A decision by Ford Motor Company to drop both models will remove a mainstay of New York’s executive transportation and transform its police and taxi fleets.
Sat 26 Jun 2010
Sat 15 May 2010
Filed under: Yassky, David, Desai, Bhairavi, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, New York City — @ 5:21 am
New York City moved to revoke the cab licenses of 633 taxi drivers who it said charged customers higher out-of-town rates for trips within the city.
Tue 22 Dec 2009
Filed under: Lopez, Vito J, Housing and Real Estate, United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, James, Letitia, Reyna, Diana, Affordable Housing, Yassky, David, Zoning, Thompson, William C Jr, Liu, John C, Bushwick (NYC), City Council (New York City), Brooklyn (NYC) — @ 4:52 am
The proposal calls for 1,851 units of housing on the parcel, at the juncture of Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick.
Sat 10 Oct 2009
In New York, an aide to William C. Thompson Jr., the Democratic candidate for mayor, tried to master the art of improvising slogans.
Tue 29 Sep 2009
Filed under: de Blasio, Bill, Green, Mark, Yassky, David, Liu, John C, Politics and Government, Elections, New York City — @ 5:38 am
There’s plenty at stake in the Democratic runoffs for comptroller and public advocate on Tuesday, but will New Yorkers show up to vote this time?
Tue 29 Sep 2009
Filed under: Yom Kippur, Green, Mark, Jews and Judaism, de Blasio, Bill, Yassky, David, Elections, Liu, John C, New York City — @ 4:31 am
Monday’s runoff campaigns resembled one hand clapping, as David Yassky and Mark Green were silent, unlike their opponents.
Tue 29 Sep 2009
Filed under: de Blasio, Bill, Green, Mark, Yassky, David, Liu, John C, Politics and Government, Elections, New York City — @ 2:44 am
There’s plenty at stake in the Democratic runoffs for comptroller and public advocate on Tuesday, but will New Yorkers show up to vote this time?
Tue 29 Sep 2009
Filed under: Yom Kippur, Green, Mark, Jews and Judaism, de Blasio, Bill, Yassky, David, Elections, Liu, John C, New York City — @ 2:43 am
Monday’s runoff campaigns resembled one hand clapping, as David Yassky and Mark Green were silent, unlike their opponents.
Sat 26 Sep 2009
Filed under: Yassky, David, Lindsay, John V, Weiner, Anthony D, Liu, John C, Bloomberg, Michael R — @ 6:01 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is used to dealing with ungrateful lawmakers and constituents. But preschoolers?
Fri 25 Sep 2009
The gloves came off as David Yassky said John C. Liu ran ads that “just aren’t true.” Mr. Liu criticized Mr. Yassky’s “personal attacks.”