State of City Speech Urges New Schools, Libraries And Police Academy
Mayor Bloomberg outlined ambitious public-works projects in his Jan. 15 State of the City address including $10 million in funding that he believed would create 25,000 new construction jobs, even as he stepped up his call for reduced pensions for new workers, stating, "Let's fix the problem before it's too late.
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DEP Staffer Mourned
By DAVID SIMS
The calm and tender nature of Gennaro Montello, a Department of Environmental Protection Sewage Treatment Worker who was killed in an onsite accident Jan. 9, was exemplified by his response to the incident as his co-workers rushed to help him. More...
Top Court Administrator
By TOMMY HALLISSEY
Governor Paterson Jan. 14 named Appellate Division Presiding Justice Jonathan Lippman as Chief Judge of the state Court of Appeals after a nomination process during which Mr. Paterson publicly questioned the choices presented to him because they were all male. More...
Cite Turnover Tied to Workload
By DAVID SIMS
Teachers at the KIPP AMP Academy Charter School in Brooklyn are moving to join the United Federation of Teachers after notifying the school's administration of their intentions Jan. 12. A UFT statement noted that the Teachers' letter said that they had decided to unionize "in order to secure a stronger voice in their school and to develop a more-collaborative workplace. More...
PBA Furious As Man Guilty in Cop-Killing Gets Only 15 Years