Attorney James E. Johnson, the court-appointed monitor in Westchester’s fair housing/False Claims Act case, will appear in an Editorial Spotlight interview 11 a.m. Wednesday on LoHud.com. Over the next seven years, Westchester must build 750 units of affordable housing, most of them in overwhelmingly white communities that have long shunned… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, July 30: Paterson inquiry: Editorial We comment on the independent inquiry by retired Judge Judith Kaye that explored Gov. David Paterson and his administration’s handling of a top aide’s domestic violence case. We write: The independent inquiry … confirms what many had… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, July 29: Family court facilities: Editorial We comment on news that the state Office of Court Administration has issued a report saying that the family-court facilities in Yonkers and New Rochelle are among the worst in the state. We write: … It… Read More →
The Editorial Board held an Editorial Spotlight interview with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino on Wednesday. The discussion focused on Astorino’s announcement that he is seeking to merge the public safety and emergency services departments, the projected deficit for 2011, Astorino’s struggles with the Board of Legislators, the future of… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who recently passed the six-month mark in office, appears in an Editorial Spotlight interview at 2 p.m. today on LoHud.com. Astorino has been trying to marshal public and political support for budget cuts, financial concessions from union workers and a host of other changes in… Read More →
On Tuesday, the Editorial Board hosted an Editorial Spotlight panel on drunken driving. The discussion, one year since Diane Schuler’s drunken, wrong-way crash on the Taconic River Parkway claimed eight lives, focused on what has transpired in the time since. Here’s a highlight reel: To watch the entire hour-long session,... Read More →
Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today, July 28: New Square slaughterhouse: Editorial We comment on recent news that operators of a chicken processing-facility in New Square have agreed to cease slaughtering operations. Bigger problems, however, loom large. We write: The consent agreement that effectively ends the… Read More →
The Editorial Board revisits the issue of drunk driving with a panel discussion 1 p.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com. The discussion, one year since Diane Schuler’s drunken, wrong-way crash on the Taconic River Parkway claimed eight lives, focuses on what has transpired in the time since. Also this week: • Westchester… Read More →
Here’s a glance at opinion content published today, July 27: Immigration law: Editorial We comment on an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit that challenges how schools solicit information about students’ immigration status while broadly comparing New York’s approach to immigration with Arizona’s. We write: … The New York case may… Read More →
The Editorial Board revisits the issue of drunk driving with a panel discussion 1 p.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com. The discussion, one year since Diane Schuler’s drunken, wrong-way crash on the Taconic River Parkway claimed eight lives, focuses on what has transpired in the time since. Panelists include Joan Bonsignore, executive… Read More →