Monthly Archives: November 2010
Will The Hunts Point Market Move To NJ?
The loss of the Hunts Point Market and its 3,000 jobs would be another serious blow to the Bronx. It would be another in a long line of businesses (Farberware, Everlast, Loral Corporation, Stella D’Oro, Melba Toast) that have abandoned … Continue reading
Black Boys and The Achievement Gap
Recent studies of black boys and academic achievement have caught my attention. First was Yes We Can, The Schott Foundation 50 State Report on Black Males and Public Education. Then there was “A Call for Change,” a report by the … Continue reading
Tobacco Gangsterism and Terrorism Link
Today’s NY Post story about bootleg cigarette sales at bodegas reaffirmed my opposition to increased tobacco taxes. First, raising the cigarette excise tax by another $1 per pack only rewards bootleggers, some of whom will use their illegal proceeds to … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
