Matthew Abuelo

Election Jitters: Bloomberg seeks support from controversial independence party

The popular line given by supporters of Michael Bloomberg is simply that he is wealthy, a billionaire in fact, and therefore is supposedly not answerable to special interests. The problem is his favorite special interest groups seem to be those...

Bloomberg's affordable housing program "not so affordable"

In almost as many weeks, a new audit coming out of William Thompson's office, questions some of the most touted benchmarks of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's so called successes. The latest report from the Comptroller's office focused on...

Bill Thompson blasts conditions in city homeless shelters

On August 1st, New York City Comptroller and Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson expressed his outrage in a series of letters to the Department of Homeless Services’ Commissioner, Robert V. Hess over the conditions of seven buildings used as shelters...

"Senator of the Year" Award loses its meaning altogether

So what do you get when you spearhead a coup in the state capital which causes 31 days of political gridlock which for all intents and purposes, derails key pieces of legislation fought for by community activists and so desperately...

Rare victory for section 8 tenants

Some of New York's most vulnerable tenants celebrated a major victory in court last week. According to a report by Noeleen G. Walder of the New York Law Journal, a Manhattan judge overseeing the "Dreyster Case" has...

Why the State Senate needs Real Campaign Finance Reform

In the past few weeks I had promised myself that I wouldn't waste another second of my time typing a single word regarding the Albany coup and the sabotaging of laws important to most New Yorkers. But then I...

Audit of NYC Dept of Education raises serious questions

Much like his take on the economy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long contended that his office is best equipped to handle New York City's education system, having lambasted the old school board for a lack of oversight and accountability...

Fed Up New Yorkers (FUNY) coalition organizes for elections

By now most of us have seen the documentary style campaign ads paid for by the Bloomberg machine. The prevailing message in most of the commercials seems to be quite simple, Michael Bloomberg knows what the middle class needs in...

Some final thoughts on the Albany coup

Now that the deadlock in Albany is over, at least for now, one could assume that much of the legislation important to those who helped put the current Democratic majority in control of the Senate last November could at least...

Lessons learned and lost in the Albany coup

A common response concerning the stalemate in Albany has been the predictable "throw the bums out! They're all corrupt!" While the reaction is understandable since the voice of the voters seem to become increasingly irrelevant while special...

Election Jitters: Bloomberg seeks support from controversial independence party

Bloomberg's affordable housing program "not so affordable"

Bill Thompson blasts conditions in city homeless shelters

"Senator of the Year" Award loses its meaning altogether

Rare victory for section 8 tenants

Why the State Senate needs Real Campaign Finance Reform

Audit of NYC Dept of Education raises serious questions

Fed Up New Yorkers (FUNY) coalition organizes for elections

Some final thoughts on the Albany coup

Lessons learned and lost in the Albany coup

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