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Environmental Protection

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Special Fresh Direct Discount! 58% Off Their Fine for Idling Trucks Less

    Online grocery delivery service FreshDirect must pay a $50,000 fine for the pollutants its idling trucks spew on New York streets, the state Attorney General's office announced today. It could have been worse. The state is knocking $70,000 off of the $120,000 fine it originally assessed, so long as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Communism, Death of Man, "Kumbaya for your Karma": The True Meaning of Earth Day

    Today is Earth Day, and you know what that means -- the launch of a Disney film, and re-education as to how Earth Day is a communist plot. "I wonder how many of the millions worldwide participating in Earth Day festivities actually know who Lenin was?" writes Bill Croke at the American Spectator. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Empire State Building Cuts Power for Earth Day

    There's more to Earth Day than anti-Communist ravings and deposits on water bottles. Nick Cannon, actor-DJ-Mr. Mariah Carey, and Spongebob Squarepants, fresh from his Earth Day appearance on the Daily Show, are here to tell you that the Empire State Building will power down for 60 seconds tonight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Nick Cannon Celebrates Earth Day

    The picture via our brethren at Runnin' Scared, who are pretty much the TMZ of photos like this one Today is Earth Day, and in her honor, we are apparently powering down the Empire State Building for an elegiac 60 seconds, a spectacle that cannot hope to compete with this photo--taken this morning, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Despite Late Jameson Surge, Bloomberg Clicks With Jobs, Against Superfund

    See, it could always be worse: Urbanite reports that a new issue of Spider-Man will have newspaperman J.J. Jameson, the webslinger's arch-nemesis, elected Mayor of New York. No word as to whether the cigar-chomping Bugle editor will end the smoking ban. It's fun to hear Spider-Man writer Dan Slott ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    New Toxic Fume Menace ID'd, Investigated

    In 1937, the New York Times printed an obituary for prominent Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist David Kliegman. He was the owner of Kliegman Brothers, Inc., a large laundry and dry cleaning service. Today, the former Kliegman Brothers warehouse sits on a quiet residential block in Queens. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Tolling Bridges, Taxing Rich, Chaining City Workers to Desks Among City's Budget Options

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    New York Schools Surprisingly Non-Polluted

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Green Club Grows in Manhattan, Far From the Wetlands

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Today's Fun Map: Top Brooklyn Polluters!

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Weiner Wants Subway Cars Dumped in the River

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    Bloomberg Ushers in New Socialist Era with "Bag Tax"

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Update: Blakeman Not For World's Fair, Supports Clean Water

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    State Joins City in Ozone Emissions Suit vs. US EPA

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Waste Deep in the Big Muddy: Reps Seek Superfund for Newtown Creek

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    Lawsuit: Columbia Expansion Poses 'Biohazard' Risk

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2008

    The Congestion Pricing Bill

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    NY's Airports Are Worse Than Most: Report

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    The Battle to Save the Disappearing Jamaica Bay

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2007

    Organic Dog Kimonos—WTF

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2006

    NY Pans Another EPA 9-11 Plan

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2006

    Victoria's Secret Goes Green, Sort of

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2006

    Environmentalists Chain Themselves to Victoria's Secret

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2006

    Judge Trashes Bid to Block City Garbage Plan

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006

    Gore and War Hawk Stump for Green Future

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2006

    Ratner Foes See Victory in 'Loss'

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2006

    A Leaky Tank Near You?

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2005

    Breathing Acid? That's So 2003!

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2005

    Morning Report 9/23/05
    The End Times and Profits of Doom

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2004

    The Student Loan Blues

    This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

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