Schools throughout New York state are opening their doors this week - some Tuesday, some today. It’s our annual return to the structure that the school year begins. Children aren’t the only ones who find themselves shaking off the rust as morning routines begin again after two months of ...
No one knows if an effort to update the way New York decides how likely a sex offender is to reoffend will move in the state Legislature this year after more than a decade of inaction. Part of the bill is intriguing. Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York City, and Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter, ...
Many city residents will never need to know what constitutes a Pilot Residential District. The type of infill housing development a Pilot Residential District would allow isn’t going to be found in most neighborhoods. That’s one reason why there wasn’t much controversy over the City ...
Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company, has taken six trips to China to study their automotive industry. “It’s the most humbling thing I’ve ever seen“, he said after returning from his latest trip. “They have far superior in-vehicle technology,” the Ford CEO said. “You get in, you ...
I (Michael Dee) have lived most of my life on Lake Erie. In 1955 my dad escaped the city and bought a place on the lake, hoping to expand a boat livery there. But the devil fools with the best laid plans. Lake Erie nearly died in the 1960s, as did our boat livery. Today, while fishing five ...
As a public-school educator for 25 years, I have enjoyed an annual fresh start in early September. New students, new teachers, new pencils, new books to read… the excitement of our students coming back and the feeling that the opportunities are endless are definite perks of the job. Aside ...