesterday, they attacked the administration for playing “gotcha” with traffic violations, using parking tickets as kind of cash cow, and serving as judge and jury for New Yorkers accused of parking illegally. Did the vigorous criticism, [...]
As City Council members rallied to the cause of New York City drivers yesterday, they attacked the administration for playing “gotcha” with traffic violations, using parking tickets as kind of cash cow, and serving as judge and jury for New Yorkers accused of parking illegally. Did the vigorous criticism, [...]
The Obama Administration's decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of masterminding the 9-11 terrorist attacks in civilian federal court in New York City has sparked all sor...
Continue reading "New Poll: New Yorkers Divided Over Terror Trial" > [...]Lake Placid businessman Doug Hoffman, who lost narrowly to Democrat Bill Owens in the heated contest in the 23rd CD two weeks ago, is paying a visit to the Capitol today in the company of Rev. Jason McGuire, legislative director of the conservative pastoral group New Yorkers for Constitutional [...]
The New York Times posted an article yesterday on the hesitancy of Americans, compared to other countries' citizens, to pay for news they read online. This has been an issue we've seen come up a lot recently with the explosion of pay walls, and [...]
With the job market remaining stagnant, more unemployed New Yorkers are volunteering for jury duty. "People are calling up, saying, 'Look, I lost my job; now would be a good time for me to serve,'" Vincent Homenick, chief clerk of the jury division for Manhattan, [...]
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(This is what the new plate would have looked like)
Reversing the controversial and seemingly dead plan to force New Yorkers to buy new $25 license plates starting in April shouldn’t have any trouble getting through the Assembly.
Here’s a joint statement that Assembly Democratic Majority Speaker [...]
While state officials spent the week unveiling new license plates, public outrage continued as New Yorkers learned more about the new DMV fee hikes passed into law by Assemblywoman Susan John (D-Rochester).
Taxpayers now must pay 25 percent more to obtain a driver’s license — an increase for Class D driver’s [...]
Another attempt to get New Yorkers across the Hudson! One company is claiming there's a "Mass Exodus to New Jersey Underway" in their new web ad. Headlines on their fake newspaper warn of tax increases in NYC, saying, "Your governor is trying to tell" [...]
Buffalo, NY – Tomorrow (Friday) at 1:30pm, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter will hold a press conference joined by members of the community in her Buffalo office announcing the benefits Western New Yorkers can expect from the newly passed Affordable Health Care for America Act.
The historic health care bill passed the [...]
Judging by the amount of debris cleaned up after their victory parades, New Yorkers were more excited by the Yankees 27th World Series victory than the Giants third Super Bowl win last year. The tallies are in, and the Department of Sanitation reports cleaning up 56.5 tons of paper [...]
Judging by the amount of debris cleaned up after their victory parades, New Yorkers were more excited by the Yankees 27th World Series victory than the Giants third Super Bowl win last year. The tallies are in, and the Department of Sanitation reports cleaning up 56.5 tons of paper [...]
