My dead toaster, and what it means about big-box stores and the future of global capitalism. (And no, my toaster wasn’t the pop-up kind, but I guess the Metro headline writers are allowed their poetic license.) My toaster just died. … Continue reading
If none of the options in the health reform debate strike you as particularly appealing, maybe that’s because one of the most popular options has been ruled off-limits by for consideration: While Republican types freak out about the idea that … Continue reading
With the city council set to vote on the rezoning of Coney Island this week, I try to boil the issue down to 350 words: On Wednesday, after a five-year battle that’s included everything from “giant rat” exhibits to protesters … Continue reading
More New Yorkers are struggling, but good luck getting info from the city on how to get help: When Judith Rubinstein was named NY1’s “New Yorker of the Week” recently, she was immediately deluged with 70 phone messages. They weren’t … Continue reading
Why we need a public health insurance option, in 360 words or less: When my friend was laid off recently, she was happy to learn that, thanks to Obama’s stimulus package, she’d get to keep her family health insurance at … Continue reading
Some historical perspective on why the time may be right to cut bait on some big New York development projects: When the state Senate — back when we had a functioning state Senate — held hearings on Brooklyn’s beleaguered Atlantic … Continue reading
In the wake of the Prop 8 ruling, could the Beyond Marriage movement provide a solution? Only in America could we take a battle around love and sex and family and turn it into a debate on parliamentary procedure. But … Continue reading
I tackle the plague of stores closing their doors and what can be done about it. (Once again, not my headline; “shuttered stores” are already beyond help…) Now that tent cities are out of fashion — or at least consigned … Continue reading
My biweekly sojourn in Metro addresses the hair-trigger panic that seems to be gripping us (and if Krugman is to be believed, probably isn’t going away on its own any too soon): The Defense Department bright lights who decided to … Continue reading
More on what those empty seats at Mets and Yankees games mean: I went to a Mets game last week, and speaking as a Yankee fan, I have to admit that in the battle of the ballparks, the Mets won. … Continue reading