One of my first published articles was about legal battles over anti-abortion protests outside women’s clinics. (If you’re expecting a hotlink here, you severely underestimate how old I am.) Nearly 20 years later, not a whole lot has changed: The … Continue reading
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg got his way last week when the city council voted to overturn term limits and allow him to run for a third term. He should be careful what he wishes for. When Fiorello LaGuardia was … Continue reading
I may have been cut from “E:60,” but my yammerings about the Yankees stadium controversy turned up this morning on ESPN’s other newsmagazine show, “Outside the Lines,” in a segment on Friday’s Congressional hearings on the subject. You can catch … Continue reading
Congressman Dennis Kucinich finally got New York City and Yankees officials to testify before his subcommittee investigating the Yanks’ stadium deal today, and I liveblogged the proceedings. Relive the excitement now! 9:01 am: An hour to go, and Seth Pinsky’s … Continue reading
The headline pretty much says it all: Obama’s and McCain’s health care proposals have gotten plenty of ink, but whatever health reform we get isn’t likely to look much like either once Congress gets done with it. In his Democratic … Continue reading
Sometimes news arrives from unexpected places. If you’ve been to Madison Square Garden (or its website) lately, you may have seen the wall of photos touting the $500 million renovation (new floor-level luxury suites, expanded concessions space, a bar in … Continue reading
Alex Belth of the excellent baseball blog Bronx Banter has been asking various writers for their favorite memories of Yankee Stadium, now that the big ballyard in the Bronx has a debt with the wrecking ball. (Metaphorically speaking – it … Continue reading
In case you haven’t heard, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is pulling out all the stops to change the city’s term-limits law so he can seek a third term in office. The city council held public hearings last Thursday and … Continue reading
A short clarification of what’s really going on in Coney Island after the New York Times reported that a landmark just changed hands: Notwithstanding our earlier report, not to mention Jennifer 8. Lee’s report in this morning’s Times, the city … Continue reading
Once again, not my headline. (Mine was something about not giving it “a free pass” – baseball reference, get it?) In any case, though, even if we’re not really all at risk by shortstops rampaging across the land with bats … Continue reading