Ground Zero
On Cuomo and the stalling of Ground Zero, colorfully
Here's one Esquire reporter's explanation for why the redevelopment of Ground Zero, including the September 11 Memorial Museum, has reverted to morass form: Governor Cuomo got rid of former Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward and, "The Port and the politicians who run it are pigs." More
Now Cuomo says the Port Authority toll hikes were about Ground Zero after all
Contradicting statements from officials at the Port Authority controlled by him and New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Andrew Cuomo this afternoon said recent toll hikes were directly linked to the cost of redevelopment at Ground Zero. More
(1)City announces it will begin releasing information of Ground Zero responders who developed cancer
After mounting pressure from the police officers union, Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said the city will release the names of New York Police Department employees who worked at Ground Zero, identifying them, with their consent, to Mt. Sinai Hospital. More
What will Quinn tell business leaders about the protests, if you read between the lines?
At a speech this morning to business leaders, City Council Speaker Quinn will say the Occupy Wall Street protesters have "legitimate fears" and will try using their outrage to underscore the need to enact her new jobs bill. So, not exactly embracing them, but definitely legitimizing them in a way, something she's been somewhat slow to do. More
A Siena poll says that Turner is beating Weprin, and that people find that hard to believe
Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin is trailing his Republican opponent by six percentage points in a new Siena poll of likely voters. But the survey also showed 49 percent of the likely voters in the district predicting that Weprin will win, as opposed to 38 percent who say Turner will.
(I'm not sure what that second part proves, other than that people in the Ninth just find it hard to imagine that a Republican can win there, or maybe that Turner's supporters are, for whatever reason, more fatalistic people than Weprin's.) More
The pretty executioner in Libya is farther away than the rapist in Park Slope
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)The problem with Port Authority boss Chris Ward is that he doesn't owe Andrew Cuomo a thing
When the New York Post reported in late May that Governor Cuomo was planning to can Port Authority executive director Christopher Ward, the man widely credited with transforming the symbol of public-private incompetence known as Ground Zero into a functional development site, the cries of disapproval were near instantaneous. More
Obama's Ground Zero visit papers over bin Laden's train plot
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
Obama to wade through clumsy tabloid metaphor onto Ground Zero site today
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)Who what? 'Post' does obscure while News does obvious
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
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