Recently added articles from The Culvert Chronicles:
NEVER LET A HUNGRY DOG GUARD A MEAT HOUSE
Feb 19, 2009; ... An old expression says, Never Let A Hungry Dog Guard A Meat House. The analogy is clear. However, our legislative in Washington, have never heard of common sense. Many of us may not be in the Congress or the Senate, but we have better sense than to give any measure of control to the very people ...
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Will Head Urban Policy
Feb 19, 2009; ... After months of rumors that Carrión was getting a job with the new administration, the White House announced Wednesday that President Obama has appointed him director of the new White House Office on Urban ...
Drunk Driving Crashes Continue
Feb 19, 2009; ... Marvin Rice Jr, a Shirley man, found a creative way to circumvent the drunken driving strictures imposed upon him by the court. To continue driving, he had a mandated breath analyzer system installed in his car. He totaled his car but did not report to the authorities that he no longer ...
Adding Fuel To The Fire
Feb 19, 2009; ... State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith last week stoked the long-simmering tension between banks and credit unions. In a speech to the state bankers association, Smith told the crowd they could learn from credit unions, who have mostly avoided lending and credit problems roiling many of the ...
City, State Vie For Control Over Housing Matters
Feb 19, 2009; ... City Hall often complains that too much power is wielded over the five boroughs by Albany, but the mayor wants control over housing to remain in upstate hands. NY1's Josh Robin filed the following report. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking Albany to let him keep handling city schools, but ...
Hearing Held On Res. No. 1569-A Which Would Help Preserve Affordable Housing In The City Of NY For 10,000 Residents
Feb 19, 2009; ... Councilman Thomas White Jr., Chairman Eric Martin Dilan and Members of the Housing and Buildings Committee recently convened to examine Reso. No. 1569-A which would grant additional real property tax exemptions for the Electchester Housing Companies in Fresh Meadows, Queens. Electchester ...
MTA Bailout The Last, Best Hope For Riders
Feb 19, 2009; ... Thousands of Queens residents are counting on the state Legislature to pass a massive MTA bailout plan to save their commutes. Without an infusion of at least $1.2 billion, officials are predicting cuts for 14 subway lines and 12 bus routes in Queens - forcing riders onto other mass ...
Lessons In Black Studies #89
Feb 19, 2009; ... Introduction To Black Studies FREE BLACKS WHO OWNED SLAVES (Part I) Carter G. Woodson, a Black sociologist was examining the incident of Free Negro Head of House holds in the 1830's. As a by produce to Woodson's scientific inquire, research assistants discovered that there were ...
Tenants Call Landlord Expenses Exaggerated
Feb 19, 2009; ... Landlords of rent-regulated apartments in New York City have been abusing a rule that allows them to raise rents after making improvements to vacant homes, according to a report by a tenant advocacy group. The report criticizes the state's housing agency for failing to monitor how ...
Economic Crisis Puts Children At Risk
Feb 19, 2009; ... In the middle of all the headlines and 24-hour news reports about the economic crisis, one critical story is just beginning to be told. Four days after Christmas, the Washington Post ran this article: "Child Neglect Cases Multiply As Economic Woes Spread." In the article, area child welfare ...
Fare Beaters Paying The Price
Feb 19, 2009; ... Turnstile jumpers better think twice before they leap. Police have cracked down over the past four years, arresting an increasing number of people trying to score a free ride. And the trend has continued into 2009. About 7 percent more people were arrested for fare ...
New York Senator Moves Guns From Under Her Bed
Feb 19, 2009; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, whose pro-gun stance has attracted criticism from fellow New York Democrats, has moved two rifles she kept under her bed for protection because of news reports about the weapons. In a Newsday interview published earlier Monday, Gillibrand said she ...
The Damage Was Done In The Womb
Feb 19, 2009; ... There are very serious problems with the educational systems of inner city schools. Educators have tapped danced around the issues, but have not come to grips with the fact that some children cannot learn. Their mothers and fathers have ingested narcotics and damaged their children's brains ....
New Tax Bill Seeks Fair 'Shearing' Of Wealthy
Feb 19, 2009; ... A day after Gov. Paterson hinted at plans to soak the rich, a Brooklyn assemblyman announced legislation to enact the $6 billion taxhike plan backed by public-employee unions. Democrat Darryl Towns' bill would enact the Working Families Party's "Fare Share Tax Reform" plan, raising ...
MTA Bailout The Last, Best Hope For Riders
Feb 19, 2009; ... Thousands of Queens residents are counting on the state Legislature to pass a massive MTA bailout plan to save their commutes. Without an infusion of at least $1.2 billion, officials are predicting cuts for 14 subway lines and 12 bus routes in Queens forcing riders onto other mass ...
Helping New Yorkers Save During Tax Season
Feb 19, 2009; ... It's tax season - and for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, that means that it's time to reclaim money that you've already worked hard for: Your Earned Income Tax Credits. If your income is below a certain level, EITCs are refunds of taxes that you already paid throughout 2008. For example, ...
Flight 3407 Lost 800 Feet In Five Seconds
Feb 19, 2009; ... Continental airlines flight 3407 lost 800 feet in five seconds before crashing into a house in the Town of Clarence last Thursday night. National Transportation Safety Board member Steve Chealander gave a briefing to reporters Sunday afternoon. Chealander also says that snapshots from ...
New York's Stimulus Share Close To $25B
Feb 19, 2009; ... New York's share of the new federal stimulus package will reach nearly $25 billion over the next two years, a considerable boost to help erase some of the state's worsening deficit that threatens education, health care and other programs. "This will be a huge stimulus, not only for the ...
Politicians Urge Those Eligible To Sign Up For Unemployment
Feb 19, 2009; ... With the national economy facing its worst crisis in 70 years, the Bronx is bracing for the worst of the worst. Already saddled with an unemployment rate more man 2% higher than the city's, the Bronx is also losing jobs at a faster pace. Between November and December, the city ...
Year-Round Service Secured On East River Ferry Route
Feb 19, 2009; ... City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Seth W. Pinsky, President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation recently announced that year-round ferry service has been secured for the East River ferry route, resulting in uninterrupted service for commuters through 2010. The ...