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Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak was surging in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily briefings became appointment television for many, as he authoritatively ticked through the latest statistics on infections, hospital beds and deaths. Behind the scenes, Mr. Cuomo was often obsessed with another set of numbers: his ratings.

Published March 13, 2021Updated April 13, 2021 Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak was surging in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily briefings became appointment television for many, as he authoritatively ticked through the latest statistics on infections, hospital beds and deaths. Behind the scenes, Mr. Cuomo was often obsessed with another set of numbers: his ratings. He would sometimes quiz aides as soon as he ended a broadcast about which networks carried him live and exactly w...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. As the more than 30 candidates running for New York City mayor Zoom from morning till dawn, the city’s plutocrats have been watching the virtual campaign in the comfort of second (or fourth) homes. And so far the diaspora of the city’s 1 percent is not happy. “In general the city’s elite think there’s something of a race to the bottom,” said the Partnership for NYC president, Kathryn Wylde, who act...

Transportation officials weigh the potential and pitfalls of this public-private development mode amid a financial squeeze during the coronavirus.

The agency pledged the project would be similar to the recently completed Moynihan Train Hall.

Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gotham Book Prize, an annual award created to encourage and honor writing about New York City in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, today announced the ten finalists for the first annual winner. A jury made up of leading New Yorkers and authors, including novelist Melissa Rivero and poet Safiya Sinclair, nominated a short list of ten eligible books, including: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam The Index of Self-Destructive Acts...

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

On New Year’s Day 2014, the New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio, entered office promising to end the “tale of two cities” with a progressive agenda that he said would address the economic and social inequalities that “threaten to unravel the city we love”. But seven years and a global pandemic later, campaigning to decide the Democrat’s successor is heating up, and the next mayor looks set to inherit a city where experts say those disparities...

While mass transit needs federal help, here's a call for the state, city and authority to go long and wide with new approaches.

and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. lots happening around the country, around the tbloab and here in our nations capital yesterday president obama unveiling his budget. i was there in the rose garner when he did. it has unfortunately some bad stuff in it like the chained cpi which will mean cuts in medicare and social security but it has good stuff in it like raising the minimum wage, like money for infrastructure and jobs, like universal preschool. theres also big news on t...