Coalition creates bus for education reform
Leave your thoughtsSchool buses bring kids to places where they can get information and learn, but a bus tour that came to…
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Womens rights advocates hold rally in Central Islip
Leave your thoughtsWomen’s rights advocates [including advocates from Make the Road New York] rallied Thursday in favor of an agenda that would…
Boro lawmakers want $9/hr
Leave your thoughtsQueens lawmakers are pushing for a state minimum wage increase, but not all are thrilled with a tax extension on…
Mayoral candidate rivals rip Christine Quinn at hearing on paid sick leave
Leave your thoughtsAs the Council convened a hearing on the contentious bill, Quinn’s mayoral rivals – John Liu, Bill de Blasio and…
A Different School Bus
Leave your thoughtsPublic School Supporters Seek to Shape New York City Education Policy. Earlier this month, a beat-up school bus from Wassaic,…
Boradcast: Advocates Push For City Council Vote On Paid Sick Leave
Leave your thoughtsSan Francisco passed a paid sick leave measure and so did the state of Connecticut. The issue, however, is still…
A “paid sick” hearing designed to make Christine Quinn uncomfortable with inaction
Leave your thoughtsChristine Quinn was surrounded. At a Council hearing today at City Hall, the Council speaker and mayoral front-runner was beseiged…
Paid sick leave: Smart and humane
Leave your thoughtsFears of job loss are unfounded. After being bottled up for more than three years, a bill that would allow…
Paid-sick forces clash
Leave your thoughtsCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn arrived at a packed Council hearing on the paid-sick-leave legislation a few minutes into the…
A Plot to Unblock Paid Sick Leave By Going Around Quinn
Leave your thoughtsAdvocates [including advocates from Make the Road New York] of a bill to mandate paid sick time may have found…