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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
Several days ago, CityPragmatist observed that former Bloomberg charter revision commission chair Ester Fuchs seemed ideally positioned to play a role at this year’s charter revision commission. A day...
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In Staten Island, Hope Stays Alive
Tom Wrobleski reports on Staten Island’s push for full representation on Mayor Bloomberg’s anticipated 2010 charter revision commission. Wrobleski’s piece in the Advance features leaders who focus on...
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Charter Commission Kick-off: Cheesecake and Undercurrents
First came the cheesecake: Brooklyn BP Marty Markowitz greeted the 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission members at their first public meeting, at the NYC College of Technology in downtown Brooklyn, and...
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NYC’s Forgotten Borough
To most Manhattanites, Staten Island may as well be New Jersey (geographers and Staten Islanders feel the same way). Once you step off the ferry at St. George Terminal, you’re in a different world: a...
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Charter Revision Commission Executive Director to be Named (Updated 4/7/10)
Francis Barry, Charter Commission Executive Director Candidate. Photo courtesy Staten Island Advance Once again, the Staten Island Advance provides early coverage of events at the NYC Charter Revision...
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Matthew Goldstein: NYC Needs Real Estate Development
Matthew Goldstein Chairman Matthew Goldstein used a discussion about community benefits agreements (CBAs) at the charter revision commission’s June 24 Land Use forum in Queens to voice his conviction...
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Scissura: Practice What You Preach
2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission The 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission spent much of its July 12 meeting agonizing over ways to restore the public’s faith in government and increase voter...
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Technical Difficulties
NYC Charter Revision: We missed portions of Monday’s webcast NYC charter revision commission hearing when our Internet access crashed. Here’s what we managed to see and hear: Matthew Goldstein Chairman...
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