#Stop comparing riots and other commentary

#Stop comparing riots and other commentary

“#Stop comparing riots and other commentary” From the right: Stop Comparing Riots The fact that “a lot of people seem very keen on litigating whether the attack on the Capitol was worse than last summer’s rioting” sends a “depressing” message about this country’s “political polarization,” laments National Review’s Robert VerBruggen. “Both events were horrific, with…

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#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

“#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash” Money hunger is raging in Albany, trumping all other policy concerns. The greed is so bad that the state risks turning legalized pot and online-betting into money losers. Amid falling tax revenues and a growing projected budget deficit, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has embraced legal weed and…

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#COVID-19 vaccine mess hinders Wall Street and NYC

#COVID-19 vaccine mess hinders Wall Street and NYC

“#COVID-19 vaccine mess hinders Wall Street and NYC” Lost in the mayhem in DC over the past few days has been Wall Street’s move to quietly delay — yet again — a full return to their New York headquarters. Originally the return was expected for this summer, but now I’m hearing that workers won’t come…

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#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted

#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted

“#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted” In the days before he hanged himself, it was the clock that kept Michael Evans up at night. President of the public-private consortium, Moynihan Station Development Corp., Evans, 40, had already spent the better part of his professional career working on the conversion of the James…

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#More cases of UK COVID-19 strain found in New York

#More cases of UK COVID-19 strain found in New York

“#More cases of UK COVID-19 strain found in New York” Three more cases of the highly contagious UK strain of the coronavirus have been identified in New York, Gov. Cuomo announced Saturday. Two of the cases were related to a Saratoga Springs jewelry store, where the first case was found in the state earlier this…

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#For once, Cuomo backs down and skips Buffalo Bills game

#For once, Cuomo backs down and skips Buffalo Bills game

“#For once, Cuomo backs down and skips Buffalo Bills game” Sometimes, even Gov. Cuomo knows when to back down: He wisely changed his mind about attending the Buffalo Bills’ playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after massive fury from fans. The gov initially intended to join in the fun of finally attending a…

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