Due to the premature deaths of first responders who worked on the pile after 9/11, the FDNY and NYPD pension funds are facing shortfalls that a bipartisan group of Congress members want FEMA to address. ( Photo: Peter Foley) Pension Shortfalls Created when 9/11 First Responders Die Young Hundreds of first responders from the NYPD and FDNY have died before their time from diseases caused by rescue and recovery... Voices 13 Sep 2024 | 06:33
Sen. Ted Cruz is linking a bill regarding a national safety regulation law for lithium ion batteries to another bill that he supports limiting gas stove regulations. ( Photo: Voice of America/Wikimedia Commons) Ted Cruz Is Holding Up Bipartisan Action to Make E-Bike Batteries Safe A federal bill the FDNY contends would help douse the dangerous trend of e-bike battery fires that has killed 31 New Yorkers... Voices 06 Sep 2024 | 01:25
The MTA Eagle team and the NYPD began a crackdown on fare evaders, handing out $100 tickets to anyone it caught skipping out on the $2.90 bus fare. The MTA data said the agency $315 million a year in lost bus fares as nearly half the bus riders skipped out on paying. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann / Metropolitan Transportation Auth) As Crackdown Begins on Bus Fare Evaders, MTA Should be Embarrassed It Took So Long A few years ago, in these very pages, I wrote a story asking whether I was a hero or a sucker for doggedly paying my bus... News 30 Aug 2024 | 01:11
Hon. Adam Silvera, who has been a civil court judge on the New York County bench since 2014 adds new responsibilities to his role when he gets promoted to deputy chief administrative judge. ( Photo: New York County Civil Court) Adam Silvera Moves Up to Dep. Chief Admin Judge Next Week One of our town’s premiere members of the New York judiciary, Hon. Adam Silvera, will become Deputy Chief Administrative... Voices 04 Sep 2024 | 11:00
Thousands of firefighters lined Fifth Ave. as the coffin bearing Supervising Fire Marshall George Snyder was brought to St. Patrick’s Cathedral for his Aug. 19 funeral. He died on Aug. 10, less than 25 hours after he completed his last tour of duty which meant it was considered a line of duty death, the first for the FDNY in 2024. ( Photo: FDNY) First FDNY Line of Duty Death in ‘24; Adams and Tucker Bid Farewell to Fallen Fire Marshall Mayor Eric Adams: To the Snyders, and to George’s sisters, to Jamora, and to his brothers and sisters of the FDNY. The awkwardness... Voices 27 Aug 2024 | 04:51
Taking the checks and balances away could lead to more development such as the tall partially occupied buildings along the so called Billionaires Row around Central Park. The writer calls the unpopular buldings “the poster childs of City of Yes.” Let’s Give City of Yes Tough Scrutiny Before We Sign Off, Says One Critic The City of Yes debate continues: New York’s City Council amended and approved the first two sections of Mayor Adams’ and... Voices 26 Aug 2024 | 01:17
In a crackdown in July by a multi-agency task force, MTA chairman Janno Leiber pondered the psychology of drivers in expensive late model cars, who still try to beat tolls with ghost plates. ( Photo: MTA Live) Boro Pres Levine Calls for New Crackdown on Ghost Plates Have you ever seen a car zoom by with license plates scratched out or obscured by tinted or reflective covers? What about... Voices 16 Aug 2024 | 04:01
Our contributor reveals how transcranial magnetic stimulation helps quiet the OCD beast within by using magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of major depression. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) A Day in the OCD Life Wake up. Get out of bed. It’s about the fifth day of your medical treatment for your Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD),... Voices 16 Aug 2024 | 01:57
Catherine Kassenoff, seen here with two of her three children took her own life in an assisted suicide in a Swiss clinic in May. 2023. Although she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she claimed in a final Facebook post that it was the Family Court blocking her from seeing her three children for years that triggered her decison to take her own life at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland ( Photo: Facebook) NY Democratic Leaders Must Tap “Mothers’ Vote” to Boost the Harris/Walz Ticket New York Democratic Leaders Must Tap “Mothers’ Vote” to Boost the Harris/Walz Ticket New York Democratic leaders may not know... Voices 08 Aug 2024 | 03:51
Mark Nordlicht a decade ago was accussed of running a “Ponzi-like” scheme at his hedge fund. A federal judge felt the charges were weak and gave him a light, no-jail sentence ( Photo: Platinum Partners) A Ponzi Case Ends in a Bust, But a Damaged Reputation Lasts Forever His name is Mark Nordlicht, and while his is not a household name, we would all do well to heed the tale of his unwarranted... Voices 09 Aug 2024 | 03:15
Secret ballot: The local nominating convention for the Judicial Conference of the county Democratic party will be held at the Ethical Culture School on W. 64th St. and Central Park West on Aug. 8. Since the winner is likely to run unopposed in November, this week’s pow wow is the real election. ( Photo source - Google maps) Fate of 3 Judges Vying to be NY Supreme Court Justice Will be Decided This Week Only One Will Rise: The fate of three civil court judges vying to become next NY County Supreme Court judge will finallly... Voices 05 Aug 2024 | 03:02
One Track Mind: an addict gets his fix on 35th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues; the Midtown South precinct house sits mid-block. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bottcher’s Open Letter to Mayor Adams on West Side Humanitarian Crisis: Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Abuse, More Dear Mayor Adams, I am writing to urgently seek your assistance once more in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding... Voices 05 Aug 2024 | 02:39
Famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer died peacefully in her NYC home on July 12. She was 96 years old. ( Harald Bischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) NYC Grieves Loss of Dr. Ruth, Pioneer in Sex Positivity Generously offering sex therapy even in her final days, Ruth Westheimer, known lovingly as “Dr. Ruth,” died peacefully in... Voices 31 Jul 2024 | 02:02
From page of New York World June 15, 1904 ( New York World) Remembering the General Slocum Disaster 120 Years Later If one were to make a 1970s-style disaster movie about old New York, the 1904 burning of the ferry boat PS General Slocum... Voices 30 Jul 2024 | 07:16
Illustration of the Theodore Roosevelt inauguration, September 14, 1901, in the Ansley Wilcox house, Buffalo, New York. Illustration originally appeared in Nashville, Tennessean, October 13, 1901. ( Public Domain) Remembering Leon Czolgosz, the Assassin who made Teddy Roosevelt President The July 13 assassination attempt against former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, is cause to recall another act... Home 22 Jul 2024 | 01:51
