Killing the West Side stadium gave Shelly Silver a new image as a populist defender of his constituency. Bruno is read more

Killing the West Side stadium gave Shelly Silver a new image as a populist defender of his constituency. Bruno is a winner because he is as strong - if not stronger - than Gov. Pataki with Republicans, because he is going to be around in New York while Pataki is a lame duck.

Frankly, we're perplexed. You'd like to see prices about this time of the year fairly low in anticipation of the read more

Frankly, we're perplexed. You'd like to see prices about this time of the year fairly low in anticipation of the summer cost increases. Unfortunately, they're already in the stratosphere and still headed north.

It takes people to run a city. And they are expensive.

It takes people to run a city. And they are expensive.

Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high- read more

Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high- quality goods, such as Isetan, are good picks.

We consider this normal revenge against Israeli aggression.

We consider this normal revenge against Israeli aggression.

Journalism over here is not only an obsession but a drawback that cannot be overrated. Politicians are frightened of the read more

Journalism over here is not only an obsession but a drawback that cannot be overrated. Politicians are frightened of the press, and in the same way as bull-fighting has a brutalizing effect upon Spain (of which she is unconscious), headlines of murder, rape, and rubbish, excite and demoralize the American public.

Public hospitals may become an endangered species. Not only are public hospitals disappearing from inner cities across the country, they read more

Public hospitals may become an endangered species. Not only are public hospitals disappearing from inner cities across the country, they are disappearing from the suburbs as well.

When your goalie is hot and you keep it close anything can happen.

When your goalie is hot and you keep it close anything can happen.

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push read more

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push the bunt down exactly where we wanted to, and this was just total execution.