Pendulums and Politics
In early 1996 I found myself at a meeting of top level management in New York City's Human Resources Administration in then HRA Commissioner Marva Hammons' personal conference room. More...
A Bird's Eye View Of The Holland Avenue Pier, Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
Before the 1923/24 landfill along our bayfront in Rockaway Beach, Holland Avenue, which became Beach 92 Street in 1920, changed. The portion of the street, from the railroad north, was under water most of the time. More...
Why Can't/Won't Johnny Do 4 x 3 Without a Calculator?
As I begin to write this column, I'm reminded of a quote from The Simpsons. Mrs. Krabappel asks her class, "Whose calculator can tell me what 7 times 8 is?" The students take a moment, and Milhouse excitedly raises his hand and says, "Oh! Oh! More...
Commentary From The Desk Of Senator Malcolm Smith Minority Leader New York State
New Yorkers should be happy knowing our economy is getting back on track with the completed passage of the Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10. More...
By Mohammed Bility UFT Representative MS 53
Lyn Nofziger, White House Aide for President Reagan, was indicted and subsequently convicted despite ambiguity in the statute under which he was judged. He appealed to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled in his favor and threw out the conviction. More...
Commentary By Vivian Rattay Carter
The sands may shift in Rockaway, but there are many things that endure. Among them are the scores of not-for-profit groups that devote themselves to improving the quality of life here on the peninsula. More...
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