More goodies from the Yankees’ document dump, though this time they’re more amusing than outrageous. Among the paperwork the team sent over to the city as part of its “stadium planning” claims is a crib sheet listing players’ hotel-room aliases: … Continue reading
If you thought last year’s news that the New York Yankees had billed taxpayers for their own stadium lobbyists was outrageous, then … well, that was outrageous, but this is pretty nuts, too: New documents show the team subsequently billed … Continue reading
When the Yankees got permission to build their $1.3 billion stadium complex in a Bronx park, the city promised to provide interim park space for local residents to use until new permanent parks are ready. How’s that working out? About … Continue reading
The study that Steve Rendall and I conducted of nightly news coverage of the poor – which I mentioned last week would soon be out – is now online. (You can also grab a snazzy PDF version of it here.) … Continue reading
Yesterday was the last day for Coney Island’s Astroland amusement park, possibly forever. I stayed to the bittersweet end to deliver this report. Yesterday was the official last day of business for Astroland, and supporters of the 45-year-old Coney Island … Continue reading
I recorded a short interview today for CounterSpin, the radio show of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, on my upcoming report for FAIR, “The Poor Will Always Be With Us… Except on TV News,” which examines poverty coverage (and the … Continue reading
Yes, it’s happened: As threatened previously, I’ve changed this page to a blog-style format. This enables me to do a few things: Post continuous updates here, rather than the every-month(-or-so) schedule I was on before. Add an RSS feed for … Continue reading
It’s the last weekend of the season for Coney Island – okay, really the next-to-last, and some attractions will stay open into October – and the start of what should be the most momentous winter in the neighborhood’s history. Locals … Continue reading
New York City makes would-be Coney Island condo developer Joe Sitt an offer he’d be stupid to refuse. In a Coney Island summer that has mostly been devoted to rumors and the report of rumors – Carol Albert is putting … Continue reading