By Jonathan Bowles

Reprinted with the express permission of Jonathan Bowles,
Research Director, Center for an Urban Future

This article originally appeared on NYCFuture.org on May 1, 2003

Good afternoon. My name is Jonathan Bowles and I am the research director of the Center for an Urban Future, which is a non-partisan policy institute that issues reports about policy issues important to the future of New York City.

By Sam Smith

Reprinted with the express permission of NY Press

What does New York City have more of than New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, South Dakota, Delaware, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, and Wyoming, all put together?

People.

What do New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, South Dakota, Delaware, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, and Wyoming have that New York City doesn't have?

Eighteen US Senators.

Reported by Marcia Kramer, CBSNewYork.com

Reprinted with the express permission of CBSNewYork.com

Originally published by CBSNewYork.com on Feb 7, 2003 3:50 pm US/Eastern

NEW YORK (CBS) New York City is drowning in red ink, facing a 5-billion dollar budget gap. Finding the cash to cover it isn't easy. But, one state lawmaker says he has a simple answer. Turn the city into a state. CBS 2's Marcia Kramer has the details.

By Michael Schenkler, The Queens Tribune

Reprinted with express permission of the publisher, The Queens Tribune

Originally published in the Tribune, February 13, 2003

Peter Vallone, Jr. asserted himself last week, as the newest Queens player on the citywide political scene by resorting to some old-time effective grandstanding.