Media Links
October 10, 2011
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Source: City Room / NY TimesThe Day: Agree with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators or not, they are denouncing the recklessness of the financial titans who brought the economy to its knees. Also, what City Room is reading in other papers and blogs.
October 7, 2011
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Source:An elderly Queens man with Alzheimer's disease was found dead along the Jamaica Bay shore Thursday - hours after a driver for a car service for the disabled took him home but allowed him to wander off.
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Source: InfrastructuristThis is a tough time to be discussing investments in infrastructure, and the future of high-speed rail in particular. The president’s $10 billion program has become almost a caricature of an administration initiative that has had to be pulled back – right alongside doing something about climate change. Congress has voted to strip virtually all future funding for high-speed rail. When the dialogue is centered on government shutdowns, not raising the debt ceiling, and cutting trillions in spending, how can anybody think about bullet trains with billion-dollar pricetags?
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Source: American Rights at WorkA pioneering new study released today by Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School (ILR) finds that Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) are expanding job opportunities for veterans, women, minorities, and local residents.
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Source: NY TimesThere’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people.
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Source: WPIX 11
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Source: Grid ChicagoCongress is “debating” (it doesn’t always seem like a debate but a shouting match full of poorly chosen words) President Obama’s American Jobs Act right now; the latest news is that the Senate has rewritten the bill to add a new 5% tax on income above $1 million. The bill also includes allocations and competitive grant funding for capital* infrastructure projects, for Amtrak, transit, and road (which would include a tiny bit for bicycle and pedestrian projects) and bridge repair and other types.
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Source: Mobilizing the RegionA federal government shutdown is officially off the table — at least for a few more weeks. The House voted on Tuesday to pass a “continuing resolution” that funds government operations through November 18, which means legislators can focus some attention on the fiscal year 2012 budget.
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Source: State of Politics / Journal-NewsGov. Andrew Cuomo said his office continues to talk with leaders of the Public Employees Federation about a new contract after the union last week rejected a five-year deal that included three years with no raises. But Cuomo indicated that it’s largely up to PEF if they want to revote and accept the deal.
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Source: amNYTraveling between the boroughs on the rails is going to be little tougher than usual this weekend.
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Source: NY TimesA cultural anthropologist should stick inside a vault the tape of Forrest Claypool, head of the Chicago Transit Authority, addressing a sea of dark suits at the City Club of Chicago breakfast on Tuesday.
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Source: Brooklyn DailyWe’ve undergone a dramatic transformation in Downtown in recent years, revitalized by an ever-growing stream of businesses, residents, and visitors.
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Source: Brooklyn DailyNow that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has agreed to give up its lease on the city-owned 370 Jay St. building, the question keeps coming up: What should be done with this eyesore of a building?
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Source: Fox 5 NYA small but passionate crowd came here to the statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to vent their frustrations. With just a few police officers watching nearby, the demonstrators took turns speaking to protest against corporate America.
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Source: Second Avenue SagasCommunications-based train control is coming to the 7 train. For years, Transit has talked up this technology improvement, and this weekend, installation begins.
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Source: DOT FastlaneEarlier this week, members of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) gathered in New Orleans to talk about the current issues facing public transportation. As Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff told them, “New Orleans is precisely the right venue for us to meet, and derive some strength from this city's inspiring success.”
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Source: NY TimesSome see the start of a populist movement on the left that counterbalances the Tea Party, but that assumes the president is able to win the support of the protesters.
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Source: NY PostState inspectors ramped up roadside inspections on private intercity motor coaches by more than 600 percent following the I-95 casino bus crash that killed 15 people, officials said yesterday.
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Source:Police are searching for a group of youths suspected in a string of armed muggings against teens at a SoHo subway stop.
October 6, 2011
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Source: Politics on the Hudson / Journal-NewsOn the heels of a decisive rejection of a cost-cutting five-year contract by the union’s rank and file, the Public Employees Federation says its leaders have come up with the “broad parameters of changes” that they have presented to the state.
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