BY DIANE DIMOND Law enforcement needs to know what it doesn’t know. Tracking trends in crime is a way to keep communities safe. Any decision made is only as good as the information used to make it, right? I submit the same holds true when figuring out how to fight crime. Since the 1930s, the […]
Dear Ms. Jones, Representing a suburban and exurban Assembly district with many commuters, I am acutely aware that numerous residents do not return home from work until well into the evening each day. In USPS branches that do not have extended lobby hours, these residents with post office boxes are oftentimes limited to one day per week they […]
The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) and its member counties are calling on the New York Legislature to include budget language that would allow for a phased in state takeover of the costs of indigent legal defense services. Indigent legal defense services is one of the nine state mandated programs that consume 99 […]
To the Editor, The recent controversy over the 2016 Oscar nominations clearly brings to light the fact that white privilege actually does exist in American society. To rectify this situation I would like to nominate Mr. Obama for his leading role as president Of The United States Of America. Sincerely, David Veraja Sloatsburg
To the Editor, I am writing this six months after the death of my uncle, Samuel Yannazzone, of Sparkill, NY. Uncle Sammy took care of the Sparkill Depot Square memorial and park, and raising and lowering of the flag at sun-up and sun-down for 60 years. He diligently cared for this park until he could […]
By Fredric U. Dicker Donald Trump’s fired-up New York backers predict that a victory by him in November would set the stage for defeating Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018 — and lead to the ouster of their own GOP leader next year. They also predict that if the Manhattan developer becomes president, he’d work from […]