State, City, and Federal Budgets: What You Need to Know
In this episode, Jim chats with his guests about significant features of the NYS budget (the NYS House and Senate recently passed separate versions, but the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis.
The New York State Department of Labor reported on March 7th, 2024 that employment in New York grew by overContinue Reading
Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
(D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s Nov. 14th newsletter provided these figures for the census in the shelter system asContinue Reading
Jim interviews three knowledgeable guests about the current migrant crisis in NYC in this episode of Jim’s new podcast series.
To get right to the point, the Mayor and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seem to be in serious denial about the size of next year’s budget deficit.
Mayor Eric Adams announced on October 19th that New York City had regained the nearly 1 million jobs lost duringContinue Reading
Mayor Eric Adams’ doomsday outcry about the impact of the increasing numbers of migrants coming to New York City, thatContinue Reading
Let me start with the good news: New York City has regained nearly one million jobs, 29.9% above its lowestContinue Reading
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading