Tag: New York

Carriage driver Christina Hansen returns Star to a stall in New York's Clinton Stables. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Energy and Environment

Horses’ future uncertain if NYC carriage rides end

David Caruso · February 10, 2014 5:00 am

FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shovels the sidewalk in front of his New York City home in front of the media gathered to record the event. Experts say de Blasio, a former political operative, is using carefully chosen events and images to cultivate the appearance of being an average New Yorker focused on fixing the city's widening income inequality. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York City mayor shrewdly crafts everyman political image

Washington Examiner · February 9, 2014 5:00 am

Hospital for foster kids settles allegations with N.Y. AG Schneiderman

Hospital for foster kids settles allegations with N.Y. AG Schneiderman

Washington Examiner · February 7, 2014 3:43 pm

NY names 3 members of casino siting board

NY names 3 members of casino siting board

Washington Examiner · February 6, 2014 8:39 pm

Long Island charities, accounting firm to pay $500K in settlement

Long Island charities, accounting firm to pay $500K in settlement

Washington Examiner · February 6, 2014 3:27 pm

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Obamacare will cause the loss of 2.5 million jobs in the next 10 years.

Beltway Confidential

New York Times editorial: CBO job loss predictions ‘mostly a good thing’

Charlie Spiering · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

In this Dec. 12, 2013 photo provided by A Better Balance, caregiver Dena Adams, left, accompanied by attorney Phoebe Taubman, testifies before the New York City Council Civil Rights Committee. If you don't get a job because you're a woman, or you get fired because you're black, or you get put on a bad shift because you're gay, there's a law for that. But if you're punished at work because you need time to talk to your kid's teacher on the phone or take your elderly mother to the doctor, you might be out of luck. In most places around the country, advocates say, there's no explicit protection against employment discrimination based on a worker's status as a caregiver. A pending bill in New York City aims to plug that hole. (AP Photo/A Better Balance)

NYC, Calif. bills show fight to protect caregivers

Jim Fitzgerald · February 3, 2014 11:17 am

Bitcoin, the digital currency people can't stop talking about, is thus far free from direct meddling from the federal government. So naturally, Big Government wants to regulate it. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

People who don’t understand Bitcoin want to regulate Bitcoin

Ashe Schow · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks in New York. Bloomberg has been chosen by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to be a U.N. envoy for cities and climate change, U.N. diplomats said Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 The billionaire businessman and philanthropist turned politician made combating climate change a major focus of his 12 years as mayor. He was also very outspoken on how cities should be run to cope with ever increasing populations. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Energy and Environment

Ex-NY mayor Bloomberg named UN climate envoy

Edith Lederer · January 31, 2014 11:09 pm

NY judge OKs $8.5B Bank of America settlement

NY judge OKs $8.5B Bank of America settlement

Michael Virtanen · January 31, 2014 7:51 pm

Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y. speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grimm is defending his actions after he physically threatened a reporter at the Capitol after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

After threatening TV reporter, NY Rep. Michael Grimm faces temperament questions

Associated Press · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

This Sept. 16, 2013 photo, Donald Trump appears on the "Fox & friends" television program in New York. He's been a real estate mogul, a tabloid fixture and a reality TV star. And now Donald Trump, perennial self-promoter, is toying with the idea of challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Trump, saying the state's high taxes and tight gun-control laws make the popular Democratic incumbent vulnerable, has met with Republican leaders and has pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars on a potential campaign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump prominently considers run for NY governor

Jonathan Lemire · January 29, 2014 8:00 pm