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Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law is set to provide over $1 billion for New York City, with plans to fund electric vehicles, reduce carbon emissions, and create parks like the QueensWay. Despite successful grants, the city is awaiting decisions on applications for an additional $2.6 billion, with a major focus on addressing climate change and modernizing infrastructure.
Let’s Trash Junk Fees Now
President Biden is cracking down on deceptive fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year. By Sarah Anderson | October 18, 2023 My contact lenses are crazy expensive. So when I’m about to run out, I do some…
Mayor Adams to President Biden: Take Federal Action on Migrant Crisis
Mayor Eric Adams reiterated his plea for federal government action to help New York City respond to an influx of asylum-seeking migrants, emphasizing that the estimated $4.3 billion cost of maintaining tens of thousands of asylum seekers is draining city…
BIDEN’S BUDGET WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT
The president’s plan for jobs, families, and health reflects the things most of us value. But it should spend more on those and less on the Pentagon. By Karen Dolan | March 15, 2023 How can we measure what our leaders value?…
Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact and Jeff Cercone, PolitiFactSeptember 26, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Promise: “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under…
BIDEN’S STUDENT DEBT RELIEF IS A BIG DEAL
I borrowed modestly, worked on campus, and still had to skip meals to make loan payments — and I was one of the lucky ones. By Olivia Alperstein | August 31, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News We’re told…
New Yorkers poised for enormous relief from Biden’s plan
(The Center Square) – New York’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said more than 10% of New Yorkers will receive some relief from President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program announced last week. By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor 1 hr…
Today,President Biden Signed an Executive Order on Abortion
Originally published by The 19th Republished in Assorted Ideas/The Roosevelt Island Daily News President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to expand access to medication abortion and education about legally available abortion options, as well as provide legal…
BIDEN’S UNCONSCIONABLE MILITARY BUDGET
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat. By Lindsay Koshgarian | June 2, 2021 First published in Other Words The Biden administration recently released its final budget proposal for fiscal year…
White House report says New York’s infrastructure woes include 1,700 bridges in poor condition, broadband and transit needs
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor Apr 13, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York state received a C-minus grade from the White House on Monday for the state of its infrastructure. The report card comes just two weeks after…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor