http://newyork.corante.com/ en-us basulto@gmail.com 2005-12-05T06:04:21-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/12/05/eliot_spitzer_takes_on_the_national_cinema_chains.php The New York Post reports that Eliot Spitzer is fighting to make New York movie theaters more accessible for the visually and hearing impaired. In an agreement reached with eight national theater chains - including AMC, Loews and Clearview -... 51354@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-12-05T06:04:21-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/28/why_the_mathematics_of_congestion_pricing_dont_work.php Over at Tech Central Station, Johan Wennström argues that a congestion pricing scheme for traffic in New York City would become an unwelcome burden for New Yorkers. Pointing to examples from London and Stockholm, where congestion pricing schemes are already... 51346@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-28T07:22:43-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/19/the_wild_west_of_blogging.php In a blog post that references the "media elite" and last week's alcohol-fueled Open Source Media party in Manhattan, blogger Scott Sala of SlantPoint makes an impassioned case for blogging about local - not national - politics: "...I have no... 51325@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-19T18:03:54-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/15/mayor_bloomberg_knows_exactly_what_youre_thinking.php Apparently, here's what $100 million in campaign spending buys you these days in New York: a state-of-the-art computerized database that catalogues every attitude and every desire of nearly any New Yorker eligible to vote. Or something like that, at least.... 51318@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-15T09:47:33-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/12/new_hightech_bombdetection_equipment_for_the_new_york_subway_system.php Tired of getting patted down during routine "subway searches" by the NYPD? Embarrassed by what's lurking at the bottom of that briefcase? There's help on the way - the New York Daily News is reporting that the NYPD has imported... 51306@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-12T06:49:36-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/09/mayor_bloomberg_wins_reelection_proposition_2_passes.php As expected, Mayor Bloomberg had an easy time of it at the polls yesterday, trouncing Democrat Fernando Ferrer 58.5% to 38.7% - the widest margin ever for a Republican mayor of New York. In addition, a $2.9 billion bond... 51301@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-09T05:35:31-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/08/bloomberg_can_he_get_to_the_magic_70_mark.php It's election day, and while there's not any real drama about the outcome of the New York City mayoral race, there are a few interesting political tidbits floating around about the race between Bloomberg and Ferrer: Bloomberg 68, Ferrer... 51299@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-08T07:43:42-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/07/the_rasiej_campaign_postmortem.php Last week, Micah Sifry, the eCampaign Director for Andrew Rasiej, posted an exhaustive and honest analysis of Andrew Rasiej's unsuccessful bid for NYC Public Advocate. There's a lot to chew on in Micah's analysis, including a realistic appraisal of how... 51297@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-07T09:19:58-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/06/bloomberg_60_ferrer_28.php Based on as yet unreleased poll numbers, The Politicker is predicting a huge landslide victory for Michael Bloomberg in this week's mayoral election: 60% to 28% over Fernando Ferrer. The comments to the post on The Politicker are especially illuminating... 51295@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-11-06T22:11:48-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/24/mayor_bloomberg_wonders_where_are_the_liberal_attack_blogs.php Dawn Eden, who writes the "Blog On!" column in the Sunday New York Daily News, is a bit puzzled as to why so many liberal bloggers in New York City are "soft" on Mayor Bloomberg. After conferring with other bloggers... 51266@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-10-24T12:13:46-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/12/barry_diller_is_no_fan_of_sarbanesoxley.php According to media mogul Barry Diller, the high cost of compliance with some of the more onerous provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) is having a significant negative impact on U.S. businesses. While Diller agrees that senior executives should be held accountable... 51239@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-10-12T15:32:59-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/07/the_new_face_of_terror_in_new_york_young_mothers_with_bombladen_baby_carriages.php Well, it looks like the terror alert level in New York just got ratcheted up a notch -- there's a "credible threat" that terrorists plan to attack the New York subway system using tactics and lessons learned from the... 51224@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-10-07T07:13:45-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/26/new_york_subway_cam_installation_gets_off_to_rocky_start.php The New York Post got us all excited this morning with the first sneek peak at the new subway cams. (see pic) According to the Post, contractors have been busy testing the cameras at a platform along the West... 51174@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-09-26T17:11:24-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/26/would_lower_subway_fares_help_new_yorkers_cut_back_on_gasoline_consumption.php According to the New York Daily News, New York State Senator Frank Padavan has launched a new Web site ("Get Back to the Train") that includes a petition for New York subway riders to call on the MTA to roll... 51168@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-09-26T10:31:12-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/26/andrew_rasiej_as_the_technorati_candidate.php Over at Tech Central Station, I wrote a follow-up on Andrew Rasiej's unsuccessful campaign for New York City Public Advocate ("The Technorati Candidate"). Despite a technology-centric platform that seemed to resonate with tech-savvy voters, the Rasiej campaign team nevertheless... 51166@http://newyork.corante.com/ Government 2005-09-26T07:57:07-05:00