A revised study of the Atlantic Yards arena shows that the city would now lose money on the deal, while Nets owner Bruce Ratner would save megabucks: This just hasn’t been a good week for Bruce Ratner, the Nets owner … Continue reading
The great Emmanuel Saez has done it again: Two-thirds of the nation’s total income gains from 2002 to 2007 flowed to the top 1 percent of U.S. households, and that top 1 percent held a larger share of income in … Continue reading
I wrote recently that I was worried that without a public insurance option in a health reform bill, “we could be left with a system that ‘solves’ the health care crisis by guaranteeing everyone access to expensive, crappy coverage.” Now … Continue reading
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
From an ABC News report on theories regarding the death of Mozart: Buried in an unmarked grave, without a casket or his widow at the funeral, historians don’t know exactly what killed the 35-year-old musical genius Dec. 5, 1791. Tip … Continue reading
Yesterday was the third anniversary of the demolition of Macombs Dam Park to make way for the Yankees’ new stadium, and work on replacement parks is still far off in the distance: As anyone who’s been to a game at … 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
Four years in the making, the Coney Island rezoning plan got its final approval from the city council today — and yet still it’s not over. I have the live play-by-play on the Village Voice site: Against all odds, there’s … 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