Assembly Governmental Employees Committee chairman Peter Abbate, D-Brooklyn, has introduced legislation that would bar the state from lowering health insurance benefits of retired public employees or prevent “unilateral changes” in health insuran Read More
Despite skyrocketing pension costs, only a small number of local governments have entered a program that lets them essentially borrow from the state pension fund to limit spikes in costs for retirees. A meager 1.7 percent of local governments, or Read More
Brooklyn Site Would Cost $31.6BThe Downtown Brooklyn Partnership wants the Bloomberg administration to reclaim NYC Transit's old, vacant headquarters for use as an engineering campus. But its plan for 370 Jay St. would give the city sticker shock. A Read More
Nassau is among the nation’s wealthiest counties -- and the richest in New York -- as measured by per capita income. It has 1.3 million residents and a median household income of almost $95,000. There are 37 private golf courses. It’s the kind Read More
Red Jacket school board members had considered not replacing a retiring principal’s position and making do with other administrators sharing that position’s duties. District officials recommended, instead, that the vacant position be filled and t Read More
Could the preliminary contract agreement worked out between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the members of Council 82 prompt a rush for the exits? One provision of the deal -- which will be voted on by members next month -- calls for a reduction of the amou Read More
Within its borders and around the world, New York is known for its contrasts -- urban grid and Adirondack expanse, hard-charging finance and farm life, the very rich and the crushingly poor. That last divide can be seen once again in U.S. Census d Read More
Hinsdale's last police chief retired after residents voted to reorganize his department. The chief before him went to jail after pleading guilty to numerous fraud and theft charges, and five of his officers were indicted. The town's new police chi Read More